Box office

Gothika was released on November 21, 2003 in North America

North America

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, grossing $19,288,438 in the opening weekend and ranking at #2, behind The Cat in the Hat

The Cat in the Hat (film)

The Cat in the Hat is a 2003 American slapstick comedy film loosely based on the 1957 book of the same name by Dr. Seuss. It was produced by Brian Grazer and directed by Bo Welch, and stars Mike Myers in the title role of the Cat in the Hat, and Dakota Fanning as Sally...

. It went on to gross $59,694,580 in the domestic market

Domestic market

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 and $81,896,744 from foreign markets for a worldwide total of $141,591,324. In comparison with the film's $40 million budget, the film was a financial success.

Critical reception

Critical reception was mostly negative; the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes

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 gave the film a 15% approval rating along with the general consensus that "Berry's acting talents can't save Gothika from its preposterous plot and bad dialogue." Jeremy Wheeler at All Movie Guide

All Movie Guide

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 gave the film 2½ stars out of a possible five stating: "...this dud offers nothing new, nor anything close to horrifying for fright fans." The site Metacritic

Metacritic

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 gives the film a score of 37 out of 100, indicating generally unfavorable reviews.

Gothika is well known for the relationship between Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr.

Robert John Downey, Jr. is an American actor. Downey made his screen debut in 1970 at the age of five when he appeared in his father's film Pound, and has worked consistently in film and television ever since. During the 1980s he had roles in a series of coming of age films associated with the...

 and producer Susan Levin

Susan Downey

Susan Nicole Downey is an American film producer. Until February 2009 she was Co-President of Dark Castle Entertainment and Executive Vice President of Production at Silver Pictures, Joel Silver's production company, but has since stepped down to work more closely with her husband, actor Robert...

, who met each other on set and went on to marry in August 2005.

Awards

Won
2004 Teen Choice Awards

Teen Choice Awards

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• Choice Movie Actress - Drama/Action Adventure - Halle Berry
  Halle Berry
  Halle Berry is an American actress and a former fashion model. Berry received an Emmy, Golden Globe, SAG, and an NAACP Image Award for Introducing Dorothy Dandridge and won an Academy Award for Best Actress and was nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2001 for her performance in Monster's Ball, becoming...
  
  

Nominated
2004 Black Reel Awards

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• Best Actress - Halle Berry
  Halle Berry
  Halle Berry is an American actress and a former fashion model. Berry received an Emmy, Golden Globe, SAG, and an NAACP Image Award for Introducing Dorothy Dandridge and won an Academy Award for Best Actress and was nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2001 for her performance in Monster's Ball, becoming...
  
  

2004 Kids Choice Awards

• Best Favorite Actress

2004 Golden Trailer Award

• Best Horror/Thriller

2004 Image Awards

• Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture - Halle Berry
  Halle Berry
  Halle Berry is an American actress and a former fashion model. Berry received an Emmy, Golden Globe, SAG, and an NAACP Image Award for Introducing Dorothy Dandridge and won an Academy Award for Best Actress and was nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2001 for her performance in Monster's Ball, becoming...
  
  
• Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture - Charles S. Dutton
  Charles S. Dutton
  Charles Stanley Dutton is an American stage, film, and television actor and director. He is perhaps best known for his roles as "Fortune" in the film Rudy and "Dillon" in Alien 3...
  
  

2004 MTV Movie Awards

MTV Movie Awards

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• Best Female Performance - Halle Berry
  Halle Berry
  Halle Berry is an American actress and a former fashion model. Berry received an Emmy, Golden Globe, SAG, and an NAACP Image Award for Introducing Dorothy Dandridge and won an Academy Award for Best Actress and was nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2001 for her performance in Monster's Ball, becoming...
  
  

2004 Teen Choice Awards

Teen Choice Awards

The Teen Choice Awards, are an annual awards show that air on the Fox cable channel, that honor the year's biggest biggest achievements in music, movies, sports, television, fashion and more, voted by teen viewers aged 14 through 17. Winners receive an authentic full size surfboard designed with...

• Choice Movie – Thriller