“There's been a grave misunderstanding.”
In a 19th-century European village, a young man about to be married is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his real bride waits bereft in the land of the living.
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Cast
26 people
Johnny Depp
Victor Van Dort (voice)
Known for
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Helena Bonham Carter
Corpse Bride (voice)
Known for
Fight Club
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Emily Watson
Victoria Everglot (voice)
Known for
Chernobyl
Equilibrium
Tracey Ullman
Nell Van Dort / Hildegarde (voice)
Known for
Kronk's New Groove
Ted Lasso
Paul Whitehouse
William Van Dort / Mayhew / Paul the Head Waiter (voice)
Known for
Ghost Stories
Alice in Wonderland
Joanna Lumley
Maudeline Everglot (voice)
Known for
Wednesday
The Wolf of Wall Street
Albert Finney
Finis Everglot (voice)
Known for
Big Fish
Erin Brockovich
Richard E. Grant
Barkis Bittern (voice)
Known for
Loki
Logan
Christopher Lee
Pastor Galswells (voice)
Known for
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Michael Gough
Elder Gutknecht (voice)
Known for
Batman Returns
Sleepy Hollow
Jane Horrocks
Black Widow Spider / Mrs. Plum (voice)
Known for
Chicken Run
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
Enn Reitel
Maggot / Town Crier (voice)
Known for
The Adventures of Tintin
Dead Silence
Tim Burton Director · Mike Johnson Director John August Screenplay
Worldwide gross $118M · Budget $40M · United States release September 16, 2005
Box office
Budget
$40,000,000
Worldwide gross
$118,133,252
Gross vs. budget
3.0×
Production
Tim Burton Productions
Production
Patalex Productions
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
LAIKA
Production
Laika Entertainment
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Italy · September 7, 2005
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
United States · September 16, 2005
Limited theatrical
United States
September 23, 2005 · Theatrical
Argentina
October 13, 2005 · Theatrical
October 30, 2025 · Theatrical · Reestreno
Australia
November 17, 2005 · Theatrical
Austria
October 15, 2005 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
November 4, 2005 · Theatrical
Belgium
October 26, 2005 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 29, 2005 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
October 21, 2005 · Theatrical
October 30, 2025 · Theatrical · Relançamento
Bulgaria
November 11, 2005 · Theatrical
Canada
September 10, 2005 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
September 19, 2005 · Premiere · Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival
Chile
October 20, 2005 · Theatrical
China
April 16, 2026 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
September 4, 2026 · Premiere · Aranya Waves Film Festival
Czechia
November 7, 2005 · Premiere · Palace Film Festival
November 24, 2005 · Theatrical
Denmark
October 28, 2005 · Theatrical
Estonia
December 30, 2005 · Theatrical
Finland
October 30, 2005 · Premiere · Night Visions Film Festival
November 4, 2005 · Theatrical
France
October 19, 2005 · Theatrical
May 11, 2006 · Physical · DVD & UMD
May 30, 2007 · Physical · Blu-ray
November 30, 2011 · Digital
May 9, 2026 · TV · T18
October 22, 2026 · TV · T18
Germany
November 3, 2005 · Theatrical
Greece
November 24, 2005 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
December 22, 2005 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
October 27, 2005 · Theatrical
Hungary
November 17, 2005 · Theatrical
Iceland
October 27, 2005 · Premiere · Iceland International Film Festival
November 11, 2005 · Theatrical
Ireland
October 21, 2005 · Theatrical
Israel
November 24, 2005 · Theatrical
Italy
September 12, 2005 · Limited theatrical
October 28, 2005 · Theatrical
Japan
October 22, 2005 · Theatrical
Mexico
October 21, 2005 · Theatrical
October 15, 2026 · Theatrical · Reestreno
Netherlands
November 3, 2005 · Theatrical
May 30, 2007 · Physical · DVD
December 26, 2008 · TV · Net 5
January 12, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
Norway
October 28, 2005 · Theatrical
Panama
October 14, 2005 · Theatrical
Philippines
October 5, 2005 · Theatrical
Poland
October 7, 2005 · Premiere · Warsaw Film Festival
October 28, 2005 · Theatrical
Portugal
December 22, 2005 · Theatrical
Romania
September 12, 2005 · Premiere
Russia
January 26, 2006 · Theatrical
Singapore
September 29, 2005 · Theatrical
Slovakia
April 13, 2006 · Theatrical
South Korea
November 3, 2005 · Theatrical
Spain
October 15, 2005 · Premiere · Festival de Cinema de Catalunya
October 28, 2005 · Theatrical · https://sede.mcu.gob.es/CatalogoICAA/Peliculas/Detalle?Pelicula=36605
Sweden
December 2, 2005 · Theatrical
April 12, 2006 · Physical · DVD
May 23, 2007 · Physical · Blu-ray
Switzerland
November 3, 2005 · Theatrical
Taiwan
September 30, 2005 · Theatrical
Türkiye
November 18, 2005 · Premiere · Istanbul
United Kingdom
October 13, 2005 · Limited theatrical
October 21, 2005 · Theatrical
February 6, 2006 · Physical · DVD
May 21, 2007 · Physical · Blu-ray
August 20, 2024 · Digital · Prime Video
Venezuela
October 21, 2005 · Theatrical
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