The Nice Guys grossed $ 62 million on a $ 50 million budget .
Set in 1977 Los Angeles , the film focuses on a private eye ( Gosling ) and a tough enforcer ( Crowe ) who team up to investigate the disappearance of a teenage girl ( Qualley ) .The Nice Guys premiered on May 11 , 2016 in Hollywood , and also screened on May 15 at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival , before being released by Warner Bros. Pictures in the United States on May 20 , 2016 .