Sicario: Day of the Soldado
CIA officer Matt Graver teams with lethal operative Alejandro Gillick to spark a covert war between Mexican cartels and stop a terror pipeline, risking a shadowy U.S. campaign that could ignite an all‑out bloodletting across the border.
“Some missions need a hitman...others need a soldier.”
Synopsis
Matt Graver, an agent, partners with operative Alejandro Gillick to stop Mexican drug cartels from transporting terrorists across the United States border.
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How many hands made this film
The scale of the collaboration
A crew of 122+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Matthew NewmanShot by Dariusz WolskiScored by Hildur Gu NadottirDesigned by Kevin Kavanaugh
Box Office
2018 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 2.2× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$75.8M
US & Canada: $50.1M — 66% of worldwide · International: $25.8M (34%)
Opening weekend: $19.0M — 38% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $28.0M — 56% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 3,055 theaters
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Also known as
- Sicario 2de
- Sicario 2: Soldadoen
- Sicario: Día del soldadoes
- Sicario: El día del soldadoes
- Sicario : La Guerre des cartelsfr
- Soldadoit
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Cast & Crew
122 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Benicio Del Toro
as Alejandro
Josh Brolin
as Matt Graver
Catherine Keener
as Cynthia Foards
Isabela Merced
as Isabel Reyes
Jeffrey Donovan
as Steve Forsing
Manuel Garcia Rulfo
as Gallo
Matthew Modine
as James Riley
Shea Whigham
as Andy Wheeldon
Elijah Rodriguez
as Miguel Hernandez
Howard Ferguson Jr
as Troy
David Castaneda
as Hector
Jacqueline Torres
as Blandina
Supporting cast
95Raoul Max Trujillo
as Rafael
Bruno Bichir
as Angel
Jake Picking
as Shawn
Tenzin Marco Taylor
as José
Alfredo Quiroz
as Teenage Soldier
Nick Shakoour
as Rocking Man
Joseph A Garcia
as Border Agent #1
J D Marmion
as Border Agent #2
Hector Dez
as Border Agent #3
Jon Kristian Moore
as Border Agent #4
Thang Khan Gin
as Burmese Migrant #1
Mang Khai
as Burmese Migrant #2
Zaw Tan
as Burmese Migrant #3
Rob Franco
as K-9 Agent
Sakariya Ali
as Somali Militiaman
Faysal Ahmed
as Bashiir
Dan Davidson
as Col. Kenneth Walter
Graham Beckel
as Dale Hammonds
Sherman Allen
as Gen. Arno McCullough
Mickey Dolan
as Bus Stop Teen
Alejandro De La Pena
as Balding Man
Iliana Donatlan
as Mexican News Reporter
Lourdes Del Rio Garcia
as Miranda
Christopher Heyerdahl
as Headmaster Deats
Ian Bohen
as Carson Wills
J D Garfield
as Alberto
Stafford Douglas
as Naval Intelligence Officer
Oscar Avila
as Mexican Border Guard
Fernando Urquides
as Tattooed Gangster
Tasha Ames
as Young Blonde Woman
Ryan Begay
as Javier
Diane Villegas
as Ida
Rick Vargas
as 49ers Man
Ibrahim Renno
as Costco Terrorist #1
Beth Bailey
as Mother Victim
Alex Cacho
as Costco Terrorist #2
Lloyd Voights
as Gulfstream Pilot
Brian Reynolds
as Blackhawk Pilot #1
Frederic North
as Blackhawk Pilot #2
Arturo Maese Bernal
as Mexican Lookout #1
Billy R Sanchez
as Mexican Migrant #1
Gary Anthony Castro
as Mexican Migrant #2
Chris Adams
as K-9 Agent (uncredited)
Paul Adkins
as Delta Force Sniper (uncredited)
Micheal Thomas Angel
as CIA Station Agent (uncredited)
Rick Anglada
as Military Brass (uncredited)
Tim Aydelott
as FBI Agent, US Marshall (uncredited)
Nathan V Baker
as DEA Agent (uncredited)
Karen Baxter
as JCU Tech Foster (uncredited)
Chrissy Beyerlein
as Tourist (uncredited)
Ruben Bugayong
as Border Patrol Agent (uncredited)
Jackamoe Buzzell
as Commander Willett (uncredited)
Carlos Carreon
as Black Hawk Contractor (uncredited)
Cruz Castillo
as Bus Stop Student (uncredited)
Narupornkamol Chaisang
as ZomZom (uncredited)
Ryan Jason Cook
as DEA Agent Ed Ramirez (uncredited)
Leedy Corbin
as Junior High Student (uncredited)
Rachel De La Torre
as Military Contractor (uncredited)
Luca De Massis
as Hitman (uncredited)
James Devoti
as Captain James (uncredited)
Dezbaa
as Immigrant (uncredited)
Tamir Elbassir
as Costco Terrorist #3 (uncredited)
Cassandra Rochelle Fetters
as Parent (uncredited)
Lawrence Gilligan
as Border Patrol (uncredited)
Andrea Good
as Migrant (uncredited)
Alison Grainger
as US Marshall (uncredited)
Catherine Haun
as Middle School Teacher (uncredited)
Johnnie Hector
as River Border Agent (uncredited)
Alan Humphrey
as Guard (uncredited)
Jack Jackson
as Military Contractor (uncredited)
Barrett James
as Military Contractor (uncredited)
Kelly V Lucio
as Gallo Thug (uncredited)
David Manzanares
as Arturo Hernandez (uncredited)
Jose B Martinez
as Miguels Migrant #1 (uncredited)
Aaron Mastriani
as Bomb Victim in Store (uncredited)
Brett Maul
as Texas Ranger (uncredited)
Jay Moore
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Mario Moreno
as Dr. Gutierrez (uncredited)
Victoria L Moya
as Migrant (uncredited)
Christian Pedersen
as DEA Agent (uncredited)
Gonzalo Robles
as Military Contractor (uncredited)
Tsailii Rogers
as Classy Restaurant Patron
Manny Rubio
as Santiago (uncredited)
Lyle Sandoval
as Mid-Level Thug (uncredited)
Carolyn Borbon Schademan
as Asian Illegal Immigrant (uncredited)
Pari Shimoyama
as Migrant (uncredited)
Connor Skific
as Black Hawk Contractor (uncredited)
Michael Slusher
as Pickup Truck Driver (uncredited)
Michael E Stogner
as Van Driver at Border Crossing (uncredited)
Cheo Tapia
as Bar Bouncer (uncredited)
Michael Love Toliver
as Sgt. Perezchaves (uncredited)
Gregory Paul Valdez
as Migrant
Sandra L Velez
as Border Crossing Driver (uncredited)
Paul Venable
as Marine General (uncredited)
Braden Wilcox
as Grocery Store Victim (uncredited)
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