that the Catholic Church refuses to recognize the document as a gospel and considers it heresy. Cast Patricia Arquette as Frankie Paige Gabriel Byrne as Father Andrew Kiernan Jonathan Pryce as Cardinal Daniel Houseman Nia Long as Donna Chadway Rade Šerbedžija as Marion Petrocelli Enrico Colantoni as Father Dario Jack Donner as Father Paulo Alameida Thomas Kopache as Father Durning Dick Latessa as Father Gianni Delmonico Portia de Rossi as Jennifer Kelliho Patrick Muldoon as Steven Ann Cusack as Dr. Reston Production An international co-production film between The United States and Mexico. Development was first announced in January 1998, when Frank Mancuso Jr. announced his intention to produce a supernatural thriller helmed by Rupert Wainwright Reception Box office Stigmata, produced on a $29 million budget, premièred at the box office in the number one position, earning $18.3 million in its first weekend, becoming the first film in five weekends to outgross The Sixth Sense at the box office. In the United States, Stigmata earned $50,046,268. Internationally the film earned $39,400,000 for a total worldwide gross $89,446,268. Critical response The film received poor reviews. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 22% approval rating, based on 91 reviews (20 positive, 71 negative). The website's consensus reads, "The story is unconvincing and the acting is weak." Roger Ebert called it "possibly the funniest movie ever made about Catholicism — from a theological point of view." Gabriel Byrne was nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actor for his performances in both this film and End of Days, where he lost to Ahmed Best as Jar Jar Binks in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. Release Scream Factory released the film on May 19, 2015 for the first time on Blu-ray. References External links 1999 films 1999 horror films 1990s psychological thriller films American supernatural horror films American psychological horror films American horror thriller films Mexican horror films Mexican supernatural horror films Mexican horror thriller films Aramaic-language films Films scored by Billy Corgan Films about exorcism Films about religion Films critical of the Catholic Church Films directed by Rupert Wainwright Films scored by Elia Cmíral Films set in Brazil Films set in Pittsburgh Religious horror films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films 1990s Mexican films