<Li> Eric Braeden as Ziggy Zerhusen </Li> <P> The film was in development for roughly fourteen years, where director Christian Gudegast and a writing partner had a blind deal with New Line Cinema in 2003 . The project was also later supposed to be distributed by the now - defunct Relativity Media at one point as well . Jay Dobyns, who played the character of Wolfgang, was a former Special Agent and undercover operative with the BATFE and served as a consultant for this film . </P> <P> Production began in January of 2017 . Director of photography, Terry Stacey, shot the movie using the Arri Alexa XT Plus digitial motion picture camera . Although set in Los Angeles, California, Den of Thieves was primarily filmed in and around Atlanta, Georgia . Aerial shots of Los Angeles included the Vincent Thomas Bridge, the Federal Correctional Institution, Terminal Island and the skyline of Downtown Los Angeles . </P> <P> As of March 25, 2018, Den of Thieves has grossed $44.9 million in the United States and Canada, and $29.9 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $74.8 million, against a production budget of $30 million . </P>

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