Happy Death Day

Happy Death Day
A birthday cake with a large knife in it.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byChristopher Landon
Written byScott Lobdell
Produced byJason Blum
Starring
CinematographyToby Oliver
Edited byGregory Plotkin
Music byBear McCreary
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • October 13, 2017 (2017-10-13) (United States)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4.8 million[1]
Box office$125.5 million[1]

Happy Death Day is a 2017 American black comedy slasher film directed by Christopher Landon and written by Scott Lobdell. It stars Jessica Rothe and Israel Broussard. The film follows college student Tree Gelbman, who is murdered on the night of her birthday but begins reliving the day repeatedly, at which point she sets out to find the killer and stop her death. Jason Blum serves as a producer through his Blumhouse Productions company.

Happy Death Day was released by Universal Pictures on October 13, 2017 and received generally mixed reviews. It grossed $125 million worldwide on a $4.8 million budget. A sequel, Happy Death Day 2U, was released on February 13, 2019.

  1. ^ a b "Happy Death Day (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on December 11, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.