Dante's Peak
The pressure is building...
Volcanologist Harry Dalton comes to the sleepy town of Dante's Peak to investigate the recent rumblings of the dormant volcano the burg is named for.Before long, his worst fears are realized when a massive eruption hits, and immediately, Harry, the mayor and the townspeople find themselves fighting for their lives amid a catastrophic nightmare.
- Director
- Roger Donaldson
- Worldwide
- $178M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
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What It's About
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Volcanologist Harry Dalton comes to the sleepy town of Dante's Peak to investigate the recent rumblings of the dormant volcano the burg is named for. Before long, his worst fears are realized when a massive eruption hits, and immediately, Harry, the mayor and the townspeople find themselves fighting for their lives amid a catastrophic nightmare.
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Box Office & Release
Dante's Peak returned 1.5× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $116M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $178M
- Release date
- Feb 7, 1997
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- MPAA rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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