<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $110.5 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $173 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Black Hawk Down is a 2001 war film co-produced and directed by Ridley Scott, from a screenplay by Ken Nolan . It is based on the 1999 non-fiction book of the same name by Mark Bowden, which in turn is based on the 29 - part series of articles published in The Philadelphia Inquirer, chronicling the events of a 1993 raid in Mogadishu by the U.S. military aimed at capturing faction leader Mohamed Farrah Aidid, and the ensuing firefight, known as the Battle of Mogadishu . The film features a large ensemble cast, including Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Eric Bana, Tom Sizemore, William Fichtner, Jason Isaacs, Tom Hardy in his feature film debut, and Sam Shepard . </P> <P> Black Hawk Down won two Academy Awards for Best Film Editing and Best Sound Mixing at the 74th Academy Awards . Although it was received positively by critics, the film was strongly criticized by a number of groups and military officials . In 2009, an extended cut of the film was released on DVD . The cut contained an additional 8 minutes of footage increasing the running time to 152 minutes . This extended cut has yet to be released on Blu - Ray . </P>

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