Chicago (2002 movie)

2002 film by Rob Marshall

Chicago is a 2002 American musical crime comedy-drama movie based on the stage-musical of the same name. It talks about the themes of celebrity, scandal, and corruption in Chicago during the Jazz Age.[1]

The movie stars Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Richard Gere. The movie is the first work of Rob Marshall, who also choreographed the movie.

Having strong positive reviews from critics, Chicago won six Academy Awards in 2003, including Best Picture, the first musical to win Best Picture since Oliver! in 1968.[2] Songs included Mister Cellophane in a short version and the soundtrack has the Longer version

Release datesEdit

Country Premiere
  United Kingdom 17 January 2003
  Ireland 17 January 2003
  Australia 23 January 2003
  United States 24 January 2003
  Israel 6 February 2003
  New Zealand 6 February 2003
  Canada 7 February 2003
  Iceland 7 February 2003
  Hong Kong 13 February 2003
  Netherlands 13 February 2003
  Chile 20 February 2003
  Italy 20 February 2003
  Greece 21 February 2003
  Portugal 21 February 2003
  Belgium 26 February 2003
  France 26 February 2003
  Austria 27 February 2003
  Germany 27 February 2003
  Mexico 28 February 2003
  Sweden 28 February 2003
  Argentina 6 March 2003
  Peru 6 March 2003
  Brazil 7 March 2003
  Spain 7 March 2003
  Turkey 7 March 2003
  Egypt 12 March 2003
  Philippines 12 March 2003
  Hungary 13 March 2003
  Russia 13 March 2003
  Kazakhstan 14 March 2003
  Lithuania 14 March 2003
  Poland 14 March 2003
  Taiwan 14 March 2003
  Uruguay 14 March 2003
  Colombia 21 March 2003
  Finland 21 March 2003
  South Korea 21 March 2003
  Venezuela 26 March 2003
  Estonia 28 March 2003
  Denmark 4 April 2003
  Japan 19 April 2003
  Czech Republic 24 April 2003
  Ecuador 25 April 2003
  Bolivia 15 May 2003
  Bulgaria 15 April 2005

ReferencesEdit

  1. Mitchell, Elvis (December 27, 2002). "Movie Review: Chicago (2002)". The New York Times. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  2. Gans, Andrew; Simonson, Robert (March 24, 2003). ""Chicago" Wins Oscar for Best Picture". Playbill. Retrieved September 22, 2019.