House of Bones

The Lovely Bones is a 2009 supernatural drama film directed by Peter Jackson and written by Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, based on the 2002 novel by Alice Sebold. It stars Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, Michael Imperioli, and Saoirse Ronan. Ronan plays a teenager who watches her family from heaven after she is murdered. A co-production between the United States, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand, The Lovely Bones was produced by Carolynne Cunningham, Walsh, Jackson, and Aimee Peyronnet, with Steven Spielberg, Tessa Ross, Ken Kamins, and James Wilson as executive producers. Principal photography began in October 2007 in New Zealand and Pennsylvania. The score was composed by Brian Eno. The Lovely Bones premiered in London on November 24, 2009, and was released in New Zealand on December 26, 2009 and in the United States on January 15, 2010. It received mixed reviews; while the visual effects, the direction, and the performances of Ronan and Tucci were praised, its story and message were criticized. At the world box office, The Lovely Bones grossed $93.6 million on a $65 million production budget. Tucci was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Academy Awards, the Golden Globes and the BAFTAs, and Ronan was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Actress.