Daybreakers

Daybreakers
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	The Spierig Brothers
Written by	The Spierig Brothers
Produced by	Chris Brown Sean Furst Bryan Furst
Starring	Ethan Hawke Willem Dafoe Claudia Karvan Michael Dorman Sam Neill Vince Colosimo Isabel Lucas
Cinematography	Ben Nott
Edited by	Matt Villa
Music by	Christopher Gordon
Production companies	Lionsgate Screen Australia Pictures in Paradise Film Finance Corporation Australia Pacific Film & Television Commission Furst Films
Distributed by	Lionsgate (United States) Hoyts Distribution (Australia)[1]
Release dates	September 11, 2009 (2009-09-11) (TIFF) January 8, 2010 (2010-01-08) (United States) February 4, 2010 (2010-02-04) (Australia)
Running time	98 minutes
Countries	United States Australia
Language	English
Budget	$20 million[1]
Box office	$51.4 million[1]

Daybreakers is a 2009 American-Australian sci-fi action horror vampire film written and directed by Michael and Peter Spierig. The film takes place in a futuristic world overrun by vampires, and centers around a vampiric corporation which sets out to capture and farm the remaining humans while researching a substitute for human blood. Ethan Hawke plays vampire hematologist Edward Dalton, whose work is interrupted by human survivors led by former vampire "Elvis" (Willem Dafoe), who has a cure that can save the human species.

An international co-production between the United States and Australia, Daybreakers premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2009. It was released in the United Kingdom on 6 January 2010 and in North America on 8 January 2010. The film grossed over $50 million worldwide and received mixed critical reception.