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Sean Samuels. Storyboard. Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.
The Spiderwick Chronicles is a 2008 American fantasy film directed by Mark Waters from a screenplay by Karey Kirkpatrick, David Berenbaum, and John Sayles, based on the book series The Spiderwick Chronicles by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black.
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The Spiderwick Chroniclestakes place in New England, United States, when young twins Simon and Jared (both played by Freddie Highmore) and their older sister Mallory move into the decrepit Spiderwick Estate. They discover a field guide to faeries written by the house's previous owner, Arthur Spiderwick, and soon begin to notice faeries throughout t...
Freddie Highmore as Jared Grace and Simon GraceSarah Bolger as Mallory Grace"Fly as you want. Griffin! I swallowed an ogre whole. You could be next!" - Hogsqueal"Vengeance or Death! ...hopefully vengeance." - Hogsqueal"You looked, and looked and found the book/ and from the chest the book was -STOLEN!" - Thimbletack, exploding into a BoggartYou don't see us, now you do/ but only if we want you too." - ThimbletackThe Spiderwick Chronicles received generally favorable reviews from critics; it was called "decent entertainment," "a work of both modest enchantment and enchanting modesty," and "modest and reasonably charming." However, it was criticized for its reliance on special effects; a reviewer for The New York Times called it "frantic with incident and he...
In its opening weekend, the film grossed an estimated $19 million in 3,847 theaters in the United States and Canada, ranking #3 at the box office.With the opening day's gross on Thursday included, the film grossed an estimated $21.3 million on its opening weekend.
The final battle against Mulgarath in the film takes place in the Spiderwick estate instead of in Mulgarath's cave.Mulgarath's appearance is markedly different from his description in the books.The Dwarves and their robotic dogs are completely omitted from the film.In the books, Arthur Spiderwick is taken captive by Elves, but they are called Sylphs in the film.The Spiderwick Chronicles at the Internet Movie DatabaseThe Spiderwick Chronicles at Rotten TomatoesThe Spiderwick Chronicles at MetacriticWith Freddie Highmore, Mary-Louise Parker, Nick Nolte, Sarah Bolger. Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.
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