The film began development in 1997 at 20th Century Fox and Columbia Pictures, before New Regency acquired the rights in 2000. Johnson chose to shoot the film primarily in Downtown Los Angeles despite the Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan setting of the film and the comics. Rhythm and Hues Studios were hired to handle the film's CGI needs. Graeme Revell composed the Daredevil score which was released on CD in March 2003, whereas the various artists soundtrack album, Daredevil: The Album, was released in February.
Reviews of the film were generally mixed or average. Despite this, the film still enjoyed a profitable theatrical run and became February's second biggest release. The film was successful enough to allow a spin-off film, Elektra, which was released in 2005. In 2004, an R-rated director's cut of Daredevil was released, incorporating approximately thirty minutes back into the film, including an entire sub-plot involving a character played by Coolio. The director's cut was intended as an improvement over the theatrical version.
| Directed by | Mark Steven Johnson |
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| Produced by | Avi Arad Gary Foster Arnon Milchan |
| Screenplay by | Mark Steven Johnson |
| Based on | Daredevil by Stan Lee Bill Everett |
| Starring | Ben Affleck Jennifer Garner Michael Clarke Duncan Colin Farrell |
| Music by | Graeme Revell |
| Cinematography | Ericson Core |
| Editing by | Armen Minasian Dennis Virkler |
| Studio | Regency Enterprises Marvel Films Horseshoe Bay Productions |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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| Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $78 million |
| Box office | $179,179,718 |
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