Genre: Fantasy/Horror
Director: Tarsem Singh
Writer: Clive Steinbeck
Based on the 1997 film
Cast: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Allison Williams, Danny Huston, Ambyr Childers, David Giuntoli, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Navid Negahban, Philip Quast, Anjelica Huston
Budget: $34,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $45,900,021
Foreign Box Office: $62,091,444
Total Profit: $50,202,757
Reaction: Wishmaster has become one of the studio's most successful horror films not based on a video game or part of the Monster Universe. The box office numbers put right on par with Siren and Salem's Lot - and with Wishmaster's more economical budget, it is more profitable those both of those films... combined.
"While still cheesy like the original, the concept of Wishmaster has aged surprisingly well. The idea of greed and wish fulfillment will always be relevant. The script wisely doesn't shy away from this." - Jeremy Raren, RottenTomatoes.com
"I'll be honest, I always had a soft spot for the original. The Djinn is just such a fun character. Here, Jonathan Rhys Meyers absolutely chews the scenery, giving a fun performance. If you like fun, gory horror, you won't be disappointed." - Clark Davis, JoBlo.com
"The script by Clive Steinbeck fails to add to the original film. It is a bit too paint-by-numbers. I would have liked to have a seen a film really take what is admittedly a strong idea for a horror story, and really do something interesting with it, not another half-baked rehash." - Joseph Thornton, Mercury News
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