Dark Shadows (2012)
Every family has its demons.
Vampire Barnabas Collins is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He returns to Collinwood Manor to find that his once-grand estate and family have fallen into ruin.
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| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 9 May 2012 |
| Genre | Comedy, Fantasy |
| Director | Tim Burton |
| Starring | Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer and Eva Green |
| Runtime | 113 min |
| Rated | PG-13 |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes (average) 5.3/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 35% · Metacritic 55/100 · TMDB users 6.1/10 |
| Budget | $150 million |
| Box office | $246 million worldwide |
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What kind of watch this is
Tim Burton directs Dark Shadows, a 2012 fantasy comedy where Johnny Depp plays a vampire waking up in 1972 to find his family estate in disarray. The film runs 113 minutes, a duration that feels like a long sigh. Michelle Pfeiffer and Eva Green round out the cast. It is a movie that knows it is a bit much, which is its only saving grace.
What the critics said
Rotten Tomatoes sits at 35% approval across 259 reviews. Metacritic lands on 55, which it files under mixed or average. Roger Ebert gave it two-and-a-half stars, noting that Burton directed at arm's length. He felt the film begins with promise before the energy drains out. Manohla Dargis of The New York Times called it visually sumptuous and surprisingly effervescent. She argued that Burton's gift for deviant beauty has its own liberating power. The consensus is that the visuals impress, but the rhythm falters. It is a movie that looks like a hit but feels like a miss.
How it did with audiences
The budget was $150 million. The worldwide gross hit $246 million. In Hollywood, that gap counts as a win. In accounting, it barely covers the coffee. On TMDB, users rate it 6.1 out of 10. It made $29.7 million in its first weekend. By the second, that number dropped to $12.8 million.
What came next for the cast
Johnny Depp returned to the Caribbean and the wizarding world. Helena Bonham Carter drifted from dark fantasy into Disney sequels. Michelle Pfeiffer jumped into the Marvel universe. Eva Green remained in gothic territory. The credits list what followed. They do not prove the film caused any of it. Careers are strange vectors.
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Sources
- Dark Shadows on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q323318 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “Dark Shadows (film)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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