Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Paul Weitz
Screenplay by	Paul Weitz Brian Helgeland
Based on	Vampire Blood by Darren Shan
Produced by	Lauren Shuler Donner Paul Weitz Ewan Leslie Andrew Miano
Starring	John C. Reilly Ken Watanabe Josh Hutcherson Chris Massoglia Ray Stevenson Patrick Fugit Willem Dafoe Salma Hayek
Cinematography	J. Michael Muro
Edited by	Leslie Jones
Music by	Stephen Trask
Production companies	Relativity Media The Donners' Company Depth of Field
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	October 23, 2009 (2009-10-23)
Running time	109 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$40 million[2]
Box office	$39.2 million[2]

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant is a 2009 American fantasy film directed by Paul Weitz and co-screenplay adapted with Brian Helgeland, loosely based on the Vampire Blood trilogy of the book series The Saga of Darren Shan by author Darren Shan. The first three books in the 12-part series—Cirque du Freak, The Vampire’s Assistant, and Tunnels of Blood—inspired the film. The film received mixed reviews and was a commercial failure.