Empire of Light (2022)

Empire of Light

2022

Empire of Light

The duty manager of a seaside cinema, who is struggling with her mental health, forms a relationship with a new employee on the south coast of England in the 1980s.

ReleasedDecember 9, 2022

DirectorSam Mendes

WriterSam Mendes

StarringOlivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Toby Jones, Colin Firth

Scores

Letterboxd3.09

IMDb6.8

Rotten Tomatoes84%

Metacritic54

Box Office

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Cast

Olivia Colman

Olivia Colman

Hilary

Micheal Ward

Micheal Ward

Stephen

Toby Jones

Toby Jones

Norman

Colin Firth

Colin Firth

Donald Ellis

Tom Brooke

Tom Brooke

Neil

Tanya Moodie

Tanya Moodie

Delia

Hannah Onslow

Hannah Onslow

Janine

Crystal Clarke

Crystal Clarke

Ruby

Monica Dolan

Monica Dolan

Rosemary Bates

Ron Cook

Ron Cook

Mr. Cooper

Sara Stewart

Sara Stewart

Brenda Ellis

Justin Edwards

Justin Edwards

Jim Booth

Crew

Sam Mendes

Sam Mendes

Director

Sam Mendes

Sam Mendes

Writer

Roger Deakins

Roger Deakins

Director of Photography

Trent Reznor

Trent Reznor

Original Music Composer

Atticus Ross

Atticus Ross

Original Music Composer

Sam Mendes

Sam Mendes

Producer

Pippa Harris

Pippa Harris

Producer

Michael Lerman

Michael Lerman

Executive Producer

Julie Pastor

Executive Producer

Studios & Companies

Parent Company

The Walt Disney Company

Distribution

Searchlight Pictures

Production

Neal Street Productions

TSG Entertainment

Opening Weekend—

Domestic$1.2M

International$4.3M

Worldwide$11.4M

Est. Budget$13.5M

Est. Marketing (FD Est.)$6.1M

Est. Loss-$8.2M

Daily Charts Box Office Mojo

Awards

2Nominations

0Wins

Academy Awards1 nom

Best Cinematography

Golden Globes1 nom

Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama

Spirit Awards0 noms

0 Nominations

0 Nominations