Sicario : Day of the Soldado - Wikipedia Sicario : Day of the Soldado `` Day of the Soldado '' redirects here. It is not to be confused with Dia do Soldado. Sicario : Day of the Soldado Theatrical release poster Directed by Stefano Sollima Produced by Basil Iwanyk Edward L. McDonnell Molly Smith Thad Luckinbill Trent Luckinbill Written by Taylor Sheridan Starring Benicio del Toro Josh Brolin Isabela Moner Jeffrey Donovan Manuel Garcia - Rulfo Catherine Keener Music by Hildur Guðnadóttir Cinematography Dariusz Wolski Edited by Matthew Newman Production company Black Label Media Thunder Road Pictures Distributed by Columbia Pictures ( United States / Canada ) Lionsgate ( International ) Release date June 11, 2018 ( 2018 - 06 - 11 ) ( Antara Polanco ) June 29, 2018 ( 2018 - 06 - 29 ) ( United States ) Running time 122 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $35 -- 45 million Box office $73.1 million Sicario : Day of the Soldado ( released in the UK as Sicario 2 : Soldado ) is a 2018 American thriller film directed by Stefano Sollima and written by Taylor Sheridan. A sequel to 2015 's Sicario, the film features Benicio del Toro, Josh Brolin and Jeffrey Donovan reprising their roles, with Isabela Moner, Manuel Garcia - Rulfo, and Catherine Keener joining the cast. The story relates to the drug war at the U.S. - Mexico border and an attempt by the United States government to incite increased conflict among the cartels. Sicario : Day of the Soldado was released in the United States on June 29, 2018, by Sony Pictures Releasing under its Columbia Pictures label, while it was distributed internationally by Lionsgate. The film is dedicated to the memory of Jóhann Jóhannsson, the composer of the first film, who died in February 2018. It received generally favorable reviews from critics, who called it a `` brutal - but - worthy '' follow - up to the first film, and praised Brolin and del Toro 's performances, although some disliked the pacing and lack of reason for a sequel. The film was also criticized by some for its perceived negative stereotypes of Mexicans and Muslims. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3.1 Filming 3.2 Music 4 Release 4.1 Marketing 5 Reception 5.1 Box office 5.2 Critical response 6 Sequel 7 References 8 See also 9 External links Plot A suicide bombing in a Kansas City retail shop kills fifteen people. The United States government responds by authorizing CIA agent Matt Graver to apply extreme measures to combat Mexican drug cartels, who are suspected of smuggling the terrorists across the border. Graver and the Department of Defense decide the best option is to instigate a war between the major cartels, and Graver recruits black operative Alejandro Gillick for the mission. Gillick assassinates a high - profile lawyer of the Matamoros cartel in Mexico City while Graver and his team kidnap Isabela Reyes, the daughter of the kingpin of their rival, in a false flag operation. Graver, Gillick, and their team take Isabela to Texas and stage a `` rescue '' with the DEA and local police to make her think she was kidnapped by her father 's enemies. Gillick bonds with Isabela and the team makes plans to transport her back to Mexico, intending to leave her in territory controlled by her father 's rivals in order to further escalate the conflict. However, the Mexican police escort for their trip back across the border double - cross them and attack the American vehicles. Graver and his team are forced to kill dozens of corrupt Mexican policemen to escape the ambush. Isabela flees the scene amidst the chaos and Gillick goes after her alone. Meanwhile, the American government determines that at least two of the suicide bombers in Kansas City were actually domestic terrorists, not foreign nationals and thus were not smuggled into the United States by the cartels. In order to quell tensions with Mexico, the President orders the CIA to abandon the mission and erase all proof of American involvement by having Isabela killed as part of the cover - up. Graver in turn orders Gillick to kill Isabela, but he refuses and turns rogue to keep her alive. Graver assembles his team to hunt them down in Mexico. Gillick and Isabela move to enter the United States disguised as illegal immigrants, as it would be illegal for the CIA to execute Isabela on American soil. Miguel, a Mexican - American `` coyote '', recognizes Gillick from a previous encounter in a parking lot in Texas. He alerts his boss and Gillick and Isabela are captured. Miguel is forced to execute Gillick. He shoots Gillick in the head and the gang leaves him for dead. Miguel is disappointed with the gang and abandons them shortly. Graver and his team track down the Mexican gang and Isabela with the help of a GPS transmitter inserted into her shoe, and kill all the gang members. Graver takes pity on Isabela and decides to bring her back to the United States and put her in witness protection rather than following his orders to kill her. Meanwhile, Gillick wakes up finding the bullet went through his jaw, takes one of the gang members ' cars and drives for the border. One year later, Gillick has recovered from his injuries. He finds Miguel and asks him if he wants to become a sicario. Cast Benicio del Toro as Alejandro Gillick Josh Brolin as Matt Graver, CIA Special Activities Division officer Isabela Moner as Isabela Reyes Jeffrey Donovan as Steve Forsing Manuel Garcia - Rulfo as Gallo Catherine Keener as Cynthia Foards Matthew Modine as Secretary of Defense James Riley Shea Whigham as Andy Wheeldon Elijah Rodriguez as Miguel Hernandez Howard Ferguson Jr. as Troy David Castañeda as Hector Jacqueline Torres as Blandina Raoul Trujillo as Rafael Bruno Bichir as Angel Jake Picking as Shawn Production In September 2015, Lionsgate commissioned a sequel to Sicario, centering on Benicio del Toro 's character. The project was being overseen by writer Taylor Sheridan, with Denis Villeneuve initially involved. In April 2016, producers Molly Smith and Trent Luckinbill said Emily Blunt, del Toro and Josh Brolin would return. By June 1, 2016, Italian director Stefano Sollima had been hired to direct what was now titled Soldado from a script by Sheridan. On October 27, 2016, Catherine Keener was cast in the film, which Lionsgate and Black Label Media financed, and which was produced by Thunder Road 's Basil Iwanyk, Black Label 's Molly Smith and Thad and Trent Luckinbill, and Edward McDonnell. By November 2016, Blunt was no longer attached. The following month, Isabela Moner, David Castaneda and Manuel Garcia - Rulfo joined the cast. Jeffrey Donovan, who returned as Steve Forsing, said that the story would focus on Forsing, Gillick and Graver `` going down into Mexico to basically start a war, on purpose, between the rival Mexican cartels, '' and described the film as a `` stand - alone spin - off '' rather than a sequel or prequel. In January 2017, Elijah Rodriguez, Matthew Modine and Ian Bohen also joined the cast. Sheridan said, `` if Sicario is a film about the militarization of police and that blending over, this is removing the policing aspect from it. '' Filming Principal photography on the film began in New Mexico on November 8, 2016. Music Hildur Guðnadóttir composed the score for the film, after collaborating with Jóhann Jóhannsson on the first film as cello soloist. The soundtrack was released by Varese Sarabande Records. Release The film was originally set to be released by Lionsgate in the United States, under the title Soldado, but a disagreement between Lionsgate and production company Black Label Media saw the U.S. and Canadian distribution rights change to Columbia Pictures, who then changed the title to Sicario 2 : Soldado and then thereafter to Sicario : Day of the Soldado, in the North American market. Columbia Pictures distributed the film in the US, Canada, Latin America and Spain, while Lionsgate distributed it in the UK, as well as handling international rights. In August 2017, Sony set the release date for June 29, 2018. Marketing On December 19, 2017, the first trailer was released. The second trailer debuted on March 19, 2018, confirming the new title as Sicario : Day of the Soldado. The film was released outside North America under the title Sicario 2 : Soldado in some locations, and in Italy, the Philippines and others keeping the initial title of Soldado. Reception Box office As of August 17, 2018, Sicario : Day of the Soldado has grossed $49.8 million in the United States and Canada, and $23.1 million in other territories, for a total worldwide gross of $72.9 million. The studio has stated the production budget was $35 million, although Deadline Hollywood reported the film cost as high as $45 million before prints and advertising. In the United States and Canada, Day of the Soldado was released alongside Uncle Drew, and was initially projected to gross around $12 million from 3,055 theaters in its opening weekend. After making $7.5 million on its first day ( including $2 million from Thursday night previews ), estimates were raised to $19 million. Its debut was ultimately $19.1 million, an improvement over the $12.1 million the first film took in during its wide expansion, and third at the box office that weekend, behind Jurassic World : Fallen Kingdom and Incredibles 2. It fell 61 % in its second weekend, to $7.3 million, finishing fifth at the box office. Critical response On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, Day of the Soldado holds an approval rating of 63 % based on 233 reviews, with an average rating of 6.3 / 10. The website 's critical consensus reads, `` Though not as strong as its predecessor, Sicario : Day of the Soldado succeeds as a stylish, dynamic thriller -- even if its amoral machismo makes for grim viewing. '' On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 61 out of 100, based on 50 critics, indicating `` generally favorable reviews ''. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of `` B '' on an A+ to F scale, down from the first film 's `` A -- ''. Variety 's Peter Debruge called the film `` tense, tough, and shockingly ruthless at times, '' and wrote, `` Soldado may not be as masterful as Villeneuve 's original, but it sets up a world of possibilities for elaborating on a complex conflict far too rich to be resolved in two hours ' time. '' Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter praised the film as a `` worthy, rough - and - tough sequel '', highlighting the direction, lead performances and Sheridan 's script, and saying `` Sicario : Day of the Soldado emerges as a dynamic action drama in its own right. '' Darren Franich of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a ' B ' rating, praising the performance of Del Toro while criticizing the plot, stating : `` Alejandro ( played by Del Toro ) assassinates a cartel functionary in broad daylight... He executes the man, firing his gun exactly 417 times. So Sicario 2 is junk, but it 's terrifically stylish junk. Director Stefano Solima has worked in Italian crime thrillers, and he brings a run - and - gun humanity to this, suggesting complexities of border society where the first film defaulted to moody hellscapery ''. Time magazine 's Stephanie Zacharek found the film to be adequate, though lacking the presence of a character in the sequel as emotive as the one played by Emily Blunt in the original, stating : `` There 's not a Blunt in sight, though special task force macho men Matt Graver and Alejandro... return. This time their job is to stir up a war between rival Mexican drug cartels ; part of the scheme involves kidnapping a drug lord 's scrappy teenage daughter. Although she has enough teen - beat orneriness to kick both Matt 's and Alejandro 's butts, the movie does n't let her. '' In an opinion piece for NBC News, Ani Bundel called the film `` as implausible as it is irresponsible '' and criticized the use of negative stereotypes, concluding that the film `` is the worst kind of propaganda, in that it probably does n't even realize just how harmful it really is. '' Monica Castillo at IndieWire describes the first film as an unsympathetic portrayal of Mexicans, and compares the sequel to state - sanctioned propaganda, decrying the `` xenophobic absurdity '' of it. Sequel In June 2018, prior to the release of Soldado, producer Trent Luckinbill stated that a third film is in development. References ^ Jump up to : `` SICARIO 2 : SOLDADO ( 15 ) ''. British Board of Film Classification. May 15, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2018. ^ Jump up to : D'Alessandro, Anthony ( June 29, 2018 ). `` At $2.5 B To Date, Summer 's B.O. Is More Colossal Than Ever Imagined ; Dinos Still Rule With $60 M+ Second Weekend ''. Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. 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Penske Business Media. Retrieved April 24, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Sony Dates ' Silver And Black ', ' Sicario 2 ' ; Moves ' Holmes And Watson ', ' Bad Boys 3 ' Unset & More ''. Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. August 11, 2017. Jump up ^ Cotter, Padraig ( December 19, 2017 ). `` Sicario 2 : Soldado Trailer Starts a War with Everyone ''. Screen Rant. Retrieved December 28, 2017. Jump up ^ McNary, Dave ( March 19, 2018 ). `` There Are No Rules in ' Sicario : Day of the Soldado ' Trailer ''. Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved March 20, 2018. Jump up ^ Alexander, Bryan ( March 18, 2018 ). `` Exclusive trailer : Benicio Del Toro 's killer returns in ' Sicario : Day of the Soldado ' ''. USA Today. Gannett Company. Retrieved March 20, 2018. Jump up ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony ( June 27, 2018 ). `` ' Jurassic World : Fallen Kingdom ' Wo n't Face Extinction With $60 M Second Weekend ; Dinos Roar Will $18 M+ Tuesday -- B.O. Preview ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 27, 2018. 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Question: where was the movie sicario day of the soldado filmed
Answer: New Mexico