Was initially going to be released on October 9, 2015, but was pushed back 5 times due to the studio going bankrupt. It was eventually released on August 4, 2017.
Filmed between 27 October 2014 - 7 December 2014, but not released until summer of 2017. Copyright date is 2015.
Universal cut the film for its home video release from 95 minutes to 82 minutes
Kidnap was originally produced by Relativity Media, but was sold when they filed for bankruptcy.
This is the second film starring Halle Berry which is about a kidnapping. The other one was The Call. In both films, Halle's character is not the one being kidnapped.