Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - "American Gangster" yakatanga kuratidzwa muNew York musi waOctober 20, 2007, uye yakabudiswa muUnited States neCanada musi waNovember 2. Iyi firimu yakagamuchirwa zvakanaka nevazhinji vanotsoropodza mafirimu, uye yakawana mari inodarika US $ 266.5 mamirioni pasi rese, nemari yemumba yakamira pa $ 130.1 mamirioni. Vakawanda vevanhu vanoratidzwa, kusanganisira Roberts naLucas, vakataura kuti firimu racho rakatora rusununguko rwekusika nenyaya yacho, uye vatatu vekare veDEA vakamhan'arira Universal vachiti kuratidzwa kwesangano kwaive kusingafadzi. "American Gangster" yakasarudzwa kumakwikwi makumi maviri nerimwe, kusanganisira mazita maviri eOscar nokuda kweBest Art Direction uye Best Supporting Actress (Ruby Dee), uye akakunda matatu kusanganisira Screen Actors Guild Award
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