The Boy (2016 film)

Not to be confused with The Boy (2015 film).
The Boy
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWilliam Brent Bell
Written byStacey Menear
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDaniel Pearl
Edited byBrian Berdan
Music byBear McCreary
Production
companies
Distributed bySTX Entertainment (United States)
Huayi Brothers (China)
Release dates
  • January 20, 2016 (2016-01-20) (Los Angeles, California)
  • January 22, 2016 (2016-01-22) (United States)
  • April 1, 2016 (2016-04-01) (China)
Running time
97 minutes[1]
Countries
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10 million[3]
Box office$64.2 million[4]

The Boy is a 2016 horror film[5] directed by William Brent Bell and written by Stacey Menear. The film stars Lauren Cohan and Rupert Evans. It is an international co-production between China and the United States.[2] Filming began on March 10, 2015, in Victoria, British Columbia. STXfilms released The Boy in the United States on January 22. The film grossed $64 million worldwide on a $10 million budget. A sequel, Brahms: The Boy II, was released on February 21, 2020.

  1. ^ "THE BOY (15)". British Board of Film Classification. February 9, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "The Boy (2015)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on June 23, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  3. ^ "Can 'The Revenant' Beat Back 3 Newcomers to Finally Top Box Office?". TheWrap.com. 19 January 2016.
  4. ^ "The Boy (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  5. ^ "The Boy (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 11, 2017.