The Grudge
A grieving professor uncovers a haunted house tied to his past, but as he delves deeper, he becomes trapped in a deadly curse that kills anyone who enters.
“It never forgives. It never forgets.”
Synopsis
An American nurse living and working in Tokyo encounters a mysterious supernatural curse that causes a person to be consumed by intense rage before dying and passing the curse on to another victim.
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A crew of 45+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Jeff BetancourtShot by Hideo YamamotoScored by Christopher YoungDesigned by Iwao Saito
Box Office
2004 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 18× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$183.5M
US & Canada: $110.4M — 60% of worldwide · International: $73.1M (40%)
Opening weekend: $39.1M — 35% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $48.9M — 44% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 3,245 theaters
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Also known as
- Der Fluch - The Grudgede
- The Grudgede
- The Grudge - Der Fluchde
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Cast & Crew
45 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Sarah Michelle Gellar
as Karen
Andrea Riseborough
as Detective Muldoon
Jason Behr
as Doug
Demian Bichir
as Goodman
Clea Duvall
as Jennifer
John Cho
as Peter Spencer
William Mapother
as Matthew
Betty Gilpin
as Nina Spencer
Kadee Strickland
as Susan
Lin Shaye
as Faith Matheson
Grace Zabriskie
as Emma
Jacki Weaver
as Lorna Moody
Supporting cast
22Bill Pullman
as Peter
Tara Westwood
as Fiona Landers
Rosa Blasi
as Maria
William Sadler
as Detective Wilson
Ted Raimi
as Alex
Frankie Faison
as William Matheson
Ryo Ishibashi
as Nakagawa
Nancy Sorel
as Agent Cole
Joel Marsh Garland
as Detective Greco
David Lawrence Brown
as Sam Landers
Zoe Fish
as Melinda Landers
Junko Bailey
as Kayako Ghost
Bradley Sawatzky
as Officer Michaels
Robin Ruel
as Dr. Friedman
Stephanie Sy
as Amnio Nurse
Marina Stephenson Kerr
as Smoking Neighbor
Ernesto Griffith
as Orderly
Robert Kostyra
as Truck Driver
John J Hansen
as Burke
Steven Ratzlaff
as Dr. Maher
Derek James Trapp
as Forensics (uncredited)
Lorrie Papadopoulos
as Hospital Visitor (uncredited)
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