Winchester (film)

Winchester
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	The Spierig Brothers
Screenplay by	Tom Vaughan The Spierig Brothers
Produced by	Tim McGahan Brett Tomberlin
Starring	Helen Mirren Jason Clarke Sarah Snook
Cinematography	Ben Nott
Edited by	Matt Villa
Music by	Peter Spierig
Production companies	Bullitt Entertainment Diamond Pictures Imagination Design Works CBS Films
Distributed by	Lionsgate (United States and United Kingdom)[1] StudioCanal (Australia and New Zealand)[1]
Release dates	February 2, 2018 (2018-02-02) (United States) February 22, 2018 (2018-02-22) (Australia)
Running time	99 minutes[2]
Countries	Australia United States
Language	English
Budget	$3.5 million[3]
Box office	$44 million[2]

Winchester (also known as Winchester: The House That Ghosts Built) is a 2018 supernatural horror film directed by Michael and Peter Spierig, and written by the Spierigs and Tom Vaughan. The film stars Helen Mirren as heiress Sarah Winchester, with Jason Clarke and Sarah Snook, and follows Winchester as she is haunted by spirits inside her San Jose mansion in 1906.

An American-Australian co-production, the film was released in the United States on February 2, 2018, and in Australia on February 22, 2018. The film received negative reviews from critics, who called it "dull" and "pointless”, but was a box office success, grossing $44 million worldwide against a $3.5 million budget.^[4] At the 39th Golden Raspberry Awards, the film was nominated in four categories, including Worst Picture and Worst Actress for Mirren, but did not win any of them.