Corpse Bride

Corpse Bride
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mike Johnson Tim Burton
Screenplay by	John August Caroline Thompson Pamela Pettler
Based on	Characters by Tim Burton Carlos Grangel
Produced by	Tim Burton Allison Abbate
Starring	Johnny Depp Helena Bonham Carter
Cinematography	Pete Kozachik
Edited by	Jonathan Lucas Chris Lebenzon
Music by	Danny Elfman
Production companies	Tim Burton Productions Laika Entertainment
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates	September 7, 2005 (2005-09-07) (Venice) September 23, 2005 (2005-09-23) (United States) October 13, 2005 (2005-10-13) (United Kingdom) November 3, 2005 (2005-11-03) (Germany)
Running time	77 minutes[1]
Countries	United Kingdom United States Germany
Language	English
Budget	$40 million[2]
Box office	$118.1 million[3]

Corpse Bride (also known as Tim Burton's Corpse Bride) is a 2005 stop-motion animated musical fantasy comedy-drama film^[4] directed by Mike Johnson (in his directorial debut) and Tim Burton from a screenplay by John August, Caroline Thompson, and Pamela Pettler, based on characters created by Burton and Carlos Grangel. The plot is set in a fictional Victorian era village in England. Johnny Depp leads the cast as the voice of Victor, while Helena Bonham Carter voices Emily, the title bride. An international co-production between the United States and United Kingdom and produced by Tim Burton Productions and Laika Entertainment, Corpse Bride is the first stop-motion feature film directed by Burton and his first stop-motion film distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures after previously producing 1993's The Nightmare Before Christmas and 1996's James and the Giant Peach for The Walt Disney Company.

Corpse Bride is based on a 17th-century Jewish folktale, which Joe Ranft introduced to Burton while they were finishing The Nightmare Before Christmas. Work on the film started in November 2003 when Burton was completing Big Fish (2003). He continued with production on his next live-action feature, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which was produced simultaneously with the film. Production of the stop-motion animation feature took place at 3 Mills Studios in East London. It was shot with Canon EOS-1D Mark II digital SLRs, rather than the 35 mm film cameras used for Burton's previous stop-motion film The Nightmare Before Christmas. Burton immediately brought regular collaborators Depp and Danny Elfman aboard. The film was dedicated to Ranft, the film's executive producer, who died in a car crash during the film's production.

Corpse Bride premiered at the 62nd Venice International Film Festival on September 7, 2005, and was released in theaters on September 23, 2005, in the United States and on October 13, 2005, in the United Kingdom. It received critical praise for its animation, characters, songs, and humor. The film won the National Board of Review for Best Animated Feature, and was nominated for the 78th Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature. The film won the Annie Awards Ub Iwerks Award for Technical Achievement in 2006, where it was also nominated for Best Animated Feature, Best Character Design, and Best Direction.