Release: Hiroshima

Hiroshima
Genre: Drama/Historical
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Tom Hanks, Ken Watanabe, James Cromwell, David Strathairn, Masato Harada, Andy Serkis, Jason Patric, Michael Rooker, Michael Gambon, Mackenyu


Budget: $76,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $80,152,027
Foreign Box Office: $70,910,836
Total Profit: $18,316,918

Reaction: Somehow Spielberg gets people to turn up for movies about historical figures talking in rooms. Lincoln grossed over $275 million at the worldwide box office. Hiroshima didn't quite reach those heights, but Truman doesn't quite have the name cache of a Lincoln. Regardless, we are very pleased with the performance of the film - over $150 million worldwide.

"Spielberg's film manages to provide an unbiased account of the events leading up to President Truman's decision to bomb Japan. Even more impressive, he manages to keep things entertaining, even more so than he did with Lincoln - another historical movie mostly about people sitting in rooms talking." - Charles Yost, The Oregonian

"While nobody can really argue with the craftsmanship of a Spielberg film, like his last few films, it all feels too slight. The director who practically single-handedly invented the summer blockbuster should be making bigger, more impressive films. Not films of people talking in rooms about events that take up 30 seconds of film." - Mark Gilbert, Boston Globe

"Tom Hanks is an inspired choice to play Harry Truman, and he is aided with a great supporting cast mostly consisting of character actors. This movie can be viewed as a companion piece to Spielberg's Lincoln, so if you enjoyed that film, you'll most likely enjoy this one. I know I did." - Paul Onkean, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette