The Phantom of the Opera is a musical drama film released in 2004, directed by Joel Schumacher and based on the popular 1986 musical of the same name by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Set in the Paris Opera House in the late 19th century, the film follows the story of a mysterious figure known only as the Phantom, who haunts the theater and terrorizes its inhabitants while becoming infatuated with the talented soprano Christine Daaé. The film stars Gerard Butler as the Phantom, Emmy Rossum as Christine, and Patrick Wilson as Raoul, the Vicomte de Chagny. The Phantom of the Opera