The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
The deeper you go, the weirder life gets.
Renowned oceanographer Steve Zissou has sworn vengeance upon the rare shark that devoured a member of his crew.In addition to his regular team, he is joined on his boat by Ned, a man who believes Zissou to be his father, and Jane, a journalist pregnant by a married man.
- Director
- Wes Anderson
- Signature
- Craft · Humour · Drama
- Worldwide
- $35M
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Renowned oceanographer Steve Zissou has sworn vengeance upon the rare shark that devoured a member of his crew. In addition to his regular team, he is joined on his boat by Ned, a man who believes Zissou to be his father, and Jane, a journalist pregnant by a married man. They travel the sea, all too often running into pirates and, perhaps more traumatically, various figures from Zissou's past, including his estranged wife, Eleanor.
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Box Office & Release
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou returned 0.7× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $50M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $35M
- Release date
- Dec 10, 2004
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- German, English
- Country
- United States of America
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