The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Theatrical release poster
Directed by | David Fincher
Produced by | Scott Rudin Ole S?ndberg S?ren St?rmose Ce?n Chaffin
Screenplay by | Steven Zaillian
Based on | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Starring | Daniel Craig Rooney Mara
Music by | Trent Reznor Atticus Ross
Cinematography | Jeff Cronenweth
Editing by | Kirk Baxter Angus Wall
Studio | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Scott Rudin Productions Yellow Bird Films Film i V?st
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Releasing
Release dates | December 21, 2011 (2011-12-21)
Running time | 158 minutes[1]
Country | United States Sweden United Kingdom Germany
Language | English
Budget | $90 million[2]
Box office | $232,617,430[2]

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a 2011 American mystery thriller film. Based on the Swedish novel of the same name by Stieg Larsson, the film adaptation was directed by David Fincher and written by Steven Zaillian. The film stars Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara and tells the story of journalist Mikael Blomkvist's (Craig) investigation to find out what happened to a woman from a wealthy family who disappeared forty years ago. He works with the help of computer hacker Lisbeth Salander (Mara).

Sony Pictures Entertainment began development on the film in 2009. It took the company a few months to obtain rights to the novel, during which they recruited Zaillian and Fincher. The casting process for the lead roles was exhaustive and intense; Craig initially faced scheduling conflicts, while a number of actresses were sought for the role of Lisbeth Salander. The film's script took over six months to write, which included three months of analyzing the novel. With a production budget of $90 million, filming took place in Sweden, Switzerland and Norway over seven months.

Pre-release screenings occurred in London, New York City, and Stockholm. Critics positively reviewed the film, applauding its dark, grim tone. Mara and Craig's performances were also praised by commentators. The film grossed $232.6 million over its theatrical run. In addition to being included in the best-of lists in several publications, the film was a candidate for numerous awards, ultimately winning seven accolades including an Academy Award for Best Film Editing.

## Synopsis[edit]

Journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig), co-owner of Millennium magazine, has just lost a libel case brought against him by corrupt businessman Hans-Erik Wennerstr?m (Ulf Friberg). Meanwhile, Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara), a damaged but brilliant researcher and computer hacker, compiles an extensive background check on Blomkvist for business magnate Henrik Vanger (Christopher Plummer), who has a special task for him. In exchange for the promise of damning information about Wennerstr?m, Blomkvist agrees to investigate the disappearance and assumed murder of Henrik's grandniece, Harriet, 40 years before. After moving to the Vanger family's compound, Blomkvist uncovers a notebook containing a list of names and numbers that no one has been able to decipher.

Salander, who is under state legal guardianship due to mental incompetency, is appointed a new guardian, lawyer Nils Bjurman (Yorick van Wageningen), after her previous guardian has a stroke. Bjurman abuses his authority to extort sexual favors from Salander and then violently rapes her, not realizing she has a hidden video camera in her bag. At their next meeting, she stuns him with a Taser, rapes him with a dildo, and marks him as a rapist with a tattoo on his chest and stomach. She then blackmails him into writing her a glowing progress report.

Blomkvist's daughter visits him and notes that the numbers from the notebook are Bible references. Blomkvist tells Vanger's lawyer Dirch Frode (Steven Berkoff) that he needs help with his research, and Frode recommends Salander based on the work she did researching Blomkvist himself. Blomkvist hires Salander to further investigate the notebook's content. She uncovers a connection to a series of murders of young women that occurred from 1947 through 1967, with the women either being Jewish or having Biblical names; many of the Vangers are known antisemites. During the investigation, Salander and Blomkvist become lovers. Henrik's brother Harald (Per Myrberg) identifies Martin (Stellan Skarsg?rd), Harriet's brother and operational head of the Vanger empire, as a possible suspect. Salander's research uncovers evidence that Martin and his deceased father, Gottfried, had committed the murders.

Blomkvist breaks into Martin's house to look for more clues, but Martin catches him and prepares to kill him. Martin brags about having killed women for decades, but denies killing Harriet. Salander arrives, subdues Martin and saves Blomkvist. While Salander tends to Blomkvist, Martin flees. Salander, on her motorcycle, pursues Martin in his SUV. He loses control of his vehicle on an icy road and dies when it catches fire. Salander nurses Blomkvist back to health, and tells him that she tried to kill her father when she was 12. After recovering, Blomkvist deduces that Harriet is still alive and her cousin Anita (Joely Richardson) likely knows where she is. He and Salander monitor Anita, waiting for her to contact Harriet. When nothing happens, Blomkvist confronts her, correctly deducing Anita is Harriet herself. She explains that her father and brother had sexually abused her for years, and that Martin saw her kill their father in self-defense. Her cousin Anita smuggled her out of the island and let her live under her identity. Finally free of her brother, she returns to Sweden and tearfully reunites with Henrik.

As promised, Henrik gives Blomkvist the information on Wennerstr?m, but it proves to be worthless. Salander hacks into Wennerstr?m's computer and presents Blomkvist with damning evidence of Wennerstr?m's crimes. Blomkvist publishes an article which ruins Wennerstr?m, who flees the country. Salander hacks into Wennerstr?m's bank accounts and, travelling to Switzerland in disguise, transfers two billion euros to various accounts. Wennerstr?m is soon found murdered. Salander reveals to her former guardian that she is in love with Blomkvist. On her way to give Blomkvist a Christmas present, however, Salander sees him and his longtime lover and business partner Erika Berger (Robin Wright) walking together happily. Heartbroken, she discards the gift and rides away.

## Cast[edit]

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Fincher admired Craig's ability to adapt into the role of Mikael Blomkvist.[3]

- Daniel Craig as Mikael Blomkvist

  A co-owner for Swedish lifestyle magazine Millennium, Blomkvist is devoted to exposing the corruptions and malfeasances of government, attracting infamy for his tendency to "go too far".[3] Craig competed with Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Viggo Mortensen and Johnny Depp as candidates for the role.[4][5] Initial concerns over schedule conflicts with the production of Cowboys Aliens (2011) and Skyfall (2012) prompted Craig to postpone the casting process.[5][6] Given the uncertainty surrounding Skyfall following Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's bankruptcy, Sony Pictures Entertainment and DreamWorks worked out a schedule and Craig agreed to take the part.[6] The British actor was required to gain weight and adopted a neutral accent to befit Stockholm's worldly cultural fabric. Having read the book amid its "initial craze", Craig commented that "it's one of those books you just don't put down" and that "there's just this immediate feeling that bad things are going to happen and I think that's part of why they've been so readable for people."[3]

- Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander

What endeared me to her [Mara] during the audition process was exactly what I wanted from Lisbeth: she doesn't quit. I wanted that person who was indomitable. By the end of our casting process, I knew this was someone worth falling on the grenade for.

—David Fincher[3]

  The Audrey Hepburn-esque heroine, as described by The New York Times critic Michiko Kakutani, Salander is a computer hacker who has survived severe emotional and sexual abuse. The character was a "vulnerable victim turned vigilante" who possessed the "take-no-prisoners" attitude of Lara Croft and the "cool, unsentimental intellect" of Spock. Fincher felt that Salander's eccentric persona was enthralling, and stated that "there's a kind of wish fulfillment to her in the way that she takes care of things, the way she will only put up with so much, but there are other sides to her as well."[3] Casting was complicated by the raft of prominent candidates such as Natalie Portman, Ellen Page, Kristen Stewart, Keira Knightley, Anne Hathaway, Olivia Thirlby, Scarlett Johansson, and Emma Watson.[7][8] Despite the hype, some eventually withdrew from consideration due to the time commitment and low pay.[9] Mara had worked with Fincher in his 2010 film The Social Network.[3][5] Fincher, while fond of the actress' youthful appearance,[10] found it difficult at first to mold her to match Salanders' antisocial demeanor, which was a vast contrast from her earlier role as the submissive Erica.[5] Mara went through multiple changes in her appearance to become Salander: her hair, for instance, was dyed black and cut into various jagged points, giving the illusion that she cut it herself.[11] In addition to her transgressive appearance?one that was described as a "mash-up of brazen Seventies punk and spooky Eighties goth with a dash of SM temptress" by Lynn Hirschberg of W[11]?the actress participated in a formal screening and was filmed by Fincher on a subway in Los Angeles, California in an effort to persuade the executives of Sony Pictures that she was a credible choice.[5]

- Yorick van Wageningen as Nils Bjurman

  Salander's new legal guardian, Bjurman uses his position of authority to sexually abuse and eventually rape her. Salander soon turns the tables on him, however, torturing him and branding him as a rapist. Fincher wanted the character to be worse than a typical antagonist, although he didn't want to emulate the stereotypical "mustache-twirling pervert". The director considered van Wageningen to be the embodiment of a versatile actor?one that was a "full-fledged human being", a "brilliant" actor. "He was able to bring his performance from a logical place in Bjurman's mind and find the seething morass of darkness inside," Fincher stated. Bjurman's multi-faceted psyche was the main reason van Wageningen wanted to play the role. The Dutch actor said, "This character goes through a lot and I wasn't quite sure I wanted to go through all that. I started out half way between the elation of getting to work with David Fincher and the dread of this character, but I was able to use both of those things. We both thought the most interesting route would be for Bjurman to seem half affable. The challenge was not in finding the freak violence in the guy but finding the humanity of him."[3]

- Christopher Plummer as Henrik Vanger

  Henrik is an established businessman who launches an extensive investigation into his family's affairs. Despite calling the Vanger family "dysfunctional", Plummer said of the character: "I love the character of the old man, and I sympathize with him. He's really the nicest old guy in the whole book. Everybody is a bit suspect, and still are at the end. Old Vanger has a nice straight line, and he gets his wish."[12] Plummer wanted to imbue the character with irony, an element he found to be absent from the novel's Henrik.[13] "I think that the old man would have it," he opined, "because he's a very sophisticated old guy [...] used to a great deal of power. So in dealing with people, he would be very good [...] he would be quite jokey, and know how to seduce them."[13]

- Stellan Skarsg?rd as Martin Vanger

  Martin is the current CEO of the Vanger Corporation. Skarsg?rd was allured by the character's dual nature, and was fascinated that he got to portray him in "two totally different ways".[14] In regards to Martin's "very complex" and "complicated" personality, the Swedish actor said, "He can be extremely charming but he also can seem to be a completely different person at different points in the film."[3] While consulting with Fincher, the director wanted Skarsg?rd to play Martin without reference to the book.[14]

- Joely Richardson as Anita Vanger / Harriet Vanger

  In performing her "tricky" character, Richardson recalled that Fincher wanted her to embrace a "darker, edgier" persona, without sugarcoating, and not "resolved or healed". "Even if you were starting to move towards the direction of resolved or healed, he still wanted it edgy and dark. There are no straightforward emotions in the world of this film."[3]

- Robin Wright as Erika Berger
- Steven Berkoff as Dirch Frode
- Geraldine James as Cecilia Vanger
- Ulf Friberg as Wennerstr?m
- Goran Vi?nji? as Dragan Armansky
- Donald Sumpter as Detective Morell
- Embeth Davidtz as Annika Giannini
- Joel Kinnaman as Christer Malm
- Elodie Yung as Miriam Wu
- Tony Way as Plague
- Alan Dale as Detective Isaksson
- Julian Sands as Young Henrik Vanger
- David Dencik as Young Morell
- Fredrik Dolk as Wennerstr?m's Lawyer
- Per Myrberg as Harald Vanger
- Gustaf Hammarsten as Young Harald
- Leo Bill as Trinity
- Josefin Asplund as Pernilla Blomkvist
- Matthew Wolf as Technical Clerk
- Tiffany Tsui as Model for the Dragon Tattoo

## Production[edit]

### Conception and writing[edit]

The success of Stieg Larsson's novel created Hollywood interest in adapting the book, as became apparent in 2009, when Lynton and Pascal pursued the idea of developing an "American" version unrelated to the film adaptation released that year. By December, two major developments occurred for the project: Steven Zaillian, who had recently completed the script for Moneyball (2011), became the screenwriter, while producer Scott Rudin finalized a partnership allocating full copyrights to Sony.[5] Zaillian, who was unfamiliar with the novel, got a copy from Rudin. The screenwriter recalled, "They sent it to me and said, 'We want to do this. We will think of it as one thing for now. It's possible that it can be two and three, but let's concentrate on this one.'"[15] After reading the book, the screenwriter did no research on the subject.[16] Fincher, who was requested with partner Cean Chaffin by Sony executives to read the novel,[5][17] was astounded by the series' size and success. As they began to read, the duo noticed that it had a tendency to take "readers on a lot of side trips"?"from detailed explanations of surveillance techniques to angry attacks on corrupt Swedish industrialists," professed The Hollywood Reporter's Gregg Kilday. Fincher recalled of the encounter: "The ballistic, ripping-yarn thriller aspect of it is kind of a red herring in a weird way. It is the thing that throws Salander and Blomkvist together, but it is their relationship you keep coming back to. I was just wondering what 350 pages Zaillian would get rid of." Because Zaillian was already cultivating the screenplay, the director avoided interfering. After a conversation, Fincher was comfortable "they were headed in the same direction".[5]

I imagined someone who could move through the streets of Stockholm almost invisibly even though she looks the way she looks ? it's almost like a forcefield

Steven Zaillian[18]

The writing process consumed approximately six months, including three months creating notes and analyzing the novel.[15] Zaillian noted that as time progressed, the writing accelerated. "As soon as you start making decisions," he explained, "you start cutting off all of the other possibilities of things that could happen. So with every decision that you make you are removing a whole bunch of other possibilities of where that story can go or what that character can do."[15] Given the book's sizable length, Zaillian deleted elements to match Fincher's desired running time.[15] Even so, Zaillan took significant departures from the book.[18] To Zaillian, there was always a "low-grade" anxiety, "but I was never doing anything specifically to please or displease," he continued. "I was simply trying to tell the story the best way I could, and push that out of my mind. I didn't change anything just for the sake of changing it. There's a lot right about the book, but that part, I thought we could do it a different way, and it could be a nice surprise for the people that have read it."[18]

Zaillian discussed many of the themes in Larsson's Millennium series with Fincher, taking the pair deeper into the novel's darker subjects, such as the psychological dissimilarities between rapists and murderers.[18] Fincher was familiar with the concept, from projects such as Seven (1995) and Zodiac (2007). Zaillian commented, "A rapist, or at least our rapist, is about exercising his power over somebody. A serial killer is about destruction; they get off on destroying something. It's not about having power over something, it's about eliminating it. What thrills them is slightly different."[18] The duo wanted to expose the novels' pivotal themes, particularly misogyny. "We were committed to the tack that this is a movie about violence against women about specific kinds of degradation, and you can't shy away from that. But at the same time you have to walk a razor thin line so that the audience can viscerally feel the need for revenge but also see the power of the ideas being expressed."[3] Instead of the typical three-act structure, they reluctantly chose a five act structure, which Fincher pointed out is "very similar to a lot of TV cop dramas."[19]

### Filming[edit]

Stockholm, Sweden provided for much of the setting of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

Fincher and Zaillian's central objective was to maintain the novel's setting. To portray Larsson's vision of Sweden, and the interaction of light on its landscape, Fincher cooperated with an artistic team that included cinematographer Jeff Cronenweth and production designer Donald Graham Burt. The film was wholly shot using Red Digital Cinema Camera Company's RED MX digital camera, chosen to help evoke Larsson's tone. The idea, according to Cronenweth, was to employ unorthodox light sources and maintain a realistic perspective. "So there may be shadows, there may be flaws, but it's reality. You allow silhouettes and darkness, but at the same time we also wanted shots to counter that, so it would not all be one continuous dramatic image."[3] Sweden's climate was a crucial element in enhancing the mood. Cronenweth commented, "It's always an element in the background and it was very important that you feel it as an audience member. The winter becomes like a silent character in the film giving everything a low, cool-colored light that is super soft and non-direct."[3] To get acquainted with Swedish culture, Burt set out on a month-long expedition across the country. He said of the process, "It takes time to start really taking in the nuances of a culture, to start seeing the themes that recur in the architecture, the landscape, the layouts of the cities and the habits of the people. I felt I had to really integrate myself into this world to develop a true sense of place for the film. It was not just about understanding the physicality of the locations, but the metaphysics of them, and how the way people live comes out through design."[3]

Principal photography began in Stockholm, Sweden in September 2010.[20] Production mostly took place at multiple locations in the city's central business district, including at the Stockholm Court House.[21] One challenge was realizing the Vanger estate. They picked an eighteenth century French architecture mansion Hofsta located approximately 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Stockholm. Filmmakers wanted to use a typical "manor from Sm?land" that was solemn, formal, and "very Old Money". "The Swedish are very good at the modern and the minimal but they also have these wonderful country homes that can be juxtaposed against the modern city?yet both speak to money."[3] Principal photography relocated in October to Uppsala. On Queen Street, the facade of the area was renovated to mimic the Hotel Alder, after an old photograph of a building obtained by Fincher.[22] From December onward, production moved to Zurich, Switzerland, where locations were established at Dolder Grand Hotel and the Zurich Airport.[23] Because of the "beautiful" environment of the city, Fincher found it difficult to film in the area.[24] Principal photography concluded in Oslo, Norway, where production took place at the Oslo Airport, Gardermoen. Recorded for over fifteen hours, twelve extras were sought for background roles.[25]

#### Title sequence[edit]

In the "Hot Hands" vignette, the rough, gnarled hands caressing Salander's face serves as a metaphor for the atrocities committed by men.

Tim Miller, creative director for the title sequence, wanted to develop an abstract narrative that reflected the pivotal moments in the novel, as well as the character development of Lisbeth Salander. It was arduous for Miller to conceptualize the sequence abstractly, given that Salander's occupation was a distinctive part of her personality. His initial ideas were modeled after a keyboard. "We were going to treat the keyboard like this giant city with massive fingers pressing down on the keys," Miller explained, "Then we transitioned to the liquid going through the giant obelisks of the keys."[26] Among Miller's many vignettes was "The Hacker Inside", which revealed the character's inner disposition and melted them away. The futuristic qualities in the original designs provided for a much more cyberpunk appearance than the final product. In creating the "cyber" look for Salander, Miller said, "Every time I would show David a design he would say, 'More Tandy!' It's the shitty little computers from Radio Shack, the Tandy computers. They probably had vacuum tubes in them, really old technology. And David would go 'More Tandy', until we ended up with something that looked like we glued a bunch of computer parts found at a junkyard together."[26]

Fincher wanted the vignette to be a "personal nightmare" for Salander, replaying her darkest moments. "Early on, we knew it was supposed to feel like a nightmare," Miller professed, who commented that early on in the process, Fincher wanted to use an artwork as a template for the sequence. After browsing through various paintings to no avail, Fincher chose a painting that depicted the artist, covered in black paint, standing in the middle of a gallery. Many of Miller's sketches contained a liquid-like component, and were rewritten to produce the "gooey" element that was so desired. "David said let's just put liquid in all of them and it will be this primordial dream ooze that's a part of every vignette," Miller recalled. "It ties everything together other than the black on black."[26]

The title sequence includes abundant references to the novel, and exposes several political themes. Salander's tattoos, such as her phoenix and dragon tattoos, were incorporated. The multiple flower representations signified the biological life cycle, as well as Henrik, who received a banquet of flowers each year on his birthday. "One had flowers coming out of this black ooze," said Fincher, "it blossoms, and then it dies. And then a different flower, as that one is dying is rising from the middle of it. It was supposed to represent this cycle of the killer sending flowers."[26] Ultimately, the vignette becomes very conceptual because Miller and his team took "a whole thought, and cut it up into multiple different shots that are mixed in with other shots". In one instance, Blomkvist is strangled by strips of newspaper, a metaphor for the establishment squelching his exposes.[26]

In the "Hot Hands" vignette, the nefarious actions of men are symbolized as a pair of rough, distorted hands that embrace Salander's face, melting it. These hands, according to Miller, are a metaphor for wealth and power. "They're rich people hands, and with her it's the hands of bad men," Miller avouched.[26] Themes of domestic violence become apparent as a woman's face shatters after a merciless beating; this also ties in the brutal beating of Salander's mother by her father, an event revealed in the sequel, The Girl Who Played with Fire (2006).[26]

A cover of Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song" (1970) plays throughout the title sequence. The rendition was produced by soundtrack composers Atticus Ross and Nine Inch Nails member Trent Reznor, and features vocals from Yeah Yeah Yeahs lead singer Karen O.[27] Fincher suggested the song, but Reznor agreed only at his request.[28] Led Zeppelin licensed the song only for use in the film's trailer and title sequence. Fincher stated that he sees title sequences as an opportunity to set the stage for the film, or to get an audience to let go of its preconceptions.[29]

### Soundtrack[edit]

Main article: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (soundtrack)

[The instrumental sounds are] processed and stretched and manipulated into a setting where it may sound harmonically familiar, but if you tune into it, it's not behaving in a way that you're accustomed to that type of sound behaving. I find experimenting around in that is an interesting place to work.

—Trent Reznor[30]

Fincher recruited Reznor and Ross to produce the score; aside from their successful collaboration on The Social Network, the duo had worked together on albums from Nine Inch Nails' later discography.[30][31] They dedicated much of the year to work on the film, as they felt it would appeal to a broad audience.[32] Akin to his efforts in The Social Network, Reznor experiments with acoustics and blends them with elements of electronic music, resulting in a forbidding atmosphere. "We wanted to create the sound of coldness?emotionally and also physically," he asserted, "We wanted to take lots of acoustic instruments [...] and transplant them into a very inorganic setting, and dress the set around them with electronics."[30]

Even before viewing the script, Reznor and Ross opted to utilize a redolent approach to creating the film's score. After discussing with Fincher the varying soundscapes and emotions, the duo spent six weeks composing. "We composed music we felt might belong," stated the Nine Inch Nails lead vocalist, "and then we'd run it by Fincher, to see where his head?s at and he responded positively. He was filming at this time last year and assembling rough edits of scenes to see what it feels like, and he was inserting our music at that point, rather than using temp music, which is how it usually takes place, apparently." Finding a structure for the soundtrack was arguably the most strenuous task. "We weren?t working on a finished thing, so everything keeps moving around, scenes are changing in length, and even the order of things are shuffled around, and that can get pretty frustrating when you get precious about your work. It was a lesson we learned pretty quickly of, 'Everything is in flux, and approach it as such. Hopefully it?ll work out in the end.'"[32]

## Release[edit]

### Pre-release[edit]

Mara, Craig, and Fincher at the French premiere of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo in Paris.

A screening for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo took place on November 28, 2011, as part of a critics-only event hosted by the New York Film Critics Circle. Commentators at the event predicted that while the film would become a contender for several accolades, it would likely not become a forerunner in the pursuit for Academy Award nominations.[33] A promotional campaign commenced thereafter, including a Lisbeth Salander-inspired collection, designed by Trish Summerville for HM.[34][35] The worldwide premiere was at the Odeon Leicester Square in London on December 12, 2011,[36] followed by the American opening at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City on December 14 and Stockholm the next day.[37][38] Sony's target demographics were men and women over the age of 25 and 17?34.[39] The film went into general release in North America on December 21, at 2,700 theaters,[40] expanding to 2,974 theaters on its second day.[40] The United Kingdom release was on December 26,[41] Russia on January 1, 2012,[42] and Japan on February 13.[43] India and Vietnam releases were abandoned due to censorship concerns.[44][45] A press statement from the Central Board of Film Certification stated: "Sony Pictures will not be releasing The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo in India. The censor board has judged the film unsuitable for public viewing in its unaltered form and, while we are committed to maintaining and protecting the vision of the director, we will, as always, respect the guidelines set by the board."[45] In contrast, the National Film Board of Vietnam insisted that the film's withdrawal had no relation to rigid censorship guidelines, as it had not been reviewed by the committee.[44]

### Box office[edit]

Fincher's film grossed $232.6 million during its theatrical run.[2] The film's American release grossed $1.6M from its Tuesday night screenings,[40] a figure that increased to $3.5M by the end of its first day of general release.[46] It maintained momentum into its opening weekend, accumulating $13M for a total of $21M in domestic revenue.[47] The film's debut figures fell below media expectations.[48][49][50] However, aided by positive word of mouth,[51] its commercial performance remained steady into the second week, posting $19M from 2,914 theaters.[52] The third week saw box office drop 24% to $11.3M, totaling $76.8M. The number of theaters slightly increased to 2,950.[53] By the fifth week, the number of theaters shrank to 1,907, and grosses to $3.7M, though it remained within the national top ten.[54] The film completed its North American theatrical run on March 22, 2012, earning over $102.5M.[2]

The international debut was in six Scandinavian markets on December 19?25, 2011, securing $1.6M from 480 venues.[55] In Sweden the film opened in 194 theaters to strong results, accounting for more than half of international revenue at the time ($950,000).[55] The first full week in the United Kingdom collected $6.7M from 920 theaters.[41] By the weekend of January 6?8, 2012, the film grossed $12.2M for a total of $29M; this included its expansion into Hong Kong, where it topped the box office, earning $470,000 from thirty-six establishments. The film similarly led the field in South Africa. It accumulated $6.6M from an estimated 600 theaters over a seven day period in Russia, placing fifth.[42] The expansion continued into the following week, opening in nine markets. The week of January 13?15 saw the film yield $16.1M from 3,910 locations in over forty-three territories, thus propelling the foreign gross to $49.3M.[56] It debuted at second place in Austria and Germany, where in the latter, it pulled $2.9M from 525 locations.[56] Similar results were achieved in Australia, where it reached 252 theaters.[56] The film's momentum continued throughout the month, and by January 22, it had hit ten additional markets, including France and Mexico, from which it drew $3.25M from 540 venues and $1.25M from 540 theaters, respectively.[57] In its second week in France it descended to number three, with a total gross of $5.8M.[58]

The next major international release came in Japan on February 13, where it opened in first place with $3.68M (?288M)[43] in 431 theaters.[59] By the weekend of February 17?19, the film had scooped up $119.5M from foreign markets.[60] The total international gross for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was $130.1M.[2] MGM, one of the studios involved in the production, posted a "modest loss" and declared that they had expected the film to gross at least 10% more.[61]

### Home media[edit]

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released the film in a DVD and Blu-ray disc combo pack in the United States on March 20, 2012.[62] Bonus features include a commentary from Fincher, featurettes on Blomkvist, Salander, the sets and locations, etc.[63] The disc artwork for the DVD-Video version of the film resembles a Sony brand DVD-R, a reference to the hacker Lisbeth Salander. This caused a bit of confusion in the marketplace with consumers thinking they had obtained a bootleg copy.[64][65] The release sold 644,000 copies in its first week, in third place behind The Muppets and Hop.[66] The following week, the film sold an additional 144,000 copies generating $2.59 million in gross revenue.[67] As of July, 2012, 1,049,812 units had been sold, grossing $18.8 million.[68]

## Reception[edit]

### Critical response[edit]

Mara's portrayal of Lisbeth Salander attracted critical acclaim from commentators.

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 87% of commentators gave the film a positive review, based on 212 professional critiques. With a mean score of 7.6/10, the site's consensus stated, "Brutal yet captivating, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is the result of David Fincher working at his lurid best with total role commitment from star Rooney Mara."[69] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 based on the reviews of mainstream critics, the received an average score of 71 based on 41 reviews.[70]

David Denby of The New Yorker asserted that the austere, but captivating installment presented a "glancing, chilled view" of a world where succinct moments of loyalty coexisted with constant trials of betrayal.[71] To USA Today columnist Claudia Puig, Fincher captures the "menace and grim despair in the frosty Scandinavian landscape" by carefully approaching its most gruesome features.[72] Puig noted a surfeit of "stylistic flourishes" and "intriguing" changes in the narrative, compared to the original film.[72] In his three-and-a-half star review, Chris Knight of the National Post argued that it epitomized a so-called "paradoxical position" that was both "immensely enjoyable and completely unnecessary".[73] Rene Rodriguez of The Miami Herald said that the "fabulously sinister entertainment" surpassed the original film "in every way".[74] The film took two-and-a-half stars from Rolling Stone commentator Peter Travers, who concluded: "Fincher's Girl is gloriously rendered but too impersonal to leave a mark."[75] A. O. Scott, writing for The New York Times, admired the moments of "brilliantly orchestrated" anxiety and confusion, but felt that The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was vulnerable to the "lumbering proceduralism" that he saw in its literary counterpart, as evident with the "long stretches of drab, hackneyed exposition that flatten the atmosphere".[76] The Wall Street Journal's Joe Morgenstern praised Cronenweth's cinematography, which he thought provided for glossy alterations in the film's darkness; "Stockholm glitters in nighttime exteriors, and its subway shines in a spectacular spasm of action involving a backpack."[77] Rex Reed of The New York Observer professed that despite its occasional incomprehensibility, the movie was "technically superb" and "superbly acted".[78] In contrast, Kyle Smith of New York Post censured the film, calling it "rubbish" and further commenting that it "demonstrates merely that masses will thrill to an unaffecting, badly written, psychologically shallow and deeply unlikely pulp story so long as you allow them to feel sanctified by the occasional meaningless reference to feminism or Nazis."[79]

The performances were a frequent topic in the critiques. Mara's performance, in particular, was admired by commentators. In comparing the performances between Mara and Noomi Rapace, who played Salander in the 2009 film, Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times said that Rapace felt more self-conscious in the role.[80] A revelation in the eyes of Entertainment Weekly's Owen Gleiberman, he proclaimed that her character was more important than "her ability to solve a crime".[81] Her "hypnotic" portrayal was noticed by Justin Chang of Variety,[82] as well as Salon critic Andrew O'Hehir, who wrote, "Rooney Mara is a revelation as Lisbeth Salander, the damaged, aggressive computer geek and feminist revenge angel, playing the character as far more feral and vulnerable than Noomi Rapace?s borderline-stereotype sexpot Goth girl."[83] Scott Tobias of The A.V. Club enjoyed the chemistry between Mara and Craig,[84] as did David Germain of the Associated Press; "Mara and Craig make an indomitable screen pair, he nominally leading their intense search into decades-old serial killings, she surging ahead, plowing through obstacles with flashes of phenomenal intellect and eruptions of physical fury."[85] Puig found Mara inferior to Rapace in playing Salander, though to her, Mara evoked a fragility that undermined the character's more vocal acts of defiance.[72] In regards to Craig's performance, Puig said that the actor shone, a view that was shared with Morgenstern, who avouched that Craig "nonetheless finds welcome humor in Mikael's impassive affect".[77]

### Accolades[edit]

In addition to numerous awards, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was included on several year-end lists by film commentators and publications. It was named the best film of 2011 by MTV and James Berardinelli of ReelViews.[86][87] The former wrote, "The director follows up the excellent Social Network with another tour de force, injecting the murder mystery that introduces us to outcast hacker Lisbeth Salander [...] and embattled journalist [...] with style, intensity and relentless suspense. Mara is a revelation, and the film's daunting 160-minute runtime breezes by thanks to one heart-racing scene after the next. Dark and tough to watch at times, but a triumph all around."[86] The film came second in indieWire's list of "Drew Taylor's Favorite Films Of 2011",[88] while reaching the top ten of seven other publications,[89] including the St. Louis Post-Dispatch,[90] San Francisco Chronicle,[91] and the New Orleans Times-Picayune.[92] The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was declared one of the best films of the year by the American Film Institute,[93] as well as the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures.[94]

Date of ceremony | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
January 10, 2012 | Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards 2011[95] | Best Film Music or Score | Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross | Won
February 12, 2012 | American Society of Cinematographers Awards[96] | Best Cinematography | Jeff Cronenweth | Nominated
February 12, 2012 | British Academy Film and Television Awards[97] | BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography | Jeff Cronenweth | Nominated
BAFTA Award for Best Original Music | Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross | Nominated
January 12, 2012 | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards[98] | Best Editing | Kirk Baxter, Angus Wall | Won
Best Composer | Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross | Nominated
January 5, 2012 | Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards[99] | Best Picture |  | Nominated
Best Director | David Fincher | Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay | Steven Zaillian | Won
December 19, 2011 | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards[100] | Best Original Score | Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross | Nominated
January 10, 2012 | Denver Film Critics Association Awards[101] | Best Actress | Rooney Mara | Nominated
January 28, 2012 | Directors Guild of America Awards[102] | Best Director | David Fincher | Nominated
January 15, 2012 | Golden Globe Awards[103] | Best Actress ? Motion Picture Drama | Rooney Mara | Nominated
Best Original Score | Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross | Nominated
June 3, 2012 | MTV Movie Awards[104] | Best Female Performance | Rooney Mara | Nominated
Breakthrough Performance | Rooney Mara | Nominated
Best On-Screen Transformation | Rooney Mara | Nominated
December 1, 2011 | National Board of Review Awards[105]
Breakthrough Performance | Rooney Mara (Tied with Felicity Jones) | Won
December 23, 2011 | Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards[106] | Best Picture |  | Nominated
January 21, 2012 | Producers Guild of America Award[107] | Best Picture |  | Nominated
December 19, 2011 | St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards[108][109] | Best Director | David Fincher | Nominated
Best Actress | Rooney Mara | Won
Best Cinematography | Jeff Cronenweth | Nominated
Best Music | Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross | Nominated
Best Scene | Blur Studio (for the opening credits) | Won
December 5, 2011 | Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards[110] | Best Score | Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross | Nominated
February 19, 2012 | Writers Guild Awards[111] | Best Screenplay Adapted | Steven Zaillian | Nominated
February 26, 2012 | 84th Academy Awards[112] | Best Actress | Rooney Mara | Nominated
Best Cinematography | Jeff Cronenweth | Nominated
Best Film Editing | Angus Wall, Kirk Baxter | Won
Best Sound Editing | Ren Klyce | Nominated
Best Sound Mixing | David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Bo Persson | Nominated
June 7, 2012 | Kerrang! Awards[113] | Best Film |  | Nominated
July 26, 2012 | 38th Saturn Awards[114] | Best Horror or Thriller Film |  | Won

## Sequels[edit]

Sony stated that they may film the sequels, The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest, "back to back" for a late 2013 release. Mara and Craig are contracted for the remaining films.[115] It is unclear whether Fincher will return to direct the sequels. At the 84th Academy Awards, Mara stated that filming would begin in the fall.[116]

In August 2012, it was reported that the film's release had been delayed until 2014 at the earliest, with Steven Zaillian once again penning the screenplay.[117] Recently, David Fincher has also expressed interest in returning to direct The Girl Who Played with Fire, which he says he is still figuring out with writer Steven Zaillian and producer Scott Rudin. He offered no details other than "We've got to make it our own thing."[118]

## See also[edit]

| 2010s portal
| Film portal

- Millennium miniseries
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009 film)
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (soundtrack)

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Films directed by David Fincher
1990s | Alien 3 (1992) Seven (1995) The Game (1997) Fight Club (1999)
2000s | Panic Room (2002) Zodiac (2007) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
2010s | The Social Network (2010) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) Gone Girl (2014)

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Novels | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo The Girl Who Played with Fire The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest
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Swedish films | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009) The Girl Who Played with Fire (2009) The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (2009)
American films | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
Soundtracks | 2011 film soundtrack
Characters | Mikael Blomkvist Lisbeth Salander
Television | Millennium (2010)

Works produced by Scott Rudin
Film | I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin' Reckless Mrs. Soffel Pacific Heights Regarding Henry Little Man Tate The Addams Family White Sands Life with Mikey The Firm Searching for Bobby Fischer Addams Family Values Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit Nobody's Fool Clueless Sabrina Mother The First Wives Club Ransom Marvin's Room In & Out Twilight The Truman Show A Civil Action Bringing Out the Dead Sleepy Hollow Angela's Ashes Wonder Boys Rules of Engagement Shaft Zoolander The Royal Tenenbaums Iris Orange County Changing Lanes The Hours Marci X School of Rock The Stepford Wives The Manchurian Candidate The Village I Heart Huckabees Team America: World Police The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Freedomland Failure to Launch Notes on a Scandal No Country for Old Men The Darjeeling Limited Margot at the Wedding Stop-Loss Doubt Revolutionary Road Fantastic Mr. Fox It's Complicated Greenberg The Social Network True Grit Margaret Moneyball The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Moonrise Kingdom The Dictator Frances Ha Captain Phillips Inside Llewyn Davis The Grand Budapest Hotel
Television | Revenge of the Stepford Wives Little Gloria... Happy at Last Clueless The Newsroom

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