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{{short description|2005 stop-motion animated film by Tim Burton}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Corpse Bride
| image          = Corpse Bride film poster.jpg
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| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Mike Johnson (animator)|Mike Johnson]]
* [[Tim Burton]]
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| screenplay     = {{Plainlist|
* [[John August]]
* [[Caroline Thompson]]
* [[Pamela Pettler]]
}}
| based_on       = {{Based on|Characters|Tim Burton|[[Carlos Grangel]]}}
| producer       = {{Plainlist|
* Tim Burton
* [[Allison Abbate]]
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| starring       = {{Plainlist|<!--NAMES ON THE FILM POSTER ONLY-->
* [[Johnny Depp]]
* [[Helena Bonham Carter]]
}}
| cinematography = Pete Kozachik
| editing        = {{Plainlist|
* Jonathan Lucas
* [[Chris Lebenzon]]
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| music          = [[Danny Elfman]]
| studio         = {{Plainlist|
* [[Tim Burton Productions]]
* [[Laika (company)|Laika Entertainment]]
}}
| distributor    = [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]
| released       = {{Film date|2005|09|07|[[62nd Venice International Film Festival|Venice]]|2005|09|23|United States|2005|10|13|United Kingdom}}
| runtime        = 77 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 77:04--><ref>{{cite web |title=Tim Burton's Corpse Bride |url=https://bbfc.co.uk/releases/tim-burtons-corpse-bride-1970-0 |publisher=[[British Board of Film Classification]] |date=September 14, 2005 |access-date=September 21, 2015 |archive-date=June 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603011457/http://bbfc.co.uk/releases/tim-burtons-corpse-bride-1970-0}}</ref>
| country        = {{Plainlist|
* United Kingdom
* United States<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150689559|title=Tim Burton's Corpse Bride|work=[[British Film Institute]]|accessdate=April 9, 2025}}</ref>
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| language       = English
| budget         = $40 million<ref>{{cite news |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2005-09-27-stop-motion_x.htm |title=Stop-motion coaxes 'Corpse Bride,' 'Gromit' to life |last=Bowles |first=Scott |date=September 27, 2005 |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |access-date=March 1, 2011 |archive-date=November 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104005206/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2005-09-27-stop-motion_x.htm |url-status=live}}</ref>
| gross          = $118.1 million<!--Keep this number truncated--><ref name="BoxOfficeMojo">{{cite web |title=Corpse Bride (2005) |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0121164/ |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=November 3, 2023}}</ref>
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'''''Corpse Bride''''' (also known as '''''Tim Burton's Corpse Bride''''') is a 2005 [[Stop-motion|stop-motion-animated]] [[fantasy film|fantasy]] [[musical film]], directed by [[Mike Johnson (animator)|Mike Johnson]] (in his directorial debut) and [[Tim Burton]] from a screenplay by [[John August]], [[Caroline Thompson]], and [[Pamela Pettler]], based on characters created by Burton and [[Carlos Grangel]]. Set in a [[Victorian-era]] village, ''Corpse Bride'' stars [[Johnny Depp]] as the voice of Victor, while [[Helena Bonham Carter]] voices Emily, the titular bride. An [[international co-production]] between the United States and United Kingdom, produced by [[Tim Burton Productions]] and [[Laika, LLC|Laika Entertainment]], and distributed by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]], ''Corpse Bride'' is the first stop-motion feature film directed by Burton after previously producing ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]'' (1993) and ''[[James and the Giant Peach (film)|James and the Giant Peach]]'' (1996).

''Corpse Bride'' drew inspiration from a 17th-century Jewish folktale, which [[Joe Ranft]] introduced to Burton while they were finishing ''The Nightmare Before Christmas''. Work on the film started in November 2003 while Burton was wrapping up ''[[Big Fish]]''. His next live-action feature, ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]],'' was produced simultaneously with ''Corpse Bride''. Production of the stop-motion animation feature took place at [[3 Mills Studios]] in London. It was shot with [[Canon EOS-1D Mark II]] [[Digital single-lens reflex camera|digital SLRs]], rather than the [[135 film|35&nbsp;mm film]] cameras used for ''The Nightmare Before Christmas''. Burton immediately brought regular collaborators Depp, Carter and [[Danny Elfman]] aboard. ''Corpse Bride'' is dedicated to executive producer Ranft, who died a month before the film's release.

''Corpse Bride'' premiered at the [[62nd Venice International Film Festival]] on September 7, 2005, and was released in theaters on September 23 in the U.S. and on October 13 in the UK to critical and commercial success. The film was nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Animated Feature|Best Animated Feature]] in [[78th Academy Awards]].