
The Perfect Storm
Feel its fury.
In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North Atlantic.Caught in the storm was the sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail.
- Director
- Wolfgang Petersen
- Worldwide
- $329M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
26 billed performers
Story overview
What It's About
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In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North Atlantic. Caught in the storm was the sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail.
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The record
Awards
0 wins · 2 nominations
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 2 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Sound
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Visual Effects
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Perfect Storm returned 2.5× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $130M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $329M
- Release date
- Jun 29, 2000
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- MPAA rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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