Stigmata (film)

Stigmata
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRupert Wainwright
Screenplay byTom Lazarus
Rick Ramage
Story byTom Lazarus
Produced byFrank Mancuso Jr.
Starring
CinematographyJeffrey L. Kimball
Edited byMichael R. Miller
Music byBilly Corgan
Mike Garson
Elia Cmiral
Production
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Release date
  • September 10, 1999 (1999-09-10)
Running time
103 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • Mexico
LanguagesAramaic
English
Portuguese
Budget$29 million
Box office$89.4 million

Stigmata is a 1999 supernatural horror film directed by Rupert Wainwright, written by Tom Lazarus and Rick Ramage, and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures. The story follows an atheist hairdresser from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who is afflicted with stigmata after acquiring a rosary formerly owned by a deceased Italian priest who himself had suffered from the phenomenon. It stars Patricia Arquette, Gabriel Byrne, Jonathan Pryce, Nia Long, Portia de Rossi and Rade Šerbedžija. The film is an international co-production between the United States and Mexico.

The film was produced by FGM Entertainment and was released on September 10, 1999. It grossed $18.3 million during its opening weekend and $89.4 million worldwide, against a budget of $29 million. Despite generally negative reviews, Stigmata earned more than triple its budget.