The Grudge
“It never forgives. It never forgets.”
An American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim.
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Part of The Grudge Collection
3 films
Cast
25 people
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Karen Davis
Known for
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Cruel Intentions
Jason Behr
Doug McCarthy
Known for
Roswell
Dragon Wars: D-War
Takako Fuji
Kayako Saeki
Known for
Rick and Morty: The Anime
Reincarnation
Yuya Ozeki
Toshio Saeki
William Mapother
Matthew Williams
Known for
Another Earth
Mission: Impossible II
Clea DuVall
Jennifer Williams
Known for
Girl, Interrupted
Argo
KaDee Strickland
Susan Williams
Known for
Cruel Summer
Private Practice
Grace Zabriskie
Emma Williams
Known for
Twin Peaks
Big Love
Bill Pullman
Peter Kirk
Known for
Independence Day
Spaceballs
Rosa Blasi
Maria Kirk
Known for
The Thundermans
Make It or Break It
Ted Raimi
Alex Jones
Known for
Ash vs Evil Dead
Xena: Warrior Princess
Ryo Ishibashi
Det. Hideto Nakagawa
Known for
Audition
Suicide Club
Takashi Shimizu Director · Stephen Susco Writer Christopher Young Composer
Worldwide gross $183M · Budget $10M · United States release October 22, 2004
Box office
Budget
$10,000,000
Worldwide gross
$183,474,602
Gross vs. budget
18.3×
Production
Ghost House Pictures
Production
Columbia Pictures
Studio
Colombia Pictures
Production
Fellah Pictures
Production
Senator International
Production
Vertigo Entertainment
Production
United States · Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese
Release dates
United States · October 12, 2004
Premiere · Los Angeles
United States · October 22, 2004
Theatrical
Argentina
March 3, 2005 · Theatrical
Australia
November 18, 2004 · Theatrical
Austria
March 4, 2005 · Theatrical
Bahrain
January 5, 2005 · Theatrical
Belgium
February 2, 2005 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 7, 2005 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
July 8, 2005 · Theatrical
Canada
October 22, 2004 · Limited theatrical
Chile
February 9, 2006 · Theatrical
Czechia
March 17, 2005 · Theatrical
Denmark
February 4, 2005 · Theatrical
Egypt
March 2, 2005 · Theatrical
Estonia
January 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Finland
January 7, 2005 · Theatrical
France
December 29, 2004 · Theatrical
Germany
March 3, 2005 · Theatrical
Greece
January 21, 2005 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
October 28, 2004 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 10, 2005 · Theatrical
Iceland
November 12, 2004 · Theatrical
Ireland
November 5, 2004 · Theatrical
Israel
January 13, 2005 · Theatrical
Italy
January 5, 2005 · Theatrical
Japan
February 11, 2005 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
December 3, 2004 · Theatrical
Kuwait
December 22, 2004 · Theatrical
Lithuania
January 18, 2005 · Theatrical
Mexico
January 28, 2005 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 6, 2005 · Theatrical
April 5, 2008 · TV · RTL 5
March 7, 2013 · Physical · Blu-ray
March 14, 2013 · Physical · DVD
New Zealand
December 11, 2004 · Theatrical
Norway
January 7, 2005 · Theatrical
Panama
January 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Philippines
October 27, 2004 · Theatrical · Manila
January 12, 2005 · Theatrical · Davao
Poland
January 21, 2005 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 17, 2005 · Theatrical
Russia
December 2, 2004 · Theatrical
January 20, 2005 · Physical · DVD
March 28, 2024 · Theatrical · Re-release
Serbia
March 2, 2005 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
Singapore
October 22, 2004 · Theatrical
Slovakia
March 17, 2005 · Theatrical
South Korea
May 26, 2005 · Theatrical
Spain
January 21, 2005 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Switzerland
December 29, 2004 · Theatrical · French
March 3, 2005 · Theatrical · German
Taiwan
October 29, 2004 · Theatrical
Thailand
October 28, 2004 · Theatrical
Türkiye
December 17, 2004 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
December 22, 2004 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 30, 2004 · Premiere · Leeds International Film Festival
November 5, 2004 · Theatrical
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