Hellboy (2004 film)

Hellboy
Hellboy
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Guillermo del Toro
Screenplay by	Guillermo del Toro
Story by	Guillermo del Toro; Peter Briggs;
Based on	Hellboy; by Mike Mignola
Produced by	Lawrence Gordon; Mike Richardson; Lloyd Levin;
Starring	Ron Perlman; Selma Blair; Jeffrey Tambor; Karel Roden; Rupert Evans; John Hurt;
Cinematography	Guillermo Navarro
Edited by	Peter Amundson
Music by	Marco Beltrami
Production; companies	Lawrence Gordon/Lloyd Levin Productions; Dark Horse Entertainment;
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Presented by	Columbia Pictures; Revolution Studios;
Release dates	March 30, 2004 (Mann Village Theater); April 2, 2004 (United States);
Running time	122 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$60–66 million
Box office	$99.8 million

Hellboy is a 2004 American superhero film^[5]^[6] based on the Dark Horse Comics character of the same name, created by Mike Mignola. Produced by Lawrence Gordon and Lloyd Levin in association with Dark Horse Entertainment, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it is the first live-action film in the franchise. Directed and written by Guillermo del Toro, the film stars Ron Perlman in the title role, alongside Selma Blair, Jeffrey Tambor, Karel Roden, Rupert Evans, and John Hurt. The film draws inspiration from the debut comic Hellboy: Seed of Destruction. In the film, a charismatic demon-turned-investigator named "Hellboy" works with the secretive Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense to suppress paranormal threats, but a resurrected sorcerer seeks to make Hellboy fulfill his destiny by triggering the apocalypse.

Hellboy had its premiere at the Mann Village Theater in Los Angeles on March 30, 2004, and was released in the United States on April 2 by Sony Pictures Releasing. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $99.8 million against a production budget between $60–66 million.

The film was followed by a sequel, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, released by Universal Pictures in 2008, and two reboots by Millennium Media.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Joe Leydon (March 28, 2004). "Hellboy". Variety. Archived from the original on June 2, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
^ "Hellboy". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Hellboy (2004)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
^ "Hellboy (2004)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
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[variety_review-1] Joe Leydon (March 28, 2004). "Hellboy". Variety. Archived from the original on June 2, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2020.

[2] "Hellboy". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved April 12, 2016.

[Numbers-3] "Hellboy (2004)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved July 25, 2023.

[Mojo-4] "Hellboy (2004)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved July 25, 2023.

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