Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
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Three wealthy children
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Principal cast & crew: 40
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Shot by Carolyn Ken
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Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.5× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$209.1M
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Cast & Crew
40 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Emily Browning
as Violet Baudelaire
Liam Aiken
as Klaus Baudelaire
Kara Hoffman
as Sunny Baudelaire
Shelby Hoffman
as Sunny Baudelaire
Jim Carrey
as Count Olaf / Dr. Stephano / Captain Sham
Timothy Spall
as Mr. Poe
Meryl Streep
as Josephine Anwhistle
Billy Connolly
as Dr. Montgomery Montgomery
Jude Law
as Lemony Snicket (voice)
Catherine O Hara
as Justice Strauss
Jennifer Coolidge
as White-Faced Women
Jane Adams
as White-Faced Women
Supporting cast
27Craig Ferguson
as Person of Indeterminate Gender
Luis Guzman
as Bald Man
Jamie Harris
as Hook-Handed Man
Cedric The Entertainer
as Constable
Bob Clendenin
as Grocery Clerk
Lenny Clarke
as Gruff Grocer
Fred Gallo
as Le juge
John Dexter
as Gustav
Deborah Theaker
as Mrs. Poe
Wayne Flemming
as Captain Sam
Jaimarie Bjorge
as Dream Gypsy (uncredited)
Helena Bonham Carter
as Beatrice Baudelaire (uncredited)
Amy Brenneman
as Mrs. Baudelaire (uncredited)
Julius Callahan
as Davidious Augustine / Bohemian (uncredited)
Francois Duhamel
as French Radio Reporter (voice) (uncredited)
Gilbert Gottfried
as Duck (voice) (uncredited)
Rick Heinrichs
as Mr. Baudelaire (uncredited)
Alan Heitz
as Police Photographer (uncredited)
Rob Hinderstein
as Banker (uncredited)
Dustin Hoffman
as The Critic (uncredited)
Michael Earl Lane
as Ferry Boat Captain (uncredited)
Jane Lynch
as Realtor (uncredited)
Nick Meaney
as Voice over (uncredited)
Christopher Metas
as Wedding Audience (uncredited)
Crystal Rivers
as Bohemian #1 (uncredited)
Lidia Sabljic
as Woman in Audience (uncredited)
Daniel Handler
as Photographer
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