The Box
5.6
“You are the experiment.”
Norma and Arthur Lewis, a suburban couple with a young child, receive a simple wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. A mysterious stranger delivers the message that the box promises to bestow upon its owner $1 million with the press of a button. However pressing this button will simultaneously cause the death of another human being somewhere in the world; someone they don't know. With just 24 hours to have the box in their possession, Norma and Arthur find themselves in the cross-hairs of a startling moral dilemma and must face the true nature of their humanity.
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Cast
82 people
Cameron Diaz
Norma Lewis
Known for
Shrek
The Holiday
James Marsden
Arthur Lewis
Known for
Westworld
Sonic the Hedgehog
Frank Langella
Arlington Steward
Known for
The Ninth Gate
The Americans
James Rebhorn
Norm Cahill
Known for
The Game
Scent of a Woman
Holmes Osborne
Dick Burns
Known for
Donnie Darko
Bring It On
Sam Oz Stone
Walter Lewis
Known for
Dirty Movie
Gillian Jacobs
Dana
Known for
INVINCIBLE
Community
Celia Weston
Lana Burns
Known for
The Village
Echoes
Lisa K. Wyatt
Rhonda Martin
Known for
The Crazies
American Dreamz
Mark S. Cartier
Martin Teague
Known for
Infinitely Polar Bear
Blow the Man Down
Kevin Robertson
Wendell Matheson
Also in
Southland Tales
Michele Durrett
Rebecca Matheson
Also in
Southland Tales
Richard Kelly Director · Richard Matheson Story Win Butler Composer
Worldwide gross $33M · Budget $30M · United States release November 4, 2009
Box office
Budget
$30,000,000
Worldwide gross
$33,333,531
Gross vs. budget
1.1×
Production
MRC
Production
Radar Pictures
Production
Darko Entertainment
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Studio · Production
Lin Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Sweden · September 17, 2009
Premiere · Lund Fantastisk Film Festival
United States · November 4, 2009
Theatrical · New York City
United States
November 6, 2009 · Theatrical
Argentina
April 15, 2010 · Theatrical
Australia
October 29, 2009 · Theatrical
Belgium
November 4, 2009 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 26, 2010 · Theatrical
Canada
November 6, 2009 · Theatrical
Colombia
September 17, 2010 · Theatrical
Denmark
December 11, 2009 · Theatrical
Finland
January 15, 2010 · Theatrical
France
November 4, 2009 · Theatrical
Germany
February 18, 2010 · Physical · DVD
Greece
March 4, 2010 · Theatrical
Hungary
January 21, 2010 · Theatrical
Iceland
November 27, 2009 · Theatrical
Ireland
December 4, 2009 · Theatrical
Italy
July 21, 2010 · Theatrical
Japan
May 8, 2010 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
December 24, 2009 · Theatrical
Latvia
November 6, 2009 · Theatrical
Lithuania
January 15, 2010 · Theatrical
Mexico
December 11, 2009 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 4, 2010 · Theatrical
June 15, 2010 · Physical · DVD
December 1, 2011 · Physical · Blu ray
January 28, 2012 · TV · RTL 5
Philippines
March 10, 2010 · Theatrical
Portugal
August 26, 2010 · Theatrical
Romania
November 20, 2009 · Theatrical
Russia
November 19, 2009 · Theatrical
Singapore
January 28, 2010 · Theatrical
South Africa
March 12, 2010 · Theatrical
South Korea
April 19, 2012 · Theatrical
Spain
November 6, 2009 · Theatrical
Türkiye
March 26, 2010 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 4, 2009 · Theatrical
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