Release date(s) August 13, 2009 August 14, 2009 (United States) Running time 112 minutes Budget $30 million [1] Gross Revenue $210,816,205 [2] [Source] District 9 is a 2009 science fiction thriller film directed by Neill Blomkamp . It was written by Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell , and produced by Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham. The