Punisher: War Zone is an action film based on the comic book vigilante and anti-hero The Punisher, a character whose adventures are published by Marvel Comics. The film is not a sequel, and has no relation to 2004's The Punisher, directed by Jonathan Hensleigh. The film was released on December 5, 2008. The budget of the film had a $35 million budget and it grossed $10,089,373 worldwide with DVD sales with $25,650,000 coming from North America and another $9,900,000 overseas.