Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Released Date
December 21, 2007
Distributor
DreamWorks
Genre
Musical
Rating
R
Budget
$50,000,000
Worldwide Gross
Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$52,898,073 + $100,485,554 = $153,383,627
$52,898,073 + $100,485,554 = $153,383,627
About Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
The infamous story of Benjamin Barker, aka Sweeney Todd, who sets up a barber shop in London which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett.
About
Benjamin Barker, a.k.a. Sweeney Todd, uses his barbershop as a place to murder his customers who later are sold in meat pies made by his loving accomplice, Mrs. Lovett. The film is based off of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's musical of the same name.
Trivia
Helena Bonham Carter, who plays Mrs. Lovett, was pregnant during filming. Johnny Depp, who plays Sweeney Todd, did not work with a vocal coach prior to filming.