The woman in black (2012)

Directed by: James Watkins

STUDIO/BACKGROUND

Cross Creek Pictures

Hammer Film Productions

Exclusive Media Group

Cross Creek Pictures

Is an American film production company and film financier.

Their first production was Black Swan (2010)

In 2011, they signed a deal with Universal Pictures.

Notable films: Black Swan (2010), The Woman in Black (2012).

Hammer Film Productions

Is a film production based in the United Kingdom, founded in 1934.

Its CEO Simon Oakes, said: “Hammer is a great British brand – we intend to take it back into production and develop its global potential.

Notable products: Dracula (1958), The Mummy (1959), the Frankenstein series (1959-1974), Let Me In (2010) – a romantic horror movie, The Resident (2011) – thriller, The Woman in Black (2012).

Since 2007, HFP is operated under Exclusive Media Group.

Momentum Pictures (UK)

CBS Films (US)

Alliance Films (Canada)

DISTRIBUTORS

Momentum PicturesFounded in 1996, Momentum is one of the leading independent motion pictures distributors in the UK and Ireland.

Alliance Films is Momentum’s parent company from 1996 to 2013. On 9 January 2013, Entertainment One acquired Alliance Films and became Momentum’s owner.

Notable products: The King’s Speech (2011) – an Oscar winner film, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2010), Insidious (2011) and Insidious Chapter 2 (2013), The Woman in Black (2012).

CBS Films

 Is an American film production and distribution company founded in 2007 as a division of CBS Corporation.

Notable films: The Woman in Black (2012), Seven Psychopaths (2012), The Last Exorcism Part II (2013).

Alliance Films

Was a major Canadian motion picture distribution/production company, which had served Canada, the United Kingdom, and Spain.

On January 9, 2013, Entertainment One (eOne) completed transaction of Alliance Films for $225 million and has merged Alliance Films and all of their subsidiaries under the Entertainment One brand.

Notable films: Insidious (2011) [as studio], Sinister (2012) [as studio], The Woman in Black (2012) [as distributor]

PRODUCTION TEAM

Richard Jackson

Simon Oakesthe CEO and President of Hammer Films and is the vice-chairman of Exclusive Media

Brian Oliver

CAST

Daniel Radcliffe

Ciarán Hinds

Janet McTeer

Liz White

FILMINGThe film was planned to be shot in 3D, but the idea was later scrapped. Principal photography officially started on 26 September 2010. The next day, Radcliffe was pictured in costume just outside Peterborough, England. In early October the crew was filming in Layer Marney Tower. Filming officially ended on 4 December 2010.

BOX OFFICE

During opening weekend, The Woman in Black earned $20 million, the biggest US opening for a Hammer film in all of Hammer history, putting it at second place in the box office, behind Chronicle, which earned about $1 million more. This is significantly more than the $11–$16.5 million industry analysts predicted it would bring in. As of June 2012, The Woman in Black has made $127,730,736 worldwide. The film also became the highest-grossing British horror film in 20 years.

HOME MEDIA

The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on 18 June 2012 in the United Kingdom, and was released in the United States on 22 May 2012.

THE END