Much Ado About Nothing (1993 film)

Much Ado About Nothing
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKenneth Branagh
Screenplay byKenneth Branagh
Based onMuch Ado About Nothing
1600 play
by William Shakespeare
Produced byKenneth Branagh
Stephen Evans
David Parfitt
Starring
CinematographyRoger Lanser
Edited byAndrew Marcus
Music byPatrick Doyle
Production
companies
BBC Films
American Playhouse Theatrical Films
Renaissance Films
Distributed byThe Samuel Goldwyn Company (United States)
Entertainment Film Distributors (United Kingdom)[1]
Release dates
  • 7 May 1993 (1993-05-07) (United States)
  • 27 August 1993 (1993-08-27) (United Kingdom)
Running time
110 minutes[2]
CountriesUnited Kingdom
United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget£5.8 million[3]
Box office$43 million[4]

Much Ado About Nothing is a 1993 romantic comedy film based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name. Kenneth Branagh, who adapted the play for the screen and directed it, also stars in the film, which features Emma Thompson, Robert Sean Leonard, Denzel Washington, Michael Keaton, Keanu Reeves, and Kate Beckinsale in her film debut.

The film was released on 7 May 1993, reaching 200 US screens at its widest release. It grossed $43 million worldwide,[4] which, despite failing to reach the mark set by Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet, made it one of the most financially successful Shakespeare films. It was also entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festival.[5]

  1. ^ "Much Ado About Nothing (1993)". BBFC. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Much Ado About Nothing (1993)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  3. ^ "The Stats" (PDF). British Film Institute. p. 70. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  4. ^ a b Klady, Leonard (3 January 1994). "Int'l top 100 earn $8 bil". Variety. p. 1.
  5. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Much Ado About Nothing". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 22 August 2009.