

Chicago
If you can't be famous, be infamous.
Murderesses Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows in 1920s Chicago.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $45M
- Box office
- $306.8M
- Language
- Hungarian
- prison
- chicago, illinois
- infidelity
- musical
- based on play or musical
- murder
- jail
- fame
- lawyer
- execution
- hanging
- vaudeville
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United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereLos Angeles, CA10 Dec 2002
- PremiereNew York, NY18 Dec 2002
- Theatrical (limited)PG-1327 Dec 2002
- TheatricalPG-1324 Jan 2003
- PhysicalPG-13DVD & VHS19 Aug 2003
United KingdomGB
- Physical1226 Jun 2003
- Theatrical12A26 Dec 2003
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM23 Jan 2003
CanadaCA
- Theatrical18A26 Dec 2002
AustriaAT
- Digital / OTT1227 Feb 2003
- PhysicalORF 15 Jun 2006
BrazilBR
- Theatrical127 Mar 2003
- TV1423 Jun 2006
CzechiaCZ
- Theatrical12+24 Apr 2003
- PhysicalDVD, FilmX25 May 2006
FranceFR
- Theatrical1225 Feb 2003
- TVCanal + (Lundi box office)4 Oct 2004
- TVParis Première (semaine Penélope Cruz)1 Mar 2010
- TVARTE5 Jan 2020
GermanyDE
- Theatrical (limited)125 Feb 2003
- Theatrical27 Feb 2003
- TVPremiere 47 Dec 2004
- TVProSieben15 Jun 2006
GreeceGR
- TheatricalPG21 Feb 2003
HungaryHU
- Theatrical1213 Mar 2003
IrelandIE
- Theatrical1517 Jan 2003
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Chicago was released on 10 December 2002.
Audience reviews
4- W7/10
Wuchak
8/21/2018
**_Beautiful women frolicking around in showgirl costumes_** In mid-20s' Chicago Velma Kelly (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and Roxie Hart (Renée Zellweger) find themselves on death row for murdering their lovers and fan the fame that will keep them from the gallows with the assistance of a slick lawyer (Richard Gere). John C. Reilly plays Roxie's likable but dimwitted husband while Latifah is on hand as the avaricious pr…
- Z9/10
Zoro DPiece
8/29/2018
SPOILERS AHEAD! From Rob Marshall ("Into the Woods") and Bill Condon ("Dreamgirls") comes this charming satirical stab on celebrity criminals. Based on the 1975 stage play and starring Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Richard Gere. Set in the jazz age of Chicago, Illinois. "Chicago" tells the story of two women on murderess row who hope that fame and fortune will keep them out of the gallows. Velma Kel…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
3/29/2022
Hats off to Rob Marshall for taking a cast not necessarily obvious for this story and moulding them into an entertaining trio. The screenplay has been sanitised a bit, and proves really quite thin: "Roxie" (Renée Zellweger) and "Velma" (Catherine Zeta-Jones) are both convicted murderesses who will do just about anything to escape death row. Using their skills as dancers, and their gifts for attracting publicity they …
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
4/4/2022
Hats off to Rob Marshall for taking a cast not necessarily obvious for this story and moulding them into an entertaining trio. The screenplay has been sanitised a bit, and proves really quite thin: "Roxie" (Renée Zellweger) and "Velma" (Catherine Zeta-Jones) are both convicted murderesses who will do just about anything to escape death row. Using their skills as dancers, and their gifts for attracting publicity they …
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