The film's theme of reconciliation between a dying father and his son had special significance for Burton, as his father had died in 2000 and his mother in 2002, a month before he signed on to direct. "Big Fish" was shot on location in Alabama in a series of fairy tale vignettes evoking the tone of a Southern Gothic fantasy. "Big Fish" premiered on December 4, 2003, at the Hammerstein Ballroom and was released in theaters on December 10, 2003, by Columbia Pictures. It garnered positive reviews from critics, and was a box office hit, grossing $122.9 million against a $70 million budget. The film received award nominations in multiple film categories, including four Golden Globe Award nominations, seven nominations from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, two Saturn Award nominations, and an Oscar and a Grammy Award nomination for Danny Elfman's original score. The set for the town of Spectre still remains and can be found in Millbrook, Alabama.