Synopsis
Based on the true events that occurred on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010, the story chronicles the courage of those who worked on the Deepwater Horizon and the extreme moments of bravery and survival in the face of what would become one of the biggest man-made disasters in world history.
Metrics
Movie Details
| Production Budget: | $156,000,000 |
| Australia Releases: |
October 7th, 2016 (Wide)
September 15th, 2022 (Limited) |
| Video Release: |
December 20th, 2016 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 for prolonged intense disaster sequences and related disturbing images, and brief strong language.
(Rating bulletin 2437 (Cert #50467), 8/10/2016) |
| Running Time: |
107 minutes |
| Keywords: |
Disaster, Environment, Corporate Malfeasance, 2010s, IMAX: DMR, Action Thriller |
| Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
| Genre: | Thriller/Suspense |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Dramatization |
| Production/Financing Companies: |
Participant Media, di Bonaventura Pictures, Summit Entertainment, Closest to the Hole, Leverage |
| Production Countries: |
United States |
| Languages: |
English |
Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Screens | Per Screen | Total Gross | Week |
|---|
| 2016/10/07 |
3 |
$1,303,546 |
|
253 |
$5,152 |
$1,303,546 |
1 |
| 2016/10/14 |
4 |
$716,232 |
-45% |
255 |
$2,809 |
$2,420,546 |
2 |
| 2016/10/21 |
7 |
$367,083 |
-49% |
243 |
$1,511 |
$3,014,801 |
3 |
| 2016/10/28 |
11 |
$114,326 |
-69% |
170 |
$673 |
$3,231,125 |
4 |
| 2016/11/04 |
24 |
$24,067 |
-79% |
60 |
$401 |
$3,347,110 |
5 |
| 2022/09/16 |
- |
$819 |
|
1 |
$819 |
$3,102,595 |
311 |
| 2024/07/12 |
- |
$134 |
|
1 |
$134 |
$3,076,404 |
406 |
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Production and Technical Credits
The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.
