

He researches neighbors and comes to think Harvey is the killer. Investigating Susie's disappearance with Detective Fenerman, Jack thinks Susie was murdered by someone she knew. From there, Susie watches over her loved ones, unable to let go despite the urging of her new afterlife friend, Holly. Screaming, she is pulled into the 'In-Between', that is neither Heaven nor Earth. After seeing her bracelet hanging on the sink faucet near a bloody shaving razor, Susie realizes she never escaped the den and was murdered by Harvey. Susie runs home to find Harvey soaking in a bathtub. In town, Susie sees Jack, but he does not respond to her when she calls. Her father, Jack, searches for her, while her mother, Abigail, waits for the police. The Salmons become worried when Susie fails to return home from school. Inside, Susie becomes uncomfortable and attempts to leave when he grabs her, the scene fades until she is seen rushing past classmate Ruth Connors, apparently fleeing Harvey's den. As Susie walks home through a cornfield, she runs into her neighbor, George Harvey, who coaxes her into his underground den. One day, Ray, a boy she has a crush on, approaches her at school and asks her out. In 1973, 14-year-old high school freshman Susie Salmon dreams about becoming a photographer. The film also received numerous accolades, with Tucci being nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The Lovely Bones grossed over $44 million in North America. In the film's opening weekend, in limited release, it grossed $116,616, despite only having been screened in three theaters, placing it at 30th place on the box office chart. It was released to mainly mixed reviews from critics the story and its message were generally criticized, with praise mainly aimed at the visual effects, Peter Jackson's direction, and the performances of Ronan and Tucci. The film's North American release date was changed multiple times, with a limited release on December 11, 2009, and a wider release on January 15, 2010. The Lovely Bones was first released on December 26, 2009, in New Zealand, and then internationally in January 2010.

The film's score was composed by Brian Eno.

Principal photography began in October 2007 in New Zealand and Pennsylvania, United States. An international co-production between the United States, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand, the film was produced by Carolynne Cunningham, Walsh, Jackson, and Aimee Peyronnet, with Steven Spielberg, Tessa Ross, Ken Kamins, and James Wilson as executive producers. It follows a girl who is murdered and watches over her family from the in-between, and is torn between seeking vengeance on her killer and allowing her family to heal. The screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Jackson was based on Alice Sebold’s award-winning and bestselling 2002 novel of the same name. The Lovely Bones is a 2009 supernaturaldrama film directed by Peter Jackson, and starring Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, Michael Imperioli, and Saoirse Ronan.
