Donnie Darko
“28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes, 12 seconds... that is when the world will end.”
After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.
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2 films
Cast
41 people
Jake Gyllenhaal
Donnie Darko
Known for
Nightcrawler
Zodiac
Jena Malone
Gretchen Ross
Known for
Into the Wild
Sucker Punch
James Duval
Frank
Known for
Independence Day
Nowhere
Drew Barrymore
Karen Pomeroy
Known for
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
50 First Dates
Beth Grant
Kitty Farmer
Known for
No Country for Old Men
Little Miss Sunshine
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Elizabeth Darko
Known for
The Dark Knight
White House Down
Mary McDonnell
Rose Darko
Known for
Battlestar Galactica
Dances with Wolves
Holmes Osborne
Eddie Darko
Known for
The Box
Bring It On
Noah Wyle
Prof. Kenneth Monnitoff
Known for
Falling Skies
The Pitt
Katharine Ross
Dr. Lilian Thurman
Known for
The Graduate
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Patrick Swayze
Jim Cunningham
Known for
Ghost
Point Break
Daveigh Chase
Samantha Darko
Known for
Lilo & Stitch
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
Richard Kelly Director · Michael Andrews Composer Steven Poster Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $7.5M · Budget $4.5M · United States release October 26, 2001
Box office
Budget
$4,500,000
Worldwide gross
$7,500,000
Gross vs. budget
1.7×
Production
Flower Films
Production
Pandora Cinema
Production
Newmarket Films
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
Adam Fields Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Mexico · January 19, 2001
Theatrical
United States · October 26, 2001
Theatrical
United States
January 19, 2001 · Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
October 11, 2001 · Premiere · Austin Film Festival
October 22, 2001 · Premiere · Los Angeles, California
August 2, 2003 · Premiere · Moonlit Matines Film Festival
May 29, 2004 · Premiere · Seattle International Film Festival (Director's Cut)
June 1, 2004 · Limited theatrical · Seattle, Washington (Director's Cut)
June 2, 2004 · Limited theatrical · Director's Cut
November 12, 2004 · Premiere · Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival
May 16, 2009 · Premiere · International Buddhist Film Festival
March 31, 2017 · Theatrical · Re-Release
October 2, 2026 · Limited theatrical · 25th Anniversary Re-Release
Argentina
June 6, 2011 · Physical · DVD
Australia
July 24, 2002 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
October 16, 2002 · Theatrical
August 12, 2004 · Theatrical · Director's Cut
June 9, 2016 · Theatrical · Re-Release
Belgium
April 16, 2002 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 24, 2003 · Theatrical
Cameroon
December 7, 2001 · Theatrical
Canada
March 19, 2002 · Physical · DVD
Chile
November 26, 2001 · Theatrical
Czechia
December 7, 2004 · TV
Denmark
June 7, 2002 · Theatrical
Egypt
April 23, 2021 · Physical · DVD
Finland
September 20, 2002 · Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival
November 13, 2002 · Physical · DVD
France
January 1, 2002 · Premiere · Gérardmer Film Festival
January 30, 2002 · Theatrical
November 21, 2002 · Physical · DVD / VHS
September 8, 2011 · Digital
November 2, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
July 24, 2019 · Theatrical · 4K Re-release
November 13, 2019 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
Germany
July 21, 2001 · Premiere · München Fantasy Filmfest
August 4, 2001 · Premiere · Cologne Fantasy Filmfest
November 18, 2003 · Physical · DVD
December 18, 2003 · Theatrical
September 21, 2021 · Theatrical · Re-Release
March 5, 2024 · Theatrical · Best of Cinema
Greece
April 1, 2002 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
December 27, 2001 · Theatrical
Hungary
October 10, 2002 · Premiere · Titanic International Filmpresence Festival
May 22, 2003 · Theatrical
Iceland
August 15, 2002 · Physical
India
October 25, 2002 · Theatrical
Indonesia
October 26, 2001 · Theatrical
Ireland
October 12, 2002 · Premiere · Cork International Film Festival
October 25, 2002 · Theatrical
September 3, 2004 · Theatrical · Director's Cut
December 23, 2016 · Theatrical · Re-Release
Israel
February 12, 2011 · TV
Italy
November 22, 2001 · Premiere · Torino Film Festival
November 19, 2004 · Theatrical
Japan
August 31, 2002 · Theatrical
Luxembourg
March 1, 2002 · Premiere · Cinénygma
Netherlands
January 26, 2002 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
April 12, 2002 · Premiere · Fantastic Film Festival
June 20, 2002 · Theatrical
January 3, 2005 · TV · Nederland 2
December 24, 2010 · Physical · Blu-ray
New Zealand
July 24, 2002 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
Norway
November 23, 2001 · Premiere · Oslo Film Festival
October 20, 2002 · Premiere · Bergen International Film Festival
July 6, 2004 · Premiere · Filmquart Film Festival
Panama
April 16, 2026 · Theatrical · Subtitulado
Philippines
October 24, 2001 · Theatrical
Poland
July 9, 2017 · Physical · DVD
January 9, 2026 · Limited theatrical
Portugal
October 11, 2002 · Theatrical
Russia
October 31, 2002 · Physical
July 20, 2023 · Theatrical
October 1, 2026 · Theatrical · 4k restoration re-release
Singapore
May 11, 2009 · Physical · DVD
South Korea
November 22, 2002 · Theatrical
Spain
October 8, 2001 · Premiere · Sitges Film Festival
July 5, 2002 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 20, 2001 · Premiere · Fantastic Film Festival
November 20, 2002 · Physical · DVD
Switzerland
July 2, 2017 · Premiere · Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival
Taiwan
June 7, 2003 · Theatrical
December 11, 2020 · Theatrical · Re-Release
Türkiye
June 13, 2003 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
April 26, 2021 · Physical · Blu-ray
United Kingdom
October 25, 2002 · Theatrical
August 27, 2004 · Theatrical · Director's Cut
December 23, 2016 · Limited theatrical · Re-Release
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