Pitch Black
Don't be afraid of the dark. Be afraid of what's in the dark.
When their ship crash-lands on a remote planet, the marooned passengers soon learn that escaped convict Riddick isn't the only thing they have to fear.Deadly creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to attack in the dark, and the planet is rapidly plunging into the utter blackness of a total eclipse.
- Director
- David Twohy
- Worldwide
- $53M
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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When their ship crash-lands on a remote planet, the marooned passengers soon learn that escaped convict Riddick isn't the only thing they have to fear. Deadly creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to attack in the dark, and the planet is rapidly plunging into the utter blackness of a total eclipse. With the body count rising, the doomed survivors are forced to turn to Riddick with his eerie eyes to guide them through the darkness to safety. With time running out, there's only one rule: Stay in the light.
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Box Office & Release
Pitch Black returned 2.3× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $23M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $53M
- Release date
- Feb 18, 2000
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- Arabic, English
- Country
- United States of America
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