Big Eyes

This article is about the 2014 film. For the Lana Del Rey song from the film's soundtrack, see Big Eyes (song). For the 16th-century person, see Big Eyes (Wichita woman).

Big Eyes
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTim Burton
Written byScott Alexander
Larry Karaszewski
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBruno Delbonnel
Edited byJC Bond
Music byDanny Elfman
Production
companies
Distributed byThe Weinstein Company
Release dates
  • December 15, 2014 (2014-12-15) (New York City)
  • December 25, 2014 (2014-12-25) (United States)
Running time
106 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10 million[2]
Box office$29.3 million[3]

Big Eyes is a 2014 American biographical comedy drama film directed by Tim Burton, written by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, and starring Amy Adams and Christoph Waltz. It is about the relationship between American artist Margaret Keane and her second husband, Walter Keane, who, in the 1950s and 1960s, took credit for Margaret's phenomenally popular paintings of people with big eyes.

The film had its world premiere in New York City on December 15, 2014,[4] and was released in the U.S. by The Weinstein Company on December 25, 2014.[5] It was met with generally favorable reviews, with particular praise given to the performances of Adams and Waltz and performed moderately well at the box office, grossing $29 million worldwide against the budget of $10 million. Adams won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical and received a nomination for the BAFTA for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Waltz was also nominated for a Golden Globe for his performance, and Lana Del Rey received a Golden Globe nomination for the film's title song, "Big Eyes".

  1. ^ "BIG EYES (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. December 10, 2014. Archived from the original on December 11, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  2. ^ "Big Eyes". The Numbers. Archived from the original on January 2, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  3. ^ "Big Eyes". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on August 11, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  4. ^ "Harvey Weinstein Praises 'Big Eyes' Screenwriters-Producers at Film's Premiere". Variety. December 16, 2014. Archived from the original on September 29, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  5. ^ "Press Conference For The Weinstein Company's "BIG EYES"". Yahoo. Archived from the original on December 16, 2014.