The Big Blue
Danger...Like Passion...Runs Deep
Childhood friends Jacques and Enzo share a passion for the danger of free diving.Jacques, following in the footsteps of his father, who died at sea when Jacques was a boy, harbors a remarkable ability to adjust his heart rate and breathing patterns in the water, with his vital signs more closely resembling those of dolphins than men.
- Director
- Luc Besson
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Action
- Worldwide
- $4M
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Childhood friends Jacques and Enzo share a passion for the danger of free diving. Jacques, following in the footsteps of his father, who died at sea when Jacques was a boy, harbors a remarkable ability to adjust his heart rate and breathing patterns in the water, with his vital signs more closely resembling those of dolphins than men.
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Box Office & Release
The Big Blue returned 0.3× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $14M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $4M
- Release date
- May 10, 1988
- Runtime
- 2h 48m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, French
- Country
- France
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