An imprisoned vampire, Barnabas Collins, is set free and returns to his ancestral home, where his dysfunctional descendants are in need of his protection.An imprisoned vampire, Barnabas Collins, is set free and returns to his ancestral home, where his dysfunctional descendants are in need of his protection.An imprisoned vampire, Barnabas Collins, is set free and returns to his ancestral home, where his dysfunctional descendants are in need of his protection.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 12 nominations
- David Collins
- (as Gully McGrath)
- Board Member 2
- (as Michael J. Shannon)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJohnny Depp was a huge fan of Dark Shadows (1966) when he was a child. When Warner Brothers acquired the rights to it from the estate of show creator Dan Curtis, they brought the property to Depp, who then persuaded Tim Burton that this would be an ideal project for them.
- GoofsWhen Maggie Evans arrives at Collinswood, her first conversation with Willie indicates that she has applied for the governess job under the name Victoria Winters. An earlier scene shows that she didn't invent the name until earlier that same day, on the train en route to Maine.
- Quotes
Angelique Bouchard: I'm going to make an offer to you, Barnabas. My last. You can join me by my side and we can run Collinsport together as partners, and lovers... or I'll put you back in the box.
Barnabas Collins: I have already prepared my counter-proposal. It reads thusly: You may strategically place your wonderful lips upon my posterior and kiss it repeatedly!
- Crazy creditsThe opening credits feature Victoria Winters en route to Collinwood, repeating her name to herself ("My name is Victoria Winters..."), while the prologue featured a shot of waves breaking onto a cliffshore. This is a reverse of the Dark Shadows (1966) opening, where the prologue featured Victoria Winters traveling and the title sequence was of the waves breaking upon seashore scree.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.137 (2012)
- SoundtracksDark Shadows (Prologuea)
Written and Performed by Danny Elfman
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Sombras tenebrosas
- Filming locations
- Trafalgar Castle School, Whitby, Ontario, Canada(on location)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $150,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $79,727,149
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $29,685,274
- May 13, 2012
- Gross worldwide
- $245,527,149
- Runtime1 hour 53 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1