THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO

(2011)

PRODUCTION

• Based on the novel by Stieg Larsson and adapted for screen by Steven Zaillian

• The genre is a crime thriller• ‘This English-language adaptation of the Swedish novel by Stieg

Larsson follows a disgraced journalist, Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig), as he investigates the disappearance of a wealthy patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara). As they work together in the investigation, Blomkvist and Salander uncover immense corruption beyond anything they have ever imagined.’ (IMDB)

• Production companies: Columbia Pictures (presents), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures) (presents), Scott Rudin Productions (as Scott Rudin), Yellow Bird Films (as Yellow Bird Millennium US Rights AB), Film Rites, Ground Control

• Budget: $90,000,000 (estimated)• Director: David Fincher• Stars: Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara and Christopher Plummer• Filming locations included California (USA), Norway, Sweden and

Switzerland

DISTRIBUTION

• Distributors: Columbia Pictures (2011) (USA) (theatrical) (through Sony Pictures Releasing), Sony Pictures Releasing (2011) (UK) (theatrical)

• Premiere in London 12th December 2011• Release date: 26th December 2011 (UK)• 2914 Screens opened in USA• Had official website, trailers, film posters, cast interviews• Certificate 18

EXHIBITION

• Opening weekend $12,750,000 (USA) • Gross $102,515,793 (USA) (18 March 2012)• DVD and Blu-ray release 23th April 2012 (Amazon UK)• Available on iTunes, lovefilm etc• Rated 8/10 on IMDB