Deepwater Horizon
When an oil rig’s safety tests are sabotaged by corporate pressure, a determined chief technician races against time to expose the faulty cement seal and prevent a catastrophic blowout that could claim countless lives and devastate the Gulf Coast.
“When faced with our darkest hour, hope is not a tactic.”
Synopsis
A story set on the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, which exploded in April 2010 and caused the worst oil spill in U.S. history.
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How many hands made this film
The scale of the collaboration
A crew of 364+ credited
Why a floor?
This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.
Craft leads on file
Edited by Gabriel FlemingShot by Enrique ChediakScored by Steve JablonskyDesigned by Chris SeagersSound by Ron Bartlett Nm0058897Costumes by Kasia Walicka Maimone
Box Office
2016 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.1× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$121.8M
US & Canada: $61.4M — 50% of worldwide · International: $60.4M (50%)
Opening weekend: $20.2M — 33% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $26.8M — 44% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 3,259 theaters
Full synopsis
Also known as
- Deepwater Horizonde
- (English)Deepwater Horizon
- (Bulgarian)Deepwater Horizon: Море в пламъци
- Deepwateren
- Deepwaterfr
- Deepwater - Inferno sull'oceanoit
Release dates around the world5 countries · showhide
- CanadaSep 13, 2016
- United StatesSep 19, 2016
- SwitzerlandSep 28, 2016
- IndonesiaSep 28, 2016
- United Arab EmiratesSep 29, 2016
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Cast & Crew
364 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Mark Wahlberg
as Mike Williams
Kurt Russell
as Jimmy Harrell
Douglas M Griffin
as Captain Landry
James Dumont
as O'Bryan
Joe Chrest
as David Sims
Gina Rodriguez
as Andrea Fleytas
Brad Leland
as Bob Kaluza
John Malkovich
as Don Vidrine
Dave Maldonado
as Kuchta
Jd Evermore
as Dewey A. Revette
Ethan Suplee
as Jason Anderson
Jason Pine
as Stephen Ray Curtis
Supporting cast
113Jason Kirkpatrick
as Aaron Dale Burkeen
Robert Walker Branchaud
as Doug Brown
Dylan O Brien
as Caleb Holloway
Jonathan Angel
as Gordon Jones
Bill Mcmullen
as Halliburton Rep
Jeremy Sande
as Adam Weise
Kate Hudson
as Felicia
Stella Allen
as Sydney
Peter Berg
as Mr. Skip
Juston Street
as Anthony Gervasio
Anthony Centonze
as Dan Barron, Roughneck #1
Zachary Guerra
as Coast Guard Commander
Chris Ashworth
as Coast Guard Officer #1
Graham Mcginnis
as Coast Guard Officer #2
Robert Nash
as Coast Guard Officer #3
Henri Esteve
as Andrea's Housemate
Sean Carter
as ROV Operator
Elizabeth Carey
as Frenchman, Schlumberger #1
Mustafa Harris
as Bankston Crewman, Medic
Joel Allen
as Old Man Carl
Henry Frost
as Shane M. Roshto
Terry Milam
as Keith Blair Manuel
Garrett Kruithof
as Karl Kleppinger Jr.
Michael Howell
as Roy Wyatt Kemp
Ronald Weaver
as Donald Clark
Deneen Tyler
as Paula Walker
Jim Klock
as Scared Crew Member
Leighton Gonzales
as ROV Operator #2
Michael O Brien
as ROV Supervisor
Garrett Hines
as Wyman Wheeler
Rob Steinberg
as BP Rep
Trace Adkins
as Massive Man
Kurt Peterson
as Rescue Swimmer
Cierra Price
as Counter Agent #1
Kenneth Billings
as Crew Member
Ilan Muallem
as Outgoing DPO
Wesley Figaro
as Coast Guard Officer #4
Jennifer Tamminen
as Coast Guard Officer #5
Carliene Lyon
as Coast Guard Officer #6
Craig Shellenberger
as First Mate
Trent Zimmer
as DP Officer
Ronnie Cupstid
as Subsea Engineer
David William Donze
as Still Photographer
Micah Le Blanc
as Incoming Subsea Engineer
Patrick Arabie
as Chief Mechanic
Brandt Allen
as Aircraft Commaner
Kelly Smith
as Co-Pilot #1
Stephen Nicoll
as Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer
Preston Brice
as Roughneck #2
Randolph Perkins
as Rig Worker #1
Cedric Gervais
as Frenchman, Schlumberger #2
David Grutman
as Frenchman, Schlumberger #3
Peter Trentacosta Iii
as Life Boat Driver
Jenny Kubiak
as Counter Agent #2
Steve Fisher
as Transocean Employee
Tawnya Carr
as Bristow Advisory
Meghan Gatto
as Reporter #1
Tom Yura
as Reporter #2
Sandra Santiago
as Worried Mother
Scott Francis Campbell
as BP Escort
Barry Fallon
as BP Personnel
Mark Schotz
as Cowboy
Anthony Ace Thomas
as Paula's Husband
Barker Carlock
as Bankston Survivor #1
Tracy B Mann
as Bankston Survivor #2
Richard Williams
as Pilot
Derek Thorsrud
as Co-Pilot #2
Nick Litchfield
as Deepwater Rescue Swimmer
Robert Lovett
as Deck Hand
Frederic North
as Helicopter Pilot
Mayla Parker
as Voice of Natalie
Jimmy Harrell
as Self
Brandon Scot Adams
as Halliburton Worker
Chris Angerdina
as Bankston Tugboat Crew
Michael D Anglin
as Roughneck
Sue Lynn Ansari
as Passenger
Robert Arceneaux
as Rov tech
John L Armijo
as Roughneck
Nazeema Bartek
as Heliport Greeter
Tony Beard
as Transocean Supervisor
Rusty Bourg
as Lifeboat #1
Justin Burkhamer
as Rig Survivor
Jeff Caperton
as Rough Neck - Survivor
Devin Lord Chachere
as Rig Survivor
Timothy Cornelius
as Lifeboat #1
Stephen J Cortez
as Rig Survivor
Francis Dobrisky
as Roughneck
Micheal K Douglas
as Roughneck
Bud Galloway
as Lifeboat Evacuee
Pixie Hankins
as Survivor's Daughter
Gary A Hecker
as Special Voices
Christopher Heskey
as Ruffneck
Julia Holt
as Airplane Passenger
Ronnie Hooks
as Jimmy's Wife
Adam Horwitz
as Roughneck
Allyson Leigh Jordan
as Wife
John C Klein
as Channel 5 Cameraman
Jenny Lacey
as Flight Attendant
Amanda Macon
as Survivor's Wife
Zander Macon
as Survivor's Son
Rob Mars
as Rough Neck
Mike R Moreau
as Roughneck, Rig Survivor
Duane Moseley
as Evacuee
Devin Posey
as BP Victim's Child
Hannah Jacole Powell Yost
as Airline Passenger
Sammy Romeo
as Roughneck
Robert Segari
as Bankston Tugboat Crew
Darrell L Shuler
as Rig Survivor
Logan Douglas Smith
as Roughneck
Sean Stevens
as Electrician
Daryl Thibodaux
as Photographer
Sam Woodworth
as Rig Survivor
Jesse Yarborough
as Roughneck
Directors
1Writers
4Producers
17Avalonne Hall
digital intermediate producer
Bo Shen
associate co-producer
Cliff Lanning
co-producer
David Womark
producer (p.g.a.)
Jeff Skoll
executive producer
Jill Ambrosino
previsualization producer
Jonathan King
executive producer
Lauren Downey
associate producer (as J. Lauren Downey)
Lorenzo Di Bonaventura
Producer, Producers, producer (p.g.a.)
Mark Vahradian
Producer, Producers, producer (p.g.a.)
Mark Wahlberg
Producer, producer (p.g.a.)
Petra Holtorf Stratton
co-producer
Qiuyun Long
executive producer
Shixing Zhou
associate co-producer
Stephen Levinson
Producer, Producers, producer (p.g.a.)
Tamara Bally
associate producer
Todd Lewis
co-producer
Other crew
226Austin Alward
additional first assistant camera
Cammy Crochet
additional hair stylist
Sherri B Hamilton
additional hair stylist
Jeffrey Schlaudecker
additional medic: day player
Thomas Farrelly
additional production assistant
Jeremy B Davis
additional re-recording mix technician
Kristina Massie
additional second assistant director
Derek Casari
adr engineer
Dann Fink
adr voice casting
Patty Connolly
adr voice casting (as Patty Majorczak-Connolly)
Hans Bjerno
aerial director of photography
Allison Bauserman
ager / dyer
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