
Meanwhile, Jim meets Madame Leota, the ghost of a gypsy whose head is encased in a crystal ball. Emma and Ezra appear, and identify the woman as the late Elizabeth. Megan and Michael follow a spectral orb to the attic, where they find a portrait of a woman that bears an almost identical resemblance to Sara. Gracey gives Sara a tour of the mansion, discussing his past and his “grandfather’s” death after the suicide of his lover, Elizabeth Henshaw. Ramsley takes Jim to the library to discuss the deal with Gracey, but Jim becomes trapped in a secret passage. When a rainstorm floods the nearby river, Gracey lets the family stay for the night. Sara is contacted by the occupants of Gracey Manor, located in the nearby bayou Jim, eager to make a deal after learning where the mansion is, takes his family there, meeting its owner, Edward Gracey, his butler Ramsley and his other servants maid Emma and footman Ezra. A workaholic with little time for his family, Jim misses his wedding anniversary and tries to make amends by suggesting a vacation to the nearby lake. Jim and Sara Evers are successful realtors with two children, Michael and Megan. A reboot directed by Justin Simien is set to be released in July 2023. The film was theatrically released in the United States on November 26, 2003, to mostly negative reviews from critics but performed well at the box office with $182.3 million worldwide on a $90 million budget. Terence Stamp, Nathaniel Parker, Marsha Thomason, and Jennifer Tilly appear in supporting roles. The film stars Eddie Murphy as a realtor who, along with his family, becomes trapped in a haunted mansion. The Haunted Mansion is a 2003 American supernatural horror comedy film directed by Rob Minkoff and based on Walt Disney's theme park attraction of the same name.
