As Above, So Below (film)

This article is about the film. For the Hermetic maxim from which the film derives its title, see As above, so below. For other uses, see As above, so below (disambiguation).

As Above, So Below
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Erick Dowdle
Written by
  • Drew Dowdle
  • John Erick Dowdle
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyLéo Hinstin
Edited byElliot Greenberg
Music byKeefus Ciancia
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • August 29, 2014 (2014-08-29)
Running time
93 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States[3]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5–10 million[4][5]
Box office$41.8 million[6]

As Above, So Below is a 2014 American horror film[6] written and directed by John Erick Dowdle and co-written by his brother Drew. The film stars Perdita Weeks, Ben Feldman, Edwin Hodge, François Civil, Marion Lambert, and Ali Marhyar. The title refers to the popular paraphrase of the second verse of the Emerald Tablet. It is presented as found footage of a documentary crew's experience exploring the Catacombs of Paris and was loosely based on the nine circles of Hell from Dante Alighieri's epic 14th-century poem Divine Comedy.[7] The film was produced by Legendary Pictures and distributed by Universal Pictures, making it the first film in Legendary's deal with Universal. The film was released on August 29, 2014,[8][9] received negative reviews from critics and grossed $41.8 million worldwide against its $5 million budget.

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  2. ^ "AS ABOVE, SO BELOW (15)". Universal Studios. British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on February 20, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  3. ^ "As Above/So Below (2014)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on December 23, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  4. ^ Kroll, Justin (April 22, 2013). "Legendary and the Dowdle Brothers to Make Low Budget Thriller". Variety. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  5. ^ "As Above, So Below - The Numbers". Archived from the original on November 5, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  6. ^ a b "As Above, So Below". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on February 5, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  7. ^ Schaefer, Sandy (October 31, 2023). "As Above, So Below Ending Explained: Raiders Of The Lost Philosopher's Stone". Slash Film.
  8. ^ Kroll, Justin (January 30, 2013). "Legendary, Universal Date Guillermo del Toro's 'Crimson Peak' for October 2015". Variety. Archived from the original on March 6, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  9. ^ The Deadline Team (June 26, 2014). "Universal Pulls 'The Loft' From Sked, Moves Legendary Pic 'As Above/So Below' Into Slot". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2019.