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Released
2009 · FILM

Pandorum

When two disoriented crew members awaken aboard a generation‑ship hurtling toward a new world, they must overcome fragmented memories and a failing nuclear reactor to prevent the ark’s catastrophic collapse before humanity’s last hope is lost.

“Don't fear the end of the world. Fear what happens next.”

Directed by
Christian Alvart, Tanja Daberitz
Written by
Travis Milloy, Christian Alvart
Rated
MPA · R
Runtime
108 min
ActionHorrorMystery

Synopsis

Two crew members awaken on an abandoned spacecraft with no memory of who they are or how long they have been there.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 450+ 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 Philipp StahlShot by Wedigo Von SchultzendorffScored by Michl BritschDesigned by Richard BridglandSound by Manfred BanachCostumes by Ivana MilosStunts by Francois DogeVFX by Nina Knott

Box Office

2009 · Box office

📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.6× 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

$20.6M

Budget$33.0M
Worldwide gross$20.6M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $10.3M — 50% of worldwide · International: $10.3M (50%)

Opening weekend: $4.4M — 43% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $5.9M — 57% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 2,506 theaters

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • Pandorumde
  • Pandorum - L'universo paralleloit
  • (English)Pandorum
  • (French)Pandorum
  • (Bulgarian)Пандорум
Release dates around the world5 countries · show
  • BulgariaSep 25, 2009
  • CanadaSep 25, 2009
  • United StatesSep 25, 2009
  • SwitzerlandSep 30, 2009
  • FranceSep 30, 2009

Production & Distribution

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Constantin FilmStudio Babelsberg

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