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{{short description|2016 dark fantasy drama film by J. A. Bayona}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = A Monster Calls
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| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[J. A. Bayona]]
| producers = {{plainlist|
* Belén Atienza▼
* Mitch Horwits
* Jonathan King
}}
| screenplay = [[Patrick Ness]]
| based_on = {{Based on |''[[A Monster Calls]]''|Patrick Ness}}<br />(from an idea by [[Siobhan Dowd]])
▲*| producer = Belén Atienza
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Lewis MacDougall]]▼
* [[Sigourney Weaver]]
* [[Felicity Jones]]
* [[Toby Kebbell]]
▲* [[Lewis MacDougall]]
* [[Liam Neeson]]
}}
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* [[Entertainment One Films]] (United Kingdom and Australia)
* [[Focus Features]] (United States)
* [[Lionsgate Films|Lionsgate]] (International)<ref>{{cite webnews|title='A Monster Calls': Toronto Review|website=[[Screen Daily]]|access-date=9 August 2021|url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/a-monster-calls-toronto-review/5108835.article}}</ref>
}}
| released = {{film date|2016|9|10|[[2016 Toronto International Film Festival|TIFF]]|2016|10|7|Spain|2017|1|1|United Kingdom}}
| runtime = 108 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 108:13--><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/monster-calls-film | title=''A Monster Calls'' (12A) | publisher=[[British Board of Film Classification]] | date=September 23, September 2016 | access-date=September 23, September 2016}}</ref>
| country = {{plainlist|
* Spain<ref name=tiff>{{cite web|url=http://www.tiff.net/films/a-monster-calls|title=A Monster Calls|work=[[Toronto International Film Festival]]|access-date=19 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170714191605/http://www.tiff.net/films/a-monster-calls/|archive-date=14 July 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* United Kingdom<ref name=tiff/>
* United States
}}
| language = English
| budget = $43 million<ref name="budget0">{{cite news |last=Browne |first=Kit Simpson |url=http://moviepilot.com/posts/4096901 |title=Patrick Ness Explains Why 'A Monster Calls' Is Going To Make You Cry |access-date=13 October 2016 |date=15 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010130601/http://moviepilot.com/posts/4096901 |archive-date=10 October 2016-10-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| gross = $47.3 million<ref name="BOM">{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=amonstercalls.htm |title=A Monster Calls (2016) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=5 April 2017}}</ref>
}}
 
'''''A Monster Calls''''' is a 2016 [[dark fantasy]] [[drama film]] directed by [[J. A. Bayona]] and written bystarring [[PatrickLewis NessMacDougall]], based on his 2011 [[A Monster Calls|novel of the same name]], which in turn was based on an original idea by [[Siobhan Dowd]]. The film stars [[Sigourney Weaver]], [[Felicity Jones]], [[Toby Kebbell]], [[Lewis MacDougall]], and [[Liam Neeson]],. and tells the story of Conor (MacDougall),Featuring a childscreenplay whoseadapted mother (Jones) isby [[TerminalPatrick illness|terminally illNess]]; onefrom night,his heown is[[A visitedMonster byCalls|2011 anovel monsterof inthe same name]], the formfilm offollows a giantboy anthropomorphicgrappling yewwith treehis (Neeson),mother's whoterminal statesillness thatwho heis will come backvisited and tell Conor threetold stories. Theby filma isgiant ananthropomorphic [[internationalTaxus co-productionbaccata|yew tree]] between Spain, United Kingdom and the United States.<ref name=tiff/>
 
The film rights to Ness' novel were acquired by [[Focus Features]] in March 2014, after which he was hired as screenwriter and Bayona signed on as director. Jones was cast that April, Neeson joined the film in May, and the rest of the main roles were cast by September. [[Principal photography]] began on 30 September, with filming taking place primarily in [[West Yorkshire]], [[Derbyshire]], and [[Lancashire]] in England, as well as in Bayona's native [[Spain]].<ref name=tiff/>
 
''AAfter Monsterpremiering Calls''on premiered10 September 2016 at the [[2016 Toronto International Film Festival]]|Toronto onInternational 10Film SeptemberFestival]], 2016.the Itfilm was thentheatrically released in Spain on 7 October 2016, and in theSpain Unitedby Kingdom[[Universal Pictures]], on 1 January 2017. Inin the [[United States,Kingdom]] theby film[[Entertainment beganOne]], aand limitedfive releasedays onlater 23in Decemberthe 2016,United followedStates by a wide release on[[Focus 6 January 2017Features]]. It received positive reviews from critics, beingwith praisedpraise for itsBayona's themesdirection, directingthe acting, performances andthe visual effects, and the thematic content, but underperformed at the box office, grossing $47 million worldwide on a budget of $43 million.<ref name=BOM/>
 
==Plot==
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At school, heConor is regularly tormented by his classmate Harry. He is also plagued by a nightmare in which the old church near his house collapses into a hole, whereand he tries desperately to preventhold someoneon fromto plummetinghis mother to theirprevent deathher byfrom tryingplummeting to holdher onto themdeath. Conor vents his emotions by drawing, a talentskill he inheritedlearned from his mother.
 
One night, at exactly seven minutes past midnight, heConor sees the large [[Taxus baccata|yew tree]] next to the church transform into a gnarled Monster thatand approachesapproach his home. The Monster says it will tell Conor three stories during their next meetings, after which Conor must tell the Monster athe fourthtruth taleof inhis returnnightmare.
 
In the Monster's first story, a prince escapesflees from his stepgrandmotherstep-grandmother, the supposedly-evil queen. He then kills his sleeping bride under a yew treebeloved and makesscapegoats the queen the scapegoat so the people driveturn against her away and make him king. The Monster, knowing the truth, takes the queen and hides her far away.
 
As Conor's mother worsens, he moves in with his grandmother. His father comes for a visit and takes Conor to an amusement park. He invites Conor to come spend Christmas with him, but Conor is disappointed, as he had hoped his father would ask him to move to America.
As Conor's mother worsens, he moves in with his grandmother. In the evening, Conor summons the Monster by forcing the hands of the clock to show 12:07. He appears, and tells the second story. In the tale, a hard-hearted [[parson]] forbids an [[apothecary]] from extracting medicine from an old yew tree, only to rescind this measure when his own children become ill. The apothecary refuses to help him, and the Monster begins to destroy the parson's house as punishment. Conor enthusiastically joins in on the destruction, but he suddenly finds he has angrily destroyed his grandmother's sitting room and valuable grandfather clock instead. His grandmother, while shocked and bitter, does not punish Conor.▼
 
▲As Conor's mother worsens, he moves in with his grandmother. In theThat evening, Conor summons the Monster by forcingmaking the hands of thehis clockgrandmother's toprized showgrandfather clock display 12:07. He appears, and tellsIn the Monster's second story. In the tale, a hard-hearted [[parson]] forbids an [[apothecary]] from extracting medicine from an old yew tree, only to rescindchange thishis measuremind when his own children become ill. The apothecary refuses to help him, and the Monster begins to destroy the parson's house as punishment. Conor enthusiastically joins in on the destruction, but he suddenly finds he hasand angrilyreally destroyeddestroys his grandmother's sitting room andin valuablea grandfatherfit clockof insteadfrustration. HisWhen she returns, his grandmother, while shocked and bitterupset, does not punish Conor.
The doctors turn to a final treatment involving yew wood. Conor implores the Monster to heal his mother, only for the Monster to dismiss the matter as outside of his responsibility. At school, Harry proclaims he will no longer bother Conor because he "no longer sees [him]". The Monster tells the third story of an invisible man who did not want to be so. With his support, Conor angrily attacks Harry, hospitalizing him. To his astonishment, the headmistress refrains from punishing him as she comprehends his current home situation.▼
 
▲The doctors turn totry a final treatment. involvingAs yewit wood.is derived from the yew, Conor implores the Monster to heal his mother, only forbut the Monster to dismissdismisses the matter as outside of his responsibility. At school, after Harry proclaimstells Conor he will no longer bother Conorhim because he "no longer sees [him]"., Thethe Monster tells thehis third story, ofa anbrief invisibletale manabout whoa didman notno wantone tosees bewho so.cannot Withstand hisit supportanymore, and calls a monster. Conor angrily attacks Harry, hospitalizing him. To his astonishmentdisappointment, the headmistresshead refrainsteacher, fromaware punishing him as she comprehendsof his current home situation, refrains from punishing Conor.
When it becomes clear his mother will die, Conor runs to the yew tree, where the Monster forces him to relive his recurring nightmare. This time we see it's his mother, dangling for her life over a precipice, holding onto Conor's hand. He slowly loses his grip until his mother disappears into the enormous sinkhole. The monster then confronts Conor and repeatedly demands he tell his fourth tale, as it's the only way for him to be set free. Conor pleads not to, believing that the truth would kill him.▼
 
▲When it becomes clear his mother will die, Conor runs to the yew tree, whereand the Monster forces him to relive his recurring nightmare. ThisHis timemother wedangles seefrom itConor's his mother, dangling for her lifehand over athe precipice,edge holdingof ontothe Conor'senormous hand.sinkhole Heand slowlythen loses his grip until his motherfalls, disappearsdisappearing into the enormous sinkholevoid. The monster then confronts Conor andMonster repeatedly demands hethat Conor tell his fourth talestory, assaying it's is the only way for him to be set free., but Conor pleadssteadfastly not torefuses, believing thatfearing the truth wouldwill kill him.
Eventually, Conor tells his own tale, admitting that he had long suspected his mother would not survive and secretly hoped the pain would end soon. In his recurring nightmares, he subconsciously let go of his mother's hand, which fills him with guilt. The Monster commends Conor for his bravery and tells him he did not truly want his mother to die, but simply to end the suffering.▼
 
▲Eventually, Conor tellsadmits that in his ownnightmare tale,he admittinglets thatgo of his mother's hand. He says he hadhas long suspected his mother wouldwill not survive, and secretly hoped the painshe would enddie soon.to Inend histheir recurringsuffering, nightmaresalthough, heat subconsciouslythe letsame gotime, ofhe hisdid mother'snot hand,want whichher fillsto him with guiltdie. The Monster commends Conor for his bravery andin tellstelling himthe hetruth didand nottells trulyhim wantthat hisit motheris human to die,feel butas simplyhe to end the sufferingdoes.
Conor's grandmother finds him asleep under the yew tree and on the drive to the hospital, Conor reconciles with her. At the hospital, he embraces his mother one last time and as she passes she glances at the Monster, dying at exactly seven minutes past midnight. Conor returns to his grandmother's house, where his mother's old room is refurbished for him. There, he finds his mother's childhood art book, which depicts the stories that were told to him by the Monster, and a drawing of his mother as a child on the Monster's shoulder.▼
 
▲Conor's grandmother finds him asleep under the yew tree and ontakes the drivehim to the hospital,. Conor reconciles with her. At the hospital, he embraces his mother one last time, and as she passes she glances at the Monster, dyingand dies at exactly seven minutes past midnight. ConorBack returns toat his grandmother's house, whereConor learns his grandmother has refurbished his mother's old room is refurbished for him. There, heHe finds his mother's childhood art book, which depictsincludes pictures of characters from the stories thatthe wereMonster told to him, byas thewell Monster, andas a drawing of his mother as a child on the Monster's shoulder.
 
==Cast==
* [[Lewis MacDougall]] as Conor O'Malley
** Max Golds as 5-year-old Conor
* [[Sigourney Weaver]] as Mrs. Clayton (credited as "Grandma"), Conor’sConor's strict grandmother who has a tense relationship with him.▼
* [[Liam Neeson]] as the "Monster" (voice and motion capture), a giant humanoid yew tree.
* [[Felicity Jones]] as Elisabeth "Lizzie" Clayton (credited as "Mom"), Conor’sConor's mother, who is diagnosedundergoing withtreatment for an unspecified [[terminal illness]].▼
** Neeson also appears uncredited in a photograph as Conor's grandfather.
* [[Toby Kebbell]] as Liam O'Malley (credited as "Dad"), Conor’sConor's father, who is divorced from Lizzie and now lives in the United States. with his new wife and daughter▼
** [[Tom Holland]] served as the stand-in for the Monster during one week of production.<ref name=Holland>{{cite web|last=Schwerdtfeger|first=Conner|title=The Strange Role Spider-Man Star Tom Holland Plays in 'A Monster Calls'|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/1559479/the-strange-role-spider-man-star-tom-holland-plays-in-a-monster-calls|access-date=24 September 2016|work=Cinemablend|date=24 September 2016}}</ref><ref name=Holland2>{{cite web |last=Siegel|first=Tatiana|date=September 22, 2016|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/rambling-reporter/spider-man-star-tom-holland-s-surprising-role-monster-stand-931176|title='Spider-Man' Star Tom Holland's Surprising Role: Monster Stand-In▼
* James Melville as Harry, a school bully who frequently targets Conor.▼
|publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=March 14, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Geraldine Chaplin]] as the head teacher ofat Conor’sConor's school.▼
▲* [[Sigourney Weaver]] as Mrs. Clayton (credited as "Grandma"), Conor’s strict grandmother who has a tense relationship with him.
▲** [[Liam Neeson]] as the "Monster", a giant humanoid [[Taxus baccata|yew tree]]. Neeson provided the Monster's voice and [[motion capture]] performance, while [[Tom Holland]] served as the stand-in for the Monster during one week ofon productionset.<ref name=Holland>{{cite web|last=Schwerdtfeger|first=Conner|title=The Strange Role Spider-Man Star Tom Holland Plays in 'A Monster Calls'|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/1559479/the-strange-role-spider-man-star-tom-holland-plays-in-a-monster-calls|access-date=24 September 2016|work=Cinemablend|date=24 September 2016}}</ref><ref name=Holland2>{{cite web |last=Siegel|first=Tatiana|date=22 September 22, 2016|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/rambling-reporter/spider-man-star-tom-holland-s-surprising-role-monster-stand-931176|title='Spider-Man' Star Tom Holland's Surprising Role: Monster Stand-In|publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=14 March 2021}}</ref> Additionally, Neeson appears in the film in a photograph as Conor's grandfather.
▲* [[Felicity Jones]] as Elisabeth "Lizzie" Clayton (credited as "Mom"), Conor’s mother who is diagnosed with an unspecified [[terminal illness]].
▲* [[Toby Kebbell]] as Liam O'Malley (credited as "Dad"), Conor’s father who is divorced from Lizzie and now lives in the United States.
▲* James Melville as Harry, a school bully who frequently targets Conor.
▲* [[Geraldine Chaplin]] as the head teacher of Conor’s school.
 
==Production==
[[Focus Features]] bought the rights to the[[Patrick Ness]]' book in March 2014.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fleming |first=Mike |url=https://www.deadline.com/2014/03/focus-features-juan-antonio-bayona-a-monster-callsiver-road-and-participant-693667/ |title=Focus Features Makes $20 Million Deal For 'A Monster Calls' Movie |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=5 March 2014 |access-date=9 April 2014}}</ref> Patrick Ness, the book's author, served as the film's screenwriter, with [[Juan Antonio Bayona|J. A. Bayona]] hired as director.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deadline.com/2014/04/a-monster-calls-october-14-2016-release-focus-features-juan-antonio-bayona-712096/ |title=Focus Dates 'A Monster Calls' For October 2016 |website=Deadline Hollywood|date=9 April 2014 |access-date=9 April 2014}}</ref> On 23 April 2014, [[Felicity Jones]] joinedwas thecast filmon to23 playApril the boy's mother.2014,<ref>{{cite news|title=Felicity Jones To Star In Juan Antonio Bayona's 'A Monster Calls'|url=https://www.deadline.com/2014/04/felicity-jones-to-star-in-juan-antonio-bayonas-a-monster-calls-717960/|access-date=24 April 2014|newspaper=deadline.com[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=23 April 2014}}</ref> On 8 May, [[Liam Neeson]] was cast toon voice8 the MonsterMay,<ref>{{cite news|last=McClintock|first=Pamela|title=Cannes: Liam Neeson Joins 'A Monster Calls'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-liam-neeson-joins-a-702270|access-date=10 May 2014|newspaper=hollywoodreporter.com|date=8 May 2014}}</ref> and on 18 August, [[Sigourney Weaver]] joinedwas tocast playon the18 boy's grandmother.August,<ref>{{cite news|title=Sigourney Weaver Joins High-Profile 'A Monster Calls'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/sigourney-weaver-joins-high-profile-726024|work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> On August 19,and [[Toby Kebbell]] was also cast inon the19 filmAugust.<ref>{{cite news|title='Fantastic Four' Actor Toby Kebbell in Talks to Join 'A Monster Calls'|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/fantastic-four-toby-kebbell-a-monster-calls-1201286443/|work=Variety.com}}</ref> On 3 September, author Ness tweeted that [[Lewis MacDougall]] had been setcast for one ofin the lead roles as the boy in the filmrole.<ref name=MacDougall>{{cite news|last1=Espina|first1=Alfonso|title=Lewis MacDougall to Lead Adaptation of Patrick Ness' 'A Monster Calls'|url=http://upandcomers.net/2014/09/04/newcomer-lewis-macdougall-lead-adaptation-patrick-ness-monster-calls/|access-date=1 October 2014|website=upandcomers.net|date=4 September 2014|archive-date=6 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006113013/http://upandcomers.net/2014/09/04/newcomer-lewis-macdougall-lead-adaptation-patrick-ness-monster-calls/|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 30 September, [[Geraldine Chaplin]] joined the cast of the film on 30 September.<ref name="casting-three">{{cite news|title=Three Join 'A Monster Calls'|url=https://deadline.com/2014/09/alec-baldwin-kevin-spacey-boss-baby-843783/|access-date=1 October 2014|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=30 September 2014}}</ref>
 
===Filming===
[[Principal photography]] began on 30 September 2014,<ref>{{cite news|title='A Monster Calls' Begins Production |url=http://www.participantmedia.com/2014/09/a-monster-calls-begins-production/ |access-date=1 October 2014 |website=participantmedia.com |date=30 September 2014|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003032223/http://www.participantmedia.com/2014/09/a-monster-calls-begins-production/ |archive-date=3 October 2014 }}</ref> and took place in Spain and Britain.<ref name="casting-three" /><ref>{{cite news|title=Production Begins on A Monster Calls, Starring Liam Neeson|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=123546|access-date=1 October 1, 2014|website=ComingSoon.net|date=30 September 2014|archive-date=3 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003023450/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=123546|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 9 October, the filming began on location in [[Glossop]], [[Preston, Lancashire]] ([[Ramsbottom]]), [[Rivington Pike]] ([[Chorley]]/[[Horwich]]), [[Blackpool Pleasure Beach]], and [[Marsden, West Yorkshire]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Hollywood film begins filming in Preston |url=http://www.lep.co.uk/video/entertainment-and-lifestyle/hollywood-film-begins-filming-in-preston-3829795664001 |access-date=10 October 2014 |website=lep.co.uk |date=9 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011125817/http://www.lep.co.uk/video/entertainment-and-lifestyle/hollywood-film-begins-filming-in-preston-3829795664001 |archive-date=11 October 2014 }}</ref>
 
Liam Neeson, who voices the film's titular tree creature, was not on set throughout the shooting process, andhaving completed his motion-capture performance, with MacDougall in the room, during a two-week period beforehand, with MacDougall in the room.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/a-monster-calls-speaks-kids-adults-says-sigourney-weaver-954240|title='A Monster Calls' Speaks to Both Kids and Adults, Says Sigourney Weaver|authorfirst=Ashley |last=Lee|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=8 December 2016|access-date=27 December 2016}}</ref> Actor [[Tom Holland (actor)|Tom Holland]], who had previously worked with Bayona on ''[[The Impossible (2012 film)|The Impossible]]'' (2012), worked on set as Thethe Monsterstand-in onfor athe week when Neeson was absentMonster.<ref name=Holland /><ref name=Holland2 />
 
==Release==
OriginallyIn the United States, the film was originally scheduled for an October 2016 release,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=116965 |title=Focus Features Sets A Monster Calls for 14 October 2016 |website=ComingSoon.net |access-date=9 April 2014 |archive-date=13 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413124201/https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=116965 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/a-monster-calls-focus-features-liam-neeson-felicity-jones-1201765985/|title='A Monster Calls' A Week Later In October|authorfirst=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=1 June 2016|access-date=2 June 2016}}</ref> thebefore film was delayed in order to avoid competition from ''[[Jack Reacher: Never Go Back]]'', ''[[Boo! A Madea Halloween]]'', ''[[Ouija: Origin of Evil]]'', and ''[[Keeping Up with the Joneses (film)|Keeping Up with the Joneses]]''.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}} It wasbeing rescheduled for a limited roll outrollout on 23 December 2016, followed by a wide release on 6 January 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/08/felicity-jones-liam-neeson-a-monster-calls-release-date-change-1201810548/|title=Focus Features' 'A Monster Calls' Dials Up Christmas Weekend Release|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=29 August 2016|access-date=30 August 2016}}</ref> The filmIt was released in the United Kingdom on 1 January 2017, by [[Entertainment One]] and [[Lionsgate]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.finalreel.co.uk/a-monster-calls-uk-release-date/|title=A Monster Calls UK Release Date Set for January, The Tree Awakens on First Poster|website=Final Reel|first=Kenji|last=Lloyd|date=19 June 2016|access-date=30 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107024758/http://www.finalreel.co.uk/a-monster-calls-uk-release-date/|archive-date=7 November 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> and in India on 6 January 2017, by B4U[[Relativity Media|Relativity]] [[B4U (network)|B4U]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fCNm6UiSDw|title=A Monster Calls India Trailer|website=YouTube|date=28 December 2016 }}</ref>
 
==Reception==
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''A Monster Calls'' grossed $3.7 million in the United States and Canada and $43.5 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $47.2 million, against a production budget of $43 million.<ref name=BOM />
 
In North America, the film had its wide release alongside the opening of ''[[Underworld: Blood Wars]]'' and the wide expansions of ''[[Hidden Figures]]'' and ''[[Lion (2016 film)|Lion]]'', and was initially expected to gross around $10 million from 1,523 theaters over the weekend.<ref name="preview">{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-movie-projector-20170103-story.html |title='Hidden Figures' is likely to draw crowds as 'Rogue One' stays on top of the box office |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=4 January 2017 }}</ref> However, after making just $659,000 on its first day, weekend projections were lowered to $2 million, which it ended up grossing, finishing 13th at the box office.<ref name="opening">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/01/rogue-one-hidden-figures-underworld-blood-wars-weekend-box-office-1201879773/ |title='Rogue One' Doesn't Want To Fall To 'Hidden Figures' As Winter Storm Helena Closes Theaters |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=9 January 2017 }}</ref> In its second weekend of wide release, itthe film grossed $537,262 (a drop of 74.2%), and in its third week, it made just $19,080 (a drop of 96.4%) after being pulled from all but 42 theaters, one of the biggest third week theater drops in history.<ref>{{cite web|title=Uni/Blumhouse's 'Split' Is A Hit With High $39M To $40M+; 'Xander Cage' Falls Down|date=23 January 2017 |url=https://deadline.com/2017/01/split-xxx-return-of-xander-cage-the-founder-late-night-thursday-previews-box-office-1201889940/}}</ref><ref name="theaters">{{cite web|title=Biggest Theater Drops|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/theaterdrops.htm |work=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref>
 
===Critical response===
TheOn aggregatethe site[[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], gives86% theof film266 ancritics' approval ratingreviews of 86%the basedfilm onare 266 reviewspositive, andwith an average rating of 7.6/10.; Thethe site's critical"critics consensus" reads,: "''A Monster Calls'' deftly balances dark themes and fantastical elements to deliver an engrossing and uncommonly moving entry in the crowded coming-of-age genre."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_monster_calls/ |title=''A Monster Calls'' (2016) |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |publisher=[[Fandango (company)Media|Fandango]] |access-date=23 January 2017}}</ref> AtOn [[Metacritic]], the film has a [[weighted average]] score of 76 out of 100, based on reviews from 40 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/a-monster-calls |title=''A Monster Calls'' Reviews |work=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=23 January 2017}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.<ref name="CinemaScore">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/CinemaScore/status/817625664748744704 |title=''A Monster Calls'' |author=[[CinemaScore]] on|via= [[Twitter]] |date=6 January 2017 |access-date=1 June 2017}}</ref>
 
===Accolades===
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| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web|title=La La Land Leads with 12 Nominations for the 22nd Annual Critics' Choice Awards |url=http://www.criticschoice.com/critics-choice-awards |website=criticschoice.com |publisher=Critics' Choice |date=1 December 2016 |access-date=December 1, December 2016}}</ref>
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| [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Visual Effects|Best Visual Effects]]
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| ''A Monster Calls''
| {{won}}
| rowspan="2"| <ref name="EmpireAwards">{{Cite web|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/three-empire-awards-2017-rogue-one-tom-hiddleston-patrick-stewart-win-big/ |title=Three Empire Awards 2017: Rogue One, Tom Hiddleston And Patrick Stewart Win Big |last=Nugent |first=John |work=[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]] |language=en |date=19 March 2017 |access-date=19 March 2017}}</ref>
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| [[Empire Award for Best Male Newcomer|Best Male Newcomer]]
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| rowspan="10"| [[Gaudí Awards]]
| rowspan="10"| [[9th Gaudí Awards|29 January 2017]]
| Best Film
| ''A Monster Calls''
| {{won}}▼
| rowspan="10"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://academiadelcinema.cat/ca/premis-gaudi-ca/ix-premis-gaudi |title=Guardonades - IX Premis Gaudí |work=Academia del Cinema |date=29 January 2017 |access-date=3 March 2017}}</ref>
|-▼
| Best Non-Catalan Language Film
| ''A Monster Calls''
| {{won}}
| rowspan = "10" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ecartelera.com/noticias/lista-ganadores-premios-gaudi-2017-37040/|website=Ecartelera|date=30 January 2017|title=Lista de ganadores de los Premios Gaudí 2017|first=Amanda|last=Gil Conesa}}</ref>
|-
| Best Director
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| Best Production DirectorSupervision
| [[Sandra Hermida Muñiz|Sandra Hermida]]
| {{won}}
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| Best Film Editing
| Jaume Martí and [[Bernat Vilaplana]]
| {{won}}
▲|-
| Best Original Music
| [[Fernando Velázquez (composer)|Fernando Velázquez]]
▲| {{wonnom}}
|-
| Best Cinematography
| Óscar[[Oscar Faura]]
| {{won}}
|-
| Best ArtCostume DirectionDesign
| Steven Noble
| [[Eugenio Caballero]]
| {{wonnom}}
|-
| Best Sound
| [[Oriol Tarragó]], [[Peter Glossop (sound engineer)|Peter Glossop]], Marc Orts and Oriol Tarragó
| {{won}}
|-
| Best SpecialVisual Effects
| FelixFélix Bergés and, Pau Costa, David Martí, Montse Ribé
| {{won}}
|-
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| {{nom}}
| rowspan="12"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/juan-antonio-bayonas-a-monster-calls-leads-goya-award-nominations-956136 |title=Juan Antonio Bayona's 'A Monster Calls' Leads Goya Award Nominations |first=Pamela |last=Rolfe |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=14 December 2016 |access-date=December 16, December 2016}}</ref>
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| [[Goya Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
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| ''A Monster Calls''
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="SDiegoNom">{{cite web |url=http://www.sdfcs.org/san-diego-film-critics-society-nominations-2016/ |title=2016 San Diego Film Critics Society's Award Nominations |date=9 December 2016 |access-date=9 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221165923/http://www.sdfcs.org/san-diego-film-critics-society-nominations-2016/ |archive-date=21 December 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="SDiegoWin">{{cite web |url=http://www.sdfcs.org/2016-award-winners/ |title=San Diego Film Critics Society's 2016 Award Winners |date=12 December 2016 |access-date=12 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220225316/http://www.sdfcs.org/2016-award-winners/ |archive-date=20 December 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Saturn Awards]]
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| [[St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association]]
| [[St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards 2016|December 18, December 2016]]
| Best Visual Effects
| ''A Monster Calls''
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| rowspan="4"| [[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association]]
| rowspan="4"| [[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2016|December 5, December 2016]]
| [[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Breakthrough Performance|Best Youth Performance]]
| Lewis MacDougall
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==See also==
* ''[[I Kill Giants (film)|I Kill Giants]]''
 
==References==
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* {{Rotten Tomatoes|a_monster_calls}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170110192746/http://focusfeaturesguilds2016.com/workspace//uploads/screenplay/a-monster-calls-awards-2016-final.pdf Official screenplay]
* {{AllMovie title|595887}}
 
{{Juan Antonio Bayona}}
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