Empire of Light
The duty manager of a seaside cinema, who is struggling with her mental health, forms a relationship with a new employee on the south coast of England in the 1980s.
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Cast
35 people
Olivia Colman
Hilary
Known for
Fleabag
The Favourite
Micheal Ward
Stephen
Known for
Top Boy
Eddington
Toby Jones
Norman
Known for
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
MobLand
Colin Firth
Donald Ellis
Known for
Kingsman: The Secret Service
The King's Speech
Tom Brooke
Neil
Known for
Slow Horses
Sherlock
Tanya Moodie
Delia
Known for
Sherlock
A Discovery of Witches
Hannah Onslow
Janine
Known for
This Is Going to Hurt
This City Is Ours
Crystal Clarke
Ruby
Known for
Ordeal by Innocence
Sanditon
Monica Dolan
Rosemary Bates
Known for
A Very English Scandal
Kick-Ass 2
Ron Cook
Mr. Cooper
Known for
Chernobyl
The Odyssey
Sara Stewart
Brenda Ellis
Known for
Batman Begins
The Night Manager
Justin Edwards
Jim Booth
Known for
1917
The Man Who Invented Christmas
Sam Mendes Director · Trent Reznor Composer Atticus Ross Composer
Worldwide gross $11M · Budget $14M · United States release December 9, 2022
Box office
Budget
$13,500,000
Worldwide gross
$11,395,604
Gross vs. budget
0.8×
Production
Searchlight Pictures
Production · Studio
Neal Street Productions
Production
TSG Entertainment
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Lumiere
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · September 3, 2022
Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
United States · December 9, 2022
Theatrical
United States · February 7, 2023
Digital
United States
February 18, 2023 · TV · HBO
February 21, 2023 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
Australia
November 12, 2022 · Premiere · British Film Festival
March 2, 2023 · Theatrical
Belgium
December 9, 2022 · Limited theatrical
Brazil
February 23, 2023 · Theatrical
April 26, 2023 · Digital · Star+
Canada
September 12, 2022 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
December 9, 2022 · Theatrical
China
December 1, 2023 · Digital
Finland
March 3, 2023 · Theatrical
France
March 1, 2023 · Theatrical
Germany
April 20, 2023 · Theatrical
Greece
February 2, 2023 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 2, 2023 · Theatrical
Hungary
February 23, 2023 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 13, 2023 · Theatrical
Israel
March 29, 2023 · Digital · Disney+
Italy
March 2, 2023 · Theatrical
Japan
February 23, 2023 · Theatrical
New Zealand
June 1, 2023 · Digital
Poland
March 3, 2023 · Theatrical
Puerto Rico
January 12, 2023 · Limited theatrical · Fine Arts
Romania
December 9, 2022 · Premiere
Singapore
February 26, 2023 · Theatrical
Slovakia
June 5, 2025 · TV · JOJ PLUS
South Korea
March 15, 2023 · Digital · Disney+
Spain
January 13, 2023 · Theatrical
April 7, 2023 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 9, 2022 · Limited theatrical
Taiwan
November 5, 2022 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 12, 2022 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
January 9, 2023 · Theatrical
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