The film The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is based on the novel by Stieg Larsson. It is a crime thriller directed by David Fincher with Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara starring as journalists who investigate a cold case of a missing person. The film had a budget of $90 million and was distributed internationally in late 2011 by Sony Pictures, premiering in London. It earned over $102 million in the US box office in its initial run.

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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