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| Directed by | Mark Waters |
| Screenplay by | Daniel Waters |
| Based on | Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead |
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| Cinematography | Tony Pierce-Roberts |
| Edited by | Chris Gill |
| Music by | Rolfe Kent |
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| Distributed by | The Weinstein Company[1] |
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Running time | 104 minutes[2] |
| Country | United States[1] |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $30 million[3] |
| Box office | $15.4 million[4] |
Vampire Academy is a 2014 American fantasy comedy horror film directed by Mark Waters from a screenplay by Daniel Waters, based on the first book of the novel series of the same name by Richelle Mead. The film stars an ensemble cast led by Zoey Deutch as Rose Hathaway, a Dhampir, and Lucy Fry as Lissa Dragomir, her Moroi best friend, and follows their return to the St Vladimir's Academy boarding school, after being on the run for one year.
Preger Entertainment announced the film's development in 2010, with Don Murphy as producer. In 2012, the Waters brothers joined the project with Mark serving as director and Daniel as screenwriter. Casting began in February 2013 with Deutch, Fry, and Danila Kozlovsky announced to play their respective roles. Principal photography took place at Pinewood Studios in England between May and July 2013.
The Weinstein Company released Vampire Academy theatrically in the United States on February 7, 2014.[3] The film received generally negative reviews from critics and grossed $15.4 million worldwide against a $30 million budget, making it a box-office bomb. Due to the film's poor box-office performance, its theatrical release in the United Kingdom was postponed and the film was later released as a direct-to-video on July 14, 2014 by Entertainment One.
Following the film's failure, Preger Entertainment launched an Indiegogo campaign to help fund the production for a sequel based on the second novel, Frostbite, with Piers Ashworth hired to write a script. However, the campaign failed to reach its goal. A reboot television series premiered in 2022 on Peacock and ran for one season.
- ^ a b c d e f "Vampire Academy (2014)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- ^ "Vampire Academy (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. June 15, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
- ^ a b McClintock, Pamela (February 10, 2013). "Berlin 2013: The Weinstein Co. Strikes Deal for U.S. Rights to Vampire Pic 'Blood Sisters'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 1, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- ^ "Vampire Academy". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 20, 2014.