Chernobyl Diaries
Six thrill‑seeking tourists hire an extreme guide to infiltrate the forbidden ruins of Pripyat, only to become trapped and hunted by a mysterious menace lurking in the ghost town.
“Ten years ago, the Ukrainian government let tourists visit the area around Chernobyl. They said it was safe...it wasn't.”
Synopsis
A group of six tourists seeking an unconventional adventure hires an "extreme tour guide" who disregards warnings and leads them into Pripyat, the city once home to workers of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor and now abandoned more than 25 years after the disaster. After briefly exploring the deserted town, the group becomes stranded and soon realizes they are not alone.
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Principal cast & crew: 31
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Edited by Stan SalfasShot by Morten S BorgScored by Diego StoccoDesigned by Aleksandar Denic
Box Office
2012 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 38× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$38.4M
US & Canada: $18.1M — 47% of worldwide · International: $20.3M (53%)
Opening weekend: $8.0M — 44% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $11.4M — 63% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 2,433 theaters
Also known as
- Chroniques de Tchernobylfr
- Chernobyl Diaries - La mutazioneit
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Cast & Crew
31 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Jesse Mccartney
as Chris
Olivia Taylor Dudley
as Natalie
Jonathan Sadowski
as Paul
Devin Kelley
as Amanda
Nathan Phillips
as Michael
Ingrid Bols Berdal
as Zoe
Dimitri Diatchenko
as Uri
Alex Feldman
as Medic Goldshmidt
Milos Timotijevic
as Russian Check Point Guard
Milutin Milosevic
as Ukrainian Thug
Kristof Konrad
as Medic Grotzky
Ivan Djordjevic
as Ukrainian Thug
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9Directors
1Writers
3Producers
2Other crew
5Parents Guide
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