The Lovely Bones (film)
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| Directed by | Peter Jackson |
| Produced by | Peter Jackson Fran Walsh Carolynne Cunningham Aimée Peyronnet Steven Spielberg |
| Screenplay by | Peter Jackson Fran Walsh Philippa Boyens |
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The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold |
| Starring |
Mark Wahlberg Rachel Weisz Susan Sarandon Stanley Tucci Michael Imperioli Saoirse Ronan |
| Music by | Brian Eno |
| Cinematography | Andrew Lesnie |
| Edited by | Jabez Olssen |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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135 minutes |
| Country | United States United Kingdom New Zealand |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $65 million |
| Box office | $93.6 million |
The Lovely Bones is a 2009 supernatural drama film directed by Peter Jackson and stars Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, Michael Imperioli, and Saoirse Ronan. A film adaptation of the award-winning and best-selling 2002 novel of the same name by Alice Sebold, the film received numerous accolades, including Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, BAFTA and Academy Award nominations.
Jackson and his producer partners acquired the rights independently and developed a script on their own, later selling it to DreamWorks. Principal photography began in October 2007 in New Zealand and Pennsylvania, United States. After DreamWorks left the project, Paramount became the film's sole distributor. The film's trailer was released on August 4, 2009, and clips from the movie were shown in July 2009.
The Lovely Bones was first released on December 26, 2009, in New Zealand, and then internationally in January 2010. The film's North American release date was changed multiple times, with a limited release on December 11, 2009, and a wider release on January 15, 2010. It was released to mainly mixed reviews from critics; the story and its message were generally criticized, with praise mainly aimed at the visual effects, Peter Jackson's direction, and the performances of Ronan and Tucci. In the film's opening weekend, in limited release, it grossed $116,616, despite only having been screened in three theaters, placing it at 30th place on the box office chart.The Lovely Bones grossed over $44 million in North America.
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