Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film) difficulties could also be the movie's greatest strengths." Warner Bros. felt it should take a similar approach to marketing as with "The Departed", with little early exposure and discouraging talk of awards. "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" officially opened at the United States box office on December 21, 2007 in 1,249 theatres, and took $9,300,805 in its opening weekend. Worldwide releases followed during January and February 2008, with the film performing well in the United Kingdom and Japan. The film grossed $52,898,073 in the United States and Canada, and $99,625,091 in other markets, accumulating a worldwide total
The Tale of Sweeney Todd of seemingly high-quality elements . . . yet it falls flat because of an ill-conceived script and directorial miscalculation." Ben Kingsley was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie but lost to Christopher Reeve for "Rear Window". The film was released on DVD in January 2008. The Tale of Sweeney Todd The Tale of Sweeney Todd is a 1998 American crime-drama/horror television film directed by John Schlesinger and starring Ben Kingsley and Joanna Lumley. The teleplay by Peter Buckman was adapted from a story by Peter Shaw.