Genre: Adventure/Fantasy
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Writer: Jack Ryder
Cast: Anson Mount, Serinda Swan, Keira Knightley, Ken Leung, Kevin McKidd, Eme Ikwuakor, Isabelle Cornish, Mike Moh, Sonya Balmores, Nick Nolte, Lee Pace, Doug Jones, Iwan Rheon
Budget: $167,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $106,538,025
Foreign Box Office: $203,223,297
Total Profit: $9,985,790
Reaction: Not exactly the numbers one would expect from a big budget Marvel Comics film. Without the home video sales, this one would have bombed hard. Apparently the TV series really left a bad taste in peoples' mouths. While it's always nice to avoid losses, we must chalk this one up as a disappointment.
"It's always nice to see new corners of comic book universes on the big screen. While the cast of the film generally struggles to make much of their characters, Guillermo del Toro adds a certain flair to the material that keeps it interesting." - Paul Onkean, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"Aside from fancier special effects and a couple appearances from big name actors slumming it, this film does not improve upon much from the trainwreck TV series." - George Ryan, Philadelphia Inquirer
"Not even Guillermo del Toro behind the camera can manage to bring life to these boring characters." - Stephen Anderson, Entertainment Weekly
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