Pacific Rim
To fight monsters, we created monsters.
Using massive piloted robots to combat the alien threat, earth's survivors take the fight to the invading alien force lurking in the depths of the Pacific Ocean.Nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless enemy, the forces of mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes who now stand as earth's final hope against the mounting apocalypse.
- Director
- Guillermo del Toro
- Signature
- Wonder · Craft · Action
- Worldwide
- $411M
Who's in it
Cast
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Movie DNA
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Story overview
What It's About
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Using massive piloted robots to combat the alien threat, earth's survivors take the fight to the invading alien force lurking in the depths of the Pacific Ocean. Nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless enemy, the forces of mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes who now stand as earth's final hope against the mounting apocalypse.
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The record
Awards
1 win
Annie Awards
1 win
- WinnerAnnie Award
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Pacific Rim returned 2.3× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $180M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $411M
- Release date
- Jul 11, 2013
- Runtime
- 2h 11m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- Cantonese, English
- Country
- United States of America
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