The Punisher
“There is no justice, there is only revenge.”
When undercover FBI agent Frank Castle's wife and son are slaughtered, he becomes 'the Punisher' -- a ruthless vigilante willing to go to any length to avenge his family.
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Part of The Punisher Collection
2 films
Cast
58 people
Thomas Jane
Frank Castle / The Punisher
Known for
The Mist
1922
John Travolta
Howard Saint
Known for
Pulp Fiction
Bolt
Will Patton
Quentin Glass
Known for
Falling Skies
Swamp Thing
Roy Scheider
Frank Castle, Sr.
Known for
Jaws
The French Connection
Laura Harring
Livia Saint
Known for
Mulholland Drive
Rabbits
Ben Foster
Specker Dave
Known for
Pandorum
Warcraft
Samantha Mathis
Maria Castle
Known for
American Psycho
The Strain
James Carpinello
Bobby Saint / John Saint
Known for
The Enemy Within
Gangster Squad
A. Russell Andrews
Jimmy Weeks
Known for
Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland
The In-Laws
Eddie Jemison
Mickey Duka
Known for
Bruce Almighty
Ocean's Eleven
John Pinette
Bumpo
Known for
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
Simon Sez
Barbara Harris
adr voice casting
Known for
Eddie Murphy Raw
Jonathan Hensleigh Director · Michael France Writer Carlo Siliotto Composer
Worldwide gross $55M · Budget $33M · United States release April 16, 2004
Box office
Budget
$33,000,000
Worldwide gross
$54,700,105
Gross vs. budget
1.7×
Production
Lions Gate Films
Production · Studio
VIP Medienfonds 3
Production
Valhalla Motion Pictures
Production
Marvel Enterprises
Production
VIP 2 Medienfonds
Production
VIP 3 Medienfonds
Production
Germany · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Puerto Rico · April 15, 2004
Theatrical
United States · April 16, 2004
Theatrical
Argentina
January 11, 2005 · Physical
Australia
June 3, 2004 · Theatrical
Austria
June 11, 2004 · Theatrical
Bahrain
May 12, 2004 · Theatrical
Belgium
June 23, 2004 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 22, 2004 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
June 11, 2004 · Theatrical
Canada
April 16, 2004 · Theatrical
Chile
August 19, 2004 · Theatrical
Czechia
July 1, 2004 · Digital
Denmark
July 16, 2004 · Limited theatrical
Egypt
May 5, 2004 · Theatrical
Estonia
June 18, 2004 · Theatrical
Finland
June 5, 2004 · Theatrical · Night Visions Film Festival
February 5, 2005 · Physical
France
June 9, 2004 · Theatrical
December 7, 2004 · Physical · DVD
September 1, 2005 · Physical · UMD
February 18, 2009 · Digital
February 18, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
October 1, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
Germany
June 10, 2004 · Theatrical
Greece
July 2, 2004 · Theatrical
Hungary
July 29, 2004 · Theatrical
Iceland
June 18, 2004 · Theatrical
Ireland
September 24, 2004 · Theatrical
Israel
June 3, 2004 · Theatrical
Italy
July 2, 2004 · Theatrical
Japan
November 13, 2004 · Theatrical
Kuwait
May 19, 2004 · Theatrical
Lebanon
April 29, 2004 · Theatrical
Lithuania
June 4, 2004 · Theatrical
Malaysia
June 7, 2004 · Theatrical
Mexico
June 11, 2004 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 23, 2004 · Theatrical
April 14, 2007 · Theatrical · RTL 5
March 25, 2008 · Physical · DVD
February 5, 2009 · Physical · Blu ray
Norway
January 5, 2005 · Physical
Panama
October 1, 2004 · Theatrical
Philippines
October 6, 2004 · Theatrical · Manila
October 20, 2004 · Theatrical · Davao
Poland
June 18, 2004 · Theatrical
Portugal
June 3, 2004 · Theatrical
Romania
June 25, 2004 · Digital
Singapore
June 10, 2004 · Theatrical
Slovenia
July 15, 2004 · Theatrical
South Korea
September 10, 2004 · Theatrical
Spain
June 4, 2004 · Theatrical
Sweden
June 30, 2004 · Theatrical
Switzerland
June 9, 2004 · Theatrical · French
June 10, 2004 · Theatrical · German
July 2, 2004 · Theatrical · Italian
Thailand
June 17, 2004 · Theatrical
Türkiye
September 24, 2004 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
April 28, 2004 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 24, 2004 · Theatrical
Uruguay
August 13, 2004 · Theatrical
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