Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
“Meet Darren. He's sixteen going on immortal.”
When Darren Shan is taken to a circus that's chock-full of sideshow oddities, he meets a vampire and receives a life-changing bite on the neck.
Genres
Adventure, Fantasy, Action, Thriller
Studio
Universal Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant performed
Budget
$40.0M
Worldwide Gross
$28.2M
Gross Profit
−$11.8M
Return
0.7× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$3M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~33/67, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for Adventure) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Darren Shan
Chris Massoglia
Darren Shan
Larten Crepsley
John C. Reilly
Larten Crepsley
Steve
Josh Hutcherson
Steve
Evra the Snake Boy
Patrick Fugit
Evra the Snake Boy
Madame Truska
Salma Hayek Pinault
Madame Truska
Rebecca
Jessica Carlson
Rebecca
Mr. Tiny
Michael Cerveris
Mr. Tiny
Murlaugh
Ray Stevenson
Murlaugh
Annie
Morgan Saylor
Annie
Mr. Shan
Don McManus
Mr. Shan
Mr. Tall
Ken Watanabe
Mr. Tall
Alexander Ribs
Orlando Jones
Alexander Ribs
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