Devil
When a stuck elevator traps five strangers in a Philadelphia skyscraper, security guard Ramirez must confront a terrifying apparition he believes is the Devil before the building’s darkness claims their souls.
“Bad things happen for a reason.”
Synopsis
A group of people becomes trapped in an elevator high above Philadelphia, and one of them is the devil.
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A crew of 224+ credited
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Edited by Elliot GreenbergShot by Tak FujimotoScored by Fernando VelazquezDesigned by Martin WhistSound by Marc FishmanCostumes by Erin BenachStunts by Gary GuercioVFX by Raoul Bolognini
Box Office
2010 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.4× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$33.6M
Opening weekend: $12.3M — 37% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $15.3M — 45% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 2,809 theaters
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Also known as
- Devil – Fahrstuhl zur Höllede
- (English)Devil
- La reunión del diabloes
- La trampa del males
- (Bulgarian)Дявол
Release dates around the world5 countries · showhide
- GreeceSep 16, 2010
- MalaysiaSep 16, 2010
- NetherlandsSep 16, 2010
- SingaporeSep 16, 2010
- CanadaSep 17, 2010
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Cast & Crew
224 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Chris Messina
as Detective Bowden
Caroline Dhavernas
as Elsa Nahai
Bokeem Woodbine
as Guard
Logan Marshall Green
as Mechanic
Jenny O Hara
as Old Woman
Bojana Novakovic
as Sarah Caraway
Geoffrey Arend
as Salesman
Jacob Vargas
as Ramirez
Matt Craven
as Lustig
Joshua Peace
as Detective Markowitz
Joe Cobden
as Dwight
Zoie Palmer
as Cheryl
Supporting cast
20Vincent Laresca
as Henry
Rudy Webb
as Old Janitor
Craig Eldridge
as Donnelly
Robert Lee
as Chinese Man
Genadijs Dolganovs
as Janitor
Joe Pingue
as Business Bureau Clerk
Killian Gray
as Uni
Michael Rhoades
as Fire Captain
Kelly Jones
as Firefighter Kurtzy
Lee Oliveira
as Firefighter #2
Joshua Reece
as as Detective Markowitz
Jonathan Potts
as Wayne Kazan
Alice Poon
as Officer Choi
Stacy Chbosky
as Car Crash Woman
Jay Hunter
as Firefighter
Mark Baldesarra
as Coroner
Shannon Garnett
as The Executioner
Kimberly Ables Jindra
as Black Tears Woman
Gage Munroe
as Jesse Bowden
Farzad Sadrian
as Man
Directors
1Writers
3Producers
9Ashwin Rajan
co-producer
Bob Peishel
digital intermediate producer
Drew Dowdle
Producers, executive producer
John Rusk
co-producer
Joseph Boccia
line producer
M Night Shyamalan
Producer, Producers
Raoul Bolognini
visual effects producer: Zoic Studios (as Raoul Yorke Bolognini)
Sam Mercer
Producer, Producers
Trish Hofmann
executive producer
Other crew
185Charlie Dalrymple
2nd unit electric
Lisa Zambetti
additional casting (uncredited)
Christoph Bauschinger
additional music editor
Erin Tambellini
additional script supervisor
Michael Hertlein
adr editor
Carly Davenport
art department apprentice
Nigel Churcher
Art Directors
Reinier Martinez
assistant
Max Armstrong
assistant camera
Jay Du Boisson
assistant costume designer
Lindsay Mckay
assistant costume designer
Blair Miller
assistant editor
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