Queen of the Damned

Genre: Horror

Worldwide gross$45.5M

After losing interest in immortality, vampire Lestat goes to sleep, awakening after a long time to the sounds of punk rock. Taking up as the leader of an undead band, Lestat gains fame but exposes vampires, drawing the attention of vampire enthusiast Jesse. His music also awakens the queen of the damned, Akasha the first vampire, who decides to make Lestat her king. After learning of her bloodlust, and designs to take over humankind, Lestat teams with the other vampire nobility to take her down. Lestat then turns Jesse into his undead mistress to spend eternity together.

🏆 7 nominations total

Genres

Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Director

Michael Rymer

Cast

Aaliyah, Stuart Townsend, Marguerite Moreau

Released

22 February 2002

Runtime

1h 41m

Certificate

R

IMDb rating

5.3 / 10

Votes

63,912

Metascore

30

Rotten Tomatoes

17%

Box office

$30,336,800

Budget

$35,000,000

Edition

Base