War Dogs Theatrical release poster Directed by Todd Phillips Produced by Mark Gordon Todd Phillips Bradley Cooper Screenplay by Stephen Chin Todd Phillips Jason Smilovic Based on Arms and the Dudes by Guy Lawson Starring Jonah Hill Miles Teller Ana de Armas Bradley Cooper Music by Cliff Martinez Cinematography Lawrence Sher Edited by Jeff Groth Production companies Joint Effort[1] The Mark Gordon Company[1] Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures Release date August 3, 2016 (2016-08-03) (New York City) August 19, 2016 (2016-08-19) (United States) Running time 114 minutes[2] Country United States Language English Budget $40 million[3] Box office $86.2 million[4]