Release: Spawn

Spawn
Genre: Action/Superhero
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Writer: Harry Wright and Mo Buck
Based on Image Comics characters
Cast: Idris Elba, Jackie Earl Hayley, Jason Isaacs, Sean Penn, Kerry Washington, Eric Stonestreet, Stephen Merchant, Stanley Tucci, Michael K. Williams, Wood Harris, Minka Kelly, Michael Chiklis



Budget: $132,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $150,902,890
Foreign Box Office: $139,132,889
Total Profit: $45,019,902

Reaction: While on paper the profit and the box office may not be overly impressive for a big budget movie, but you have to remember that this is a dark, R-rated property. We took a huge chance on this one, making it one of the most expensive R-rated movies of all-time, so we are quite happy with the box office turn out (which made it one of the highest grossing R-rated movies of all-time).

"Antoine Fuqua was the perfect choice to direct this film. He has always had a strong ability to make you care about characters who aren't always likeable and portray a world that feels realistic, regardless of the heightened elements at play. These skills were perfectly used with a property like Spawn." - Ken Decker, Denver Post

"I'm sure some fans of the comic will just be happy that the film is R-rated (unlike the previous adaptation from 1997), but that is not and should not be enough. The narrative is not nearly focused enough. A lot of time is spent on murdering random, nameless thugs, but the character of Spawn doesn't really spend any time fighting the actual villains of the story." - Clark Haverford, Nerdist

"I absolutely love that a comic series like Spawn is being taken seriously on the big screen (this time). The filmmakers and the studio have not shied away from some of the riskier and darker subject matter." - Dave Vrosky, Den of Geek