Lisa Frankenstein
“If you can't meet your perfect boyfriend…make him.”
In 1989, a misunderstood teenager has a high school crush — who just happens to be a handsome corpse! After a set of playfully horrific circumstances bring him back to life, the two embark on a murderous journey to find love, happiness…and a few missing body parts along the way.
Genres
Horror, Comedy, Romance
Studio
Focus Features
Language
en
Status
Released
How Lisa Frankenstein performed
Budget
$13.4M
Worldwide Gross
$9.9M
Gross Profit
−$3.5M
Return
0.7× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$2M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~44/56, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (45% of the domestic run, typical for Horror) 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
Lisa Swallows
Kathryn Newton
Lisa Swallows
The Creature
Cole Sprouse
The Creature
Taffy
Liza Soberano
Taffy
Michael Trent
Henry Eikenberry
Michael Trent
Dale Swallows
Joe Chrest
Dale Swallows
Janet
Carla Gugino
Janet
Tamara
Joey Harris
Tamara
Doug
Bryce Romero
Doug
Lori
Jenna Davis
Lori
Vince
Joshua Montes
Vince
Tricia
Trina LaFargue
Tricia
Misty
Paola Andino
Misty
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