Mama (2013 film)

Mama
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAndy Muschietti
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Andy Muschietti
  • Barbara Muschietti
Based onMamá
by Andy Muschietti
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAntonio Riestra
Edited byMichele Conroy
Music byFernando Velázquez
Production
companies
  • Toma 78
  • De Milo Productions
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 18 January 2013 (2013-01-18) (United States and Canada)
  • 8 February 2013 (2013-02-08) (Spain)
Running time
100 minutes[2]
Countries
  • Canada
  • Spain
  • Mexico
LanguageEnglish
Budget$15 million[3][4]
Box office$148.1 million[5]

Mama is a 2013 supernatural horror film directed and co-written by Andy Muschietti in his directorial debut and based on his 2008 Argentine short film Mamá. The film stars Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Megan Charpentier, Isabelle Nélisse, Daniel Kash, and Javier Botet as the title character.

The film follows two young girls abandoned in a forest cabin, fostered by an unknown entity that they fondly call "Mama", which eventually follows them to their new suburban home led by two adults after their uncle retrieves them.

It was produced by J. Miles Dale and co-written by Barbara Muschietti, with Guillermo del Toro serving as executive producer. The film was theatrically released on 18 January 2013, by Universal Pictures. Mama received mixed reviews from critics, but was a box office success, grossing $148 million against a $15 million budget.[6]

  1. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (20 February 2013). "Universal to build on Mama success with more co-pros". Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  2. ^ "MAMA (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 29 November 2012. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  3. ^ Fritz, Ben (17 January 2013). "Horror movie 'Mama' to top new Schwarzenegger, Wahlberg films". Los Angeles Times.
  4. ^ "Mama (2013)". Box Office Mojo.
  5. ^ "Mama (2013) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Mooch (2014) | Mooch Tamil Movie | Movie Reviews, Showtimes". Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2015.