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Movie Info
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Director -
Simon West -
Producer -
John Davis , Ken Lemberger , Wyck Godfrey -
Screenwriter -
Jake Wade Wall -
Distributor -
Sony Pictures Entertainment -
Production Co -
Screen Gems , Davis Entertainment -
Rating -
PG-13 (Some Language|Intense Terror|Violence) -
Genre -
Horror , Mystery & Thriller -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Feb 3, 2006, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Apr 16, 2012 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$47.9M -
Runtime -
1h 27m -
Sound Mix -
SDDS , DTS , Surround -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)