The Haunted Mansion (2003 film)
A family trapped in a haunted mansion with ghostly inhabitants.
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The film is a family comedy based on the Disneyland ride of the same name in Anaheim, California.[1] It grossed $182.3 million worldwide against a $90 million budget.[2] Over time, the movie gained a devoted fanbase, even though it was initially met with poor critical reception.[2]
Making and release
Disney officially gave the go-ahead for the project in January 2002, with David Berenbaum providing the screenplay.[3] Sable Ranch in Santa Clarita, California served as the location for filming the exterior of the mansion.[4] The primary structure was built over several weeks, while computer generation was used for the cupola and chimneys.[4] New Orleans and its neighboring regions were the locations for the remainder of the shoot.[4]
Both practical methods and digital techniques were employed to create the ghostly effects.[5] Buena Vista Pictures Distribution handled the United States release, which occurred on November 26, 2003.[2]
What the cited sources add
The ScreenRant account notes that interior filming took place at Barwick Studios in Los Angeles, with each room replicating the Disneyland ride's ambiance.[1] The same source states that the façade and graveyard were constructed at Sable Ranch, with above-ground graves establishing the New Orleans setting.[1] The mansion was made to look bigger through CGI, which added the dome and turrets.[1] The Collider article lists the film among Disney's biggest box-office bombs.[6]
References
- Gugliersi, "Where Was 2003’s The Haunted Mansion Filmed? Disney’s Filming Locations Explained", ScreenRant, 2023-09-30. facts only, no text reused. screenrant.com
- Wikipedia, "The Haunted Mansion (2003 film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Searle, "12 Biggest Box-Office Bombs in Disney History", Collider, 2022-09-06 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "The Haunted Mansion (2003 film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Disney rides 'Haunted' pic", Variety, January 10, 2002 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "The Haunted Mansion (2003 film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Gugliersi, "Where Was 2003’s The Haunted Mansion Filmed? Disney’s Filming Locations Explained", ScreenRant, 2023-09-30 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "The Haunted Mansion (2003 film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "“The Haunted Mansion” by Minkoff", ACM SIGGRAPH HISTORY ARCHIVES (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Searle, "12 Biggest Box-Office Bombs in Disney History", Collider, 2022-09-06. facts only, no text reused. collider.com
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- Wikipedia: The Haunted Mansion (2003 film) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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