City of Ember
Escape is the only option
For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights.But Ember's once powerful generator is failing and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker.Now, two teenagers, in a race against time, must search Ember for clues that will unlock the ancient mystery of the city's existence, before the the lights go out forever.
- Worldwide
- $18M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
Story overview
What It's About
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For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember's once powerful generator is failing and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker. Now, two teenagers, in a race against time, must search Ember for clues that will unlock the ancient mystery of the city's existence, before the the lights go out forever.
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The numbers
Box Office & Release
City of Ember returned 0.3× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $55M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $18M
- Release date
- Oct 7, 2008
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- MPAA rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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