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Directed by | Joel Schumacher |
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Based on | The Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber Charles Hart Richard Stilgoe The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux |
Produced by | Andrew Lloyd Webber |
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Cinematography | John Mathieson |
Edited by | Terry Rawlings |
Music by | Andrew Lloyd Webber |
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Running time | 141 minutes[2] |
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Language | English |
Budget | $70–80 million[1][3] |
Box office | $154.6 million[1] |
The Phantom of the Opera is a 2004 British-American musical romantic drama film based on Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical of the same name, which in turn is based on Gaston Leroux's novel of the same name. Produced and co-written by Lloyd Webber and directed by Joel Schumacher, it stars Gerard Butler as the titular character, with Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, Miranda Richardson, Minnie Driver, Simon Callow, Ciarán Hinds, Victor McGuire and Jennifer Ellison in supporting roles.
The film was announced in 1989, although production did not start until 2002 due to Lloyd Webber's divorce and Schumacher's busy career. It was shot entirely at Pinewood Studios, with scenery created with miniatures and computer graphics. Rossum, Wilson and Driver had singing experience, but Butler had none and was provided with music lessons prior to filming. The Phantom of the Opera grossed $154.6 million worldwide. It received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for the visuals and acting, particularly the performances of Butler, Rossum and Wilson, but criticism towards the writing, direction and unnecessary deviations from the stage version.