
A House of Dynamite
Synopsis
When a single, unattributed missile is launched at the United States, a race begins to determine who is responsible and how to respond.
Production Budget Analysis
The production budget for A House of Dynamite (2025) has not been publicly disclosed.
CAST: Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabriel Basso, Jared Harris, Tracy Letts, Anthony Ramos DIRECTOR: Kathryn Bigelow CINEMATOGRAPHY: Barry Ackroyd MUSIC: Volker Bertelmann PRODUCTION: First Light, Prologue Entertainment, Kingsgate Films
Box Office Performance
A House of Dynamite earned $181,125 in worldwide box office revenue.
Profitability Assessment
Insufficient publicly available data to assess profitability.
INDUSTRY IMPACT
PRODUCTION NOTES
▸ Production
In May 2024, it was announced that Kathryn Bigelow would direct a thriller film for Netflix, her first feature film since Detroit (2017). In June, Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabriel Basso, Jared Harris, and Greta Lee joined the cast. In August, Tracy Letts and Moses Ingram joined. In September, Anthony Ramos, Brian Tee, Jonah Hauer-King, Kyle Allen, Francesca Carpanini, Abubakr Ali, Malachi Beasley, Aminah Nieves, and Jason Clarke joined the cast of the film. In October, Gbenga Akinnagbe joined the cast.
On October 24, it was reported that filming had begun in and around Trenton, New Jersey, where the New Jersey State House doubled for both The Pentagon and the United States Capitol. The Prudential Center in Newark doubled for a Washington basketball arena.
Studio sequences were filmed at Cinelease Studios - Caven Point in Jersey City, New Jersey. Location filming took place in Washington, D.C.; at Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania during the 161st Battle of Gettysburg Anniversary reenactment; at Segera Retreat in Laikipia County, Kenya; and near Höfn, Iceland, which doubled for Fort Greely in Alaska.
In early December, it was reported that the film was in post-production.
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Summary: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award4 wins & 18 nominations total
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! scope="row" rowspan="2"| Capri Hollywood International Film Festival
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! rowspan="2" scope="row"| St. Louis Film Critics Association
! scope="row"| Venice Film Festival
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! scope="row"| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association









































































































































































































































































































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