Seven Pounds is a 2008 English-language Drama Romance motion picture written by Grant Nieporte and directed by Gabriele Muccino and produced by Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, James Lassiter, Will Smith and Steve Tisch under the banner of Columbia Pictures in collaboration with Relativity Media, Overbrook Entertainment and Escape Artists. A man with a fateful secret embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers. Seven pounds stars Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Michael Ealy, Barry Pepper, Woody Harrelson, Elpidia Carrillo and Biz Markie. The music was composed by Angelo Milli. Cinematography was done by Philippe Le Sourd and editing by Hughes Winborne. The motion picture has a running time of 123 minutes. It was released on 1st January 2009. The Film was successful at box office. Seven Pounds was made on a budget of $55 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $169 million. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by Sony Pictures Releasing.