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{{Infobox film
| name           = Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
| image          = Abraham Lincoln - Vampire Hunter Poster.jpg
| alt            = <!-- See WP:ALT -->
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Timur Bekmambetov]]
| producer       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Tim Burton]]
* [[Jim Lemley]]
* Timur Bekmambetov
}}
| screenplay     = [[Seth Grahame-Smith]]{{efn|[[Simon Kinberg]] was credited for screenplay with Grahame-Smith, but later went uncredited, only serving as an executive producer.}}
| based_on       = {{Based on|''[[Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter (novel)|Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter]]''|Seth Grahame-Smith}}
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Benjamin Walker (actor)|Benjamin Walker]]
* [[Dominic Cooper]]
* [[Anthony Mackie]]
* [[Mary Elizabeth Winstead]]
* [[Rufus Sewell]]
* [[Marton Csokas]]
}}
| music          = [[Henry Jackman]]
| cinematography = [[Caleb Deschanel]]
| editing        = [[William Hoy (film editor)|William Hoy]]
| production_companies = {{Plainlist|
* [[Bazelevs Company]]
* [[Dune Entertainment]]
* [[Tim Burton Productions]]
}}
| distributor    = [[20th Century Fox]]
| released       = {{Film date|2012|06|18|[[New York City]]|2012|06|22|United States}}
| runtime        = 105 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 105:00--><ref>{{cite web |url=https://bbfc.co.uk/CFF288134/ |title=Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter (15) |website=[[British Board of Film Classification]] |date=June 11, 2012 |access-date=August 25, 2013}}{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $69–99.5&nbsp;million<ref name="BoxOfficeMojo"/><ref name="fastlane.louisianaeconomicdevelopment.com">{{Cite web |url=https://fastlane.louisianaeconomicdevelopment.com/Film/FilmSearchDetails.aspx?ProjNum=mdnEXvMkmXVY5YzEu4fUIw%3d%3d |title=Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter Budget Info |date=June 15, 2011 |website=Louisiana Economic Development |access-date=August 9, 2016}}</ref>
| gross          = $116.4&nbsp;million<ref name="BoxOfficeMojo">{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1611224/?ref_=bo_se_r_3 |title=Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012) |date=September 20, 2012 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=August 25, 2013}}</ref>
}}

'''''Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter''''' is a 2012 American [[horror film]] directed by [[Timur Bekmambetov]], produced by Bekmambetov, [[Tim Burton]], and [[Jim Lemley]], and written by [[Seth Grahame-Smith]], who also serves as an executive producer alongside [[Simon Kinberg]], Michele Wolkoff, and John J. Kelly. It is based on the [[Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter (novel)|novel of the same name]] by Grahame-Smith, depicting a fictionalized history of the [[American Civil War]] with the eponymous [[Abraham Lincoln|16th president of the United States]] reimagined as having a secret identity as a lifelong [[vampire hunter]] fighting against a caste of [[vampire|vampiric]] slave owners. [[Benjamin Walker (actor)|Benjamin Walker]] stars as [[Abraham Lincoln]] with supporting roles by [[Dominic Cooper]], [[Anthony Mackie]], [[Mary Elizabeth Winstead]], [[Rufus Sewell]], and [[Marton Csokas]].

Filming began in [[Louisiana]] in March 2011, and [[Henry Jackman]] was hired to compose the film's score. Produced by [[Bazelevs Company]], [[Dune Entertainment]], and [[Tim Burton Productions]], the film was released on June 20, 2012, in the [[United Kingdom]] and then two days later in the [[United States]], by [[20th Century Fox]]. The film received mixed reviews; critics praised the visual style but criticized the overly serious and inconsistent tone. The film also [[box office bomb|failed to meet expectations at the box office]], grossing $116 million worldwide against a budget of $69-$99 million.

==Plot==
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In 1818, [[Abraham Lincoln]] lives in [[Indiana]] with parents [[Nancy Lincoln|Nancy]] and [[Thomas Lincoln|Thomas]], who work at a [[Slave plantation#Slavery|plantation]] owned by Jack Barts. There, Lincoln befriends a young [[African-American]] boy, [[William Henry Johnson (valet)|William Johnson]], and intervenes when Johnson is beaten by a slaver. Because of this, the Lincolns are fired. That night, Lincoln sees Barts break into their home and attack Nancy, who falls ill and dies the next day.

Nine years later, Lincoln attempts to kill Barts at the docks in revenge, but discovers that he is a [[vampire]]. Before Barts can kill him, Lincoln is rescued by Henry Sturges, whom he had met earlier at a bar. Sturges offers to teach Lincoln how to be a vampire hunter, and he accepts. After a decade of training, they travel to [[Springfield, Illinois]]. Sturges explains that the vampires in the United States descend from Adam, a powerful vampire who owns a plantation in [[New Orleans]] with his sister, Vadoma. Sturges reveals the vampires' weakness is [[silver]], and presents him with a silver pocket watch.

In Springfield, Lincoln begins hunting vampires named in letters by Sturges, befriends shopkeeper [[Joshua Fry Speed|Joshua Speed]] and meets [[Mary Todd Lincoln|Mary Todd]]. Though Sturges warns him of forming close relationships lest his loved ones are attacked by vampires, Lincoln develops romantic feelings for Mary. Later, Lincoln successfully finds and kills Barts, but not before learning Sturges is also a vampire. Lincoln confronts Sturges, who reveals that Adam turned him and killed his wife, as his soul was impure, and hers was not. Vampires cannot kill each other, so Sturges needs hunters like Lincoln to get his revenge.

Feeling betrayed, Lincoln abandons his mission, but his actions have been noticed by Adam, who lures Lincoln to his plantation in the South by kidnapping Johnson. In the mansion, Adam hosts a ball that turns into a feeding frenzy where the vampires attack the slaves. Lincoln watches from outside and then breaks in to save the day, but he is captured by the vampires. Adam tries to recruit him to his cause to turn America into a nation of the undead, but Lincoln refuses before the two are rescued by Speed. They find safe passage to the North with the help of [[Harriet Tubman]].

Lincoln marries Mary Todd and begins his political career, campaigning to abolish slavery, despite Sturges warning him that the slave trade keeps vampires under control due to being their food source. After Lincoln's election as [[President of the United States of America]], he moves to the [[White House]] with Mary, where they have a son, [[William Wallace Lincoln]], who is later bitten by Vadoma as retaliation and dies.

The [[American Civil War|civil war]] erupts; after Confederate President [[Jefferson Davis]] convinces Adam to deploy his vampires to the front lines, Lincoln orders the confiscation of all available silver to be melted and cast into silver weapons. Speed seemingly betrays Lincoln by informing Adam about the train transporting these weapons, which Adam then attacks after setting fire to an upcoming [[Trestle bridge|trestle]]. During the fight, Speed is killed, and Adam learns that the train holds only rocks, revealing Speed's betrayal was a ruse to lure Adam into a trap. Lincoln uses his watch to punch Adam, killing him, before escaping with Sturges and Johnson as the burning trestle beneath the train collapses.

Meanwhile, Mary, Harriet Tubman, and many [[freedom seekers]] transport the silver to Gettysburg through the [[Underground Railroad]]. While delivering the silver to the army, Mary recognizes Vadoma and kills her by shooting a silver necklace bearing the sword of one of William's toy soldiers. Armed with silver weapons, the Union soldiers destroy the vampires and turn the tide.

Nearly two years later, on [[Assassination of Abraham Lincoln|April 14, 1865]], Lincoln celebrates the end of the war. Sturges informs him that the remaining vampires have fled the country and tries to convince Lincoln to become a vampire, who declines before leaving with Mary for a [[Our American Cousin|play]]. In modern times, Sturges approaches a man at a bar in [[Washington, D.C.]], just as he once did with Abraham.

==Cast==
[[File:Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Benjamin Walker (actor)|Benjamin Walker]], who plays the titular role in this film, gets into character before touring the {{USS|Abraham Lincoln|CVN-72|6}}.]]
{{div col}}
* [[Benjamin Walker (actor)|Benjamin Walker]] as [[Abraham Lincoln]], a secret vampire hunter, who serves as the [[List of presidents of the United States|16th President of the United States]].<ref name="ben" />
** Lux Haney-Jardine as Young Abraham Lincoln
* [[Dominic Cooper]] as Henry Sturges, Lincoln's mentor in vampire hunting, a former vampire hunter, and a vampire who lost his wife and humanity to vampires.
* [[Anthony Mackie]] as [[William Henry Johnson (valet)|Will Johnson]], Lincoln's earliest and closest friend.<ref>{{cite news |last=Zeitchik |first=Steven |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2011/03/abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter-anthony-mackie-movie.html |title='Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter' star Anthony Mackie: Our movie will be educational |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=March 2, 2011}}</ref>
** Curtis Harris as Young Will
* [[Mary Elizabeth Winstead]] as [[Mary Todd Lincoln]], Lincoln's wife.<ref name="mary" />
* [[Rufus Sewell]] as Adam, the 5,000-year-old leader of an order of vampires.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Abrams |first=Rachel |url=https://variety.com/article/VR1118035341 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110415000035/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118035341 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 15, 2011 |title=Rufus Sewell to play villain in 'Vampire Hunter' |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=April 12, 2011}}</ref>
* [[Marton Csokas]] as Jack Barts, a plantation owner and the vampire who killed Lincoln's mother.
* [[Jimmi Simpson]] as [[Joshua Fry Speed|Joshua Speed]], Lincoln's friend and assistant.<ref name="jimmi" />
* [[Joseph Mawle]] as [[Thomas Lincoln]], Lincoln's father.
* [[Robin McLeavy]] as [[Nancy Lincoln]], Lincoln's mother.<ref name="tudyk" />
* [[Erin Wasson]] as Vadoma, Adam's sister.
* [[John Rothman]] as [[Jefferson Davis]]
* Cameron M. Brown as [[William Wallace Lincoln]], Abraham and Mary's third son.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4377062/ |title=Cameron M. Brown |publisher=IMDb}}</ref>
* Frank Brennan as Senator Jeb Nolan
* [[Jaqueline Fleming]] as [[Harriet Tubman]]
* [[Alan Tudyk]] as [[Stephen A. Douglas]], an American politician from [[Illinois]].<ref name="tudyk">{{cite magazine |last=Sneider |first=Jeff |url=https://variety.com/2011/film/news/alan-tudyk-joins-vampire-hunter-1118034043/ |title=Alan Tudyk joins 'Vampire Hunter' |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=March 17, 2011}}</ref>
{{div col end}}

==Production==
The film ''Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter'' was first announced in March 2010 when Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov paired to purchase film rights and to finance its development themselves. The book's author, [[Seth Grahame-Smith]], was hired to write the script.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Siegel |first=Tatiana |url=https://variety.com/2010/film/markets-festivals/tim-burton-to-produce-abraham-lincoln-1118015948/ |title=Tim Burton to produce 'Abraham Lincoln' |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=March 2, 2010}}</ref> [[20th Century Fox]] beat other studios in a bidding war for rights to the film the following October.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=McClintock |first=Pamela |url=https://variety.com/2010/film/news/abraham-lincoln-logs-film-rights-sale-1118025081/ |title='Abraham Lincoln' logs film rights sale |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=October 4, 2010}}</ref>

In January 2011, with Bekmambetov attached as director, Benjamin Walker was cast as [[Abraham Lincoln]]. He beat [[Adrien Brody]], [[Josh Lucas]], [[James D'Arcy]], and [[Oliver Jackson-Cohen]] for the role.<ref name="ben">{{cite magazine |last1=Abrams |first1=Rachel |last2=Oldham |first2=Stuart |url=https://variety.com/2011/film/news/ben-walker-is-abe-lincoln-vampire-hunter-1118031038/ |title=Ben Walker is Abe Lincoln, 'Vampire Hunter' |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=January 27, 2011}}</ref> Additional actors were cast in the following February.<ref name="mary">{{cite magazine |last=Abrams |first=Rachel |url=https://variety.com/article/VR1118032489 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117102656/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118032489 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 17, 2012 |title=Fox finds Mary Todd Lincoln for 'Vampire Hunter' |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=February 17, 2011}}</ref><ref name="jimmi">{{cite magazine |last=Kroll |first=Justin |url=https://variety.com/article/VR1118032910 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302122017/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118032910 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 2, 2011 |title=Jimmi Simpson joins 'Vampire Hunter' |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=February 25, 2011}}</ref><ref name="dominic">{{cite magazine |last=Abrams |first=Rachel |url=https://variety.com/2011/film/news/dominic-cooper-stakes-key-role-in-abe-lincoln-1118031982/ |title=Dominic Cooper stakes key role in 'Abe Lincoln' |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=February 10, 2011}}</ref> Filming began in March 2011 in [[Louisiana]].<ref name="ben" /><ref name="dominic" /> The film had a budget of $99.5&nbsp;million and was produced in 3D.<ref name="fastlane.louisianaeconomicdevelopment.com"/>

==Release==
''Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter'' was originally scheduled to be released in 2D and 3D on October 28, 2011, but was later pushed back to {{nowrap|June 22}}, 2012.<ref name="open">{{cite magazine |last=McClintock |first=Pamela |date=October 29, 2010 |title=Fox's 'Vampire Hunter' to open in 2012 |url=https://variety.com/2010/film/news/fox-s-vampire-hunter-to-open-in-2012-1118026617/ |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rlsdate.net/2012/02/abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter-trailer-and-release-date/ |title=Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Trailer Hits the Web |website=Release Date.net |access-date=February 15, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120908230132/http://www.rlsdate.net/2012/02/abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter-trailer-and-release-date/ |archive-date=September 8, 2012}}</ref> The movie premiered in New York City on June 18.<ref>{{cite web |title="Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" Holds NYC Premiere |website=GossipCenter |url=http://www.gossipcenter.com/abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter/abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter-holds-nyc-premiere-678430 |access-date=June 19, 2012 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620111358/http://www.gossipcenter.com/abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter/abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter-holds-nyc-premiere-678430 |archive-date=June 20, 2012}}</ref> ''Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter'' also made an unconventional debut with a screening for troops deployed in the Middle East. The movie was screened to over 1,800 sailors aboard the Navy aircraft carrier [[USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)|USS ''Abraham Lincoln'']], just before its [[Refueling and Complex Overhaul]] (RCOH) at Newport News, Virginia.<ref>{{cite news|title= USS Lincoln arrives at Newport News shipyard|url= https://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-xpm-20130328-2013-03-28-dp-nws-shipyard-lincoln-move-20130328-story.html|website= Daily Press|date= 28 March 2013|author1= Shapiro. Michael Welles}}</ref> Several of the film's stars attended the screening, including [[Anthony Mackie]], [[Erin Wasson]] and [[Benjamin Walker (actor)|Benjamin Walker]], who dressed in character as [[Abraham Lincoln]]. The screening marks the first time that a major motion picture made its debut for United States servicemembers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/abraham-lincoln-cast-sets-new-precedent-by-screening-film-for-troops-deployed-in-middle-east |title='Abraham Lincoln' cast sets new precedent by screening film for troops deployed in Middle East |date=July 15, 2012 |website= Fox News |access-date=August 25, 2013| author1= McKay, Hollie }}</ref>

==Reception==
===Critical response===
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]] the film has an approval rating of 34%, based on 192 reviews with an average score of 4.9/10. The consensus reads that the film "has visual style to spare, but its overly serious tone doesn't jibe with its decidedly silly central premise, leaving filmgoers with an unfulfilling blend of clashing ingredients." [[Emanuel Levy]] of EmanuelLevy.com wrote that "Though original, this is a strenuous effort to combine the conventions of two genres."<ref name="tomatoes">{{cite web |url=https://rottentomatoes.com/m/abraham_lincoln_vampire_hunter/ |title=Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] }}</ref> On [[Metacritic]] it has a "mixed or average" score of 42 out of 100, based on 35 reviews.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://metacritic.com/movie/abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter |title=Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter |publisher=Red Ventures |website=[[Metacritic]] }}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "C+" on an A+ to F scale.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemascore.com|title=Find CinemaScore|format=Type "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" in the search box|publisher=[[CinemaScore]]|access-date=December 12, 2025}}</ref>

[[Richard Corliss]] of ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine stated that "The historical epic and the monster movie run on parallel tracks, occasionally colliding but never forming a coherent whole."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://entertainment.time.com/2012/06/21/abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter-four-score-and-seven-corpses/ |title=Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter: Four-score and Seven Corpses |first=Richard |last=Corliss |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] }}</ref> [[Christy Lemire]] of [[Associated Press]] meanwhile, commented on the film's tenor and visual effects, saying "What ideally might have been playful and knowing is instead uptight and dreary, with a visual scheme that's so fake and cartoony, it depletes the film of any sense of danger," awarding the film a rating of 1.5 out of 4.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.kansascity.com/2012/06/20/3668241/review-abraham-lincoln-a-murky.html |title=Review: 'Abraham Lincoln' a murky, joyless hunt |date=June 20, 2012 |newspaper=[[The Kansas City Star]]}}</ref> [[Joe Morgenstern]] of ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' agreed, writing, "Someone forgot to tell the filmmakers ... that the movie was supposed to be fun. Or at least smart."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304765304577480221820498662 |title=Pixar's Disneyfied 'Brave' Plays It Safe |first=Joe |last=Morgenstern |date=June 21, 2012 |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal}}</ref>

Joe Neumaler of ''[[New York Daily News]]'' gave the film a rating of 1 out of 5, writing, "This insipid mashup of history lesson and monster flick takes itself semi-seriously, which is truly deadly."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter-benjamin-walker-a-bloody-good-combination-article-1.1099965?localLinksEnabled=false |title=Review: 'Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter' is a mis-stake |newspaper=Daily News|location=New York}}</ref> The title was praised by [[Manohla Dargis]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'', who added, "it's too bad someone had to spoil things by making a movie to go with it."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/2012/06/22/movies/abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter.html |title=Slaying With Silver in 19th-Century South: 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter' |first=Manohla |last=Dargis |newspaper=The New York Times|date=June 21, 2012 }}</ref>

Positive response, meanwhile, came from Marc Savlov of the ''[[Austin Chronicle]]'', "''Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter'' has heart to spare, and the occasional silvered bayonet to run it through."<ref>{{cite news |author-first1=Marc|author-last1=Savlov|url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/calendar/film/2012-06-22/abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter/ |title=Film Review: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter |date=June 22, 2012 |newspaper=[[Austin Chronicle]]}}</ref> ''[[USA Today]]'' reviewer Scott Bowles remarked, "A stylish slasher of a movie, a monster flick that does its vampires right, if not their real-life counterparts," giving the film 2.5 out of 4.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/story/2012-06-22/abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter-review/55748718/1?csp=34life |title='Abraham Lincoln' finely dices history |date=June 22, 2012 |newspaper=[[USA Today]]}}</ref> Further acclaim came from [[Joe Williams (film critic)|Joe Williams]] of ''[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]'', who called it "the best action movie of the summer", praised the film for presenting "a surprisingly respectful tone toward American values and their most heroic proponent", calling "the battlefield scenes [...] suitably epic" and commended leading star Benjamin Walker, "a towering actor who looks like a young Liam Neeson and never stoops to caricature."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/movies/reviews/honest-abe-slays-demons-in-vampire-hunter/article_4476c47c-ba93-11e1-aafc-0019bb30f31a.html |title=Honest Abe slays demons in 'Vampire Hunter'|first=Joe  |last=Williams |newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch}}</ref>

===Box office===
''Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter'' grossed $37,519,139 at the domestic box office and $78,952,441 in international markets. It received a worldwide total of $116,471,580.<ref name="BoxOfficeMojo"/> On its opening domestic weekend, it grossed $16.3 million from 3,108 theaters. In its second domestic weekend, it suffered a 63.1% drop, while gaining one theater. On its third weekend, it lost nearly half of its theater count, and another 67.6% in gross.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl591431169/| title = Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] }}</ref>

===Accolades===
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! Award 
! Category 
! Recipients 
! Result 
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|[[34th Young Artist Awards|2013]]
|[[Young Artist Award]]||[[34th Young Artist Awards#Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor Ten and Under|Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor Ten and Under]]||Cameron M. Brown||{{nom}}||<ref name="Young Artist Awards 34">{{cite web |url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms34.html |title=34th Annual Young Artist Awards |access-date=March 31, 2013 |work=YoungArtistAwards.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403013454/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms34.html |archive-date=April 3, 2013}}</ref>
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==Home media==
''Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter'' was released on DVD, Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D in the United States and Canada on October 23, 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Abraham-Lincoln-Vampire-Hunter-Blu-ray/45774/ |title=Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Blu-ray |website=Blu-ray.com |access-date=August 25, 2013}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
The soundtrack to ''Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter'' as composed by [[Henry Jackman]] was released digitally on June 12, 2012, and set to be released physically on July 3, 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title=Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Henry Jackman |url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter/id534758944 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524002451/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter/id534758944 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 24, 2015 |publisher=iTunes Store |access-date=June 19, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter: Various Artists: Music |website=Amazon |url=https://www.amazon.com/Abraham-Lincoln-Vampire-Various-Artists/dp/B007TBCSW6 |access-date=June 19, 2012}}</ref> In addition, [[Linkin Park]]'s song "Powerless", from their 2012 album ''[[Living Things (Linkin Park album)|Living Things]]'' premiered in the official trailer to ''Abraham Lincoln'' and was the first song to be played over the closing credits, followed by "The Rampant Hunter".<ref>{{cite web |title=Linkin Park's 'Powerless' Featured in Trailer for 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter' Movie |url=http://loudwire.com/linkin-park-powerless-trailer-abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter-movie/ |first=Chad |last=Bowar |date=June 18, 2012 |website=LoudWire |access-date=June 19, 2012}}</ref> However, the song was not featured in the soundtrack, but still the song was released as a single under the name of soundtrack in Japan.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/jp/album/powerless-single/570585623 |title=Powerless ("Book of the Lincoln / secret" ending theme movie) – Single LINKIN PARK |date=October 31, 2012 |publisher=iTunes Store |access-date=August 12, 2014}}</ref>

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| total_length    = 45:32
| title1          = Childhood Tragedy
| length1         = 0:54
| title2          = Vampires
| length2         = 3:06
| title3          = What Do You Hate?
| length3         = 1:15
| title4          = Power Comes from Truth
| length4         = 2:29
| title5          = You Are Full of Surprises
| length5         = 1:15
| title6          = Mary Todd
| length6         = 1:56
| title7          = The Horse Stampede
| length7         = 3:15
| title8          = Henry Sturges
| length8         = 0:55
| title9          = Adam
| length9         = 1:28
| title10         = Rescue Mission
| length10        = 1:15
| title11         = Inauguration
| length11        = 1:52
| title12         = All Slave to Something
| length12        = 2:49
| title13         = Emancipation
| length13        = 0:45
| title14         = Haunted by the Past
| length14        = 3:00
| title15         = Battle at Gettysburg
| length15        = 0:49
| title16         = Forging Silver
| length16        = 1:40
| title17         = 80 Miles
| length17        = 1:52
| title18         = The Burning Bridge
| length18        = 3:41
| title19         = Not the Only Railroad
| length19        = 1:38
| title20         = The Gettysburg Address
| length20        = 2:22
| title21         = Late to the Theater
| length21        = 2:00
| title22         = The Rampant Hunter
| note22          = [[iTunes]] exclusive
| length22        = 5:30
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Promotional single
| extra_column    = Artist
| title23  = [[Powerless (Linkin Park song)|Powerless]]<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/483272/linkin-park-score-abe-lincoln-end-credits |title=Linkin Park Score 'Abe Lincoln' End Credits |last=Gallo |first=Phil |date=June 13, 2012 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=June 14, 2012}}</ref>
| note223          = 
| writer23        = 
| lyrics23        = 
| music23         = 
| extra23         = [[Linkin Park]]
| length23        = 3:44
}}

==See also==
* [[Cultural depictions of Abraham Lincoln]]
* ''[[Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies]]'', a [[mockbuster]] of this film
* ''[[Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters]]'', a film with a very similar theme – and its mockbuster ''[[Hansel & Gretel (2013 film)|Hansel & Gretel]]''
* ''[[Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter]]'', a cult film about Jesus Christ's life as a vampire hunter
* ''[[Queen Victoria: Demon Hunter]]''
* ''[[The Amazing Screw-On Head]]'',  a comic book and cartoon involving Abraham Lincoln and vampires
* ''[[Lincoln (2012 film)|Lincoln]]'', a historical biographical film released in the same year about Abraham Lincoln
* [[Vampire film]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Official website|http://www.abelincolnvampirehunter.com/}}
* {{IMDb title|1611224|Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter}}

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