Title Death Race Overview Terminal Island, New York 2020. Overcrowding in the US penal system has reached a breaking point. Prisons have been turned over to a monolithic Weyland Corporation, which sees jails full of thugs as an opportunity for televised sport. Adrenalized inmates, a global audience hungry for violence and a spectacular, enclosed arena come together to form the 'Death Race', the biggest, most brutal event. Tagline Get ready for a killer race. Genres Action, Thriller, Science Fiction Keywords car race, dystopia, matter of life and death, prison guard, car set on fire, escape from prison, exploding building, vehicle combat, car crash, violence Production Companies Universal Pictures, Cruise Wagner Productions, Impact Pictures, Relativity Media, Scion Films, H2S2 Filmproduktionsgesellschaft Production Countries United Kingdom, United States of America, Germany Spoken Languages English Original Language en Runtime minutes 105 Release Year 2008
Worldwide box office revenue: approximately 74 million USD