The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
“Don't leave Earth without it.”
Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
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Cast
61 people
Martin Freeman
Arthur Dent
Known for
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Sherlock
Yasiin Bey
Ford Prefect
Known for
16 Blocks
The Italian Job
Zooey Deschanel
Trillian
Known for
(500) Days of Summer
Yes Man
Sam Rockwell
Zaphod Beeblebrox
Known for
Moon
Iron Man 2
Alan Rickman
Marvin (voice)
Known for
Die Hard
Love Actually
Anna Chancellor
Questular Rontok
Known for
Pride and Prejudice
The Dreamers
Bill Nighy
Slartibartfast
Known for
About Time
Castlevania
Richard Griffiths
Jeltz (voice)
Known for
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
John Malkovich
Humma Kavula
Known for
RED
Bird Box
Helen Mirren
Deep Thought (voice)
Known for
Monsters University
MobLand
Thomas Lennon
Eddie the Computer (voice)
Known for
17 Again
Memento
Laurence Harvey
special effects technician
Also in
Second in Command
Garth Jennings Director · Douglas Adams Screenplay Karey Kirkpatrick Screenplay
Worldwide gross $104M · Budget $50M · United States release April 29, 2005
Box office
Budget
$50,000,000
Worldwide gross
$104,500,000
Gross vs. budget
2.1×
Production
Spyglass Entertainment
Production
Everyman Pictures
Production
Hammer & Tongs
Production
Touchstone Pictures
Production · Studio
Spyglass Media Group
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · April 20, 2005
Premiere · London
United States · April 29, 2005
Theatrical
Argentina
November 2, 2005 · Physical · Video
Australia
April 28, 2005 · Theatrical
Austria
June 9, 2005 · Theatrical
Belgium
August 17, 2005 · Theatrical
Brazil
June 3, 2005 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
July 15, 2005 · Theatrical
Canada
April 29, 2005 · Theatrical
Croatia
June 9, 2005 · Theatrical
Czechia
June 2, 2005 · Theatrical
Denmark
August 12, 2005 · Theatrical
Estonia
July 15, 2005 · Theatrical
Finland
June 15, 2005 · Premiere · Midnight Sun Film Festival
August 5, 2005 · Theatrical
France
August 17, 2005 · Theatrical
Germany
June 9, 2005 · Theatrical
Greece
June 3, 2005 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
June 2, 2005 · Theatrical
Hungary
June 16, 2005 · Theatrical
Iceland
May 4, 2005 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 28, 2005 · Theatrical
Israel
May 12, 2005 · Theatrical
Italy
June 1, 2005 · Premiere · Biografilm Festival
August 12, 2005 · Theatrical
Japan
September 10, 2005 · Theatrical · Tokyo
Latvia
June 3, 2005 · Theatrical
Malaysia
June 23, 2005 · Theatrical
Mexico
June 3, 2005 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 4, 2005 · Theatrical
New Zealand
April 28, 2005 · Theatrical
Norway
July 29, 2005 · Theatrical
Panama
August 12, 2005 · Theatrical
Philippines
June 22, 2005 · Theatrical
Poland
June 10, 2005 · Theatrical
Portugal
August 25, 2005 · Theatrical
Romania
May 30, 2005 · Premiere · Transilvania International Film Festival
June 17, 2005 · Theatrical
Singapore
June 2, 2005 · Theatrical
Slovenia
June 23, 2005 · Theatrical
South Africa
July 29, 2005 · Theatrical
South Korea
August 26, 2005 · Theatrical
Spain
September 2, 2005 · Theatrical
Sweden
August 3, 2005 · Theatrical
November 30, 2005 · Physical · DVD
May 2, 2007 · Physical · Blu-ray
Switzerland
June 3, 2005 · Theatrical · Italian
June 9, 2005 · Theatrical · German
August 17, 2005 · Theatrical · French
Taiwan
July 15, 2005 · Theatrical
Thailand
June 2, 2005 · Theatrical
Türkiye
August 19, 2005 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
June 8, 2005 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 28, 2005 · Theatrical
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