Poseidon
Former New York City Mayor turned firefighter Robert Ramsey must battle raging seas and a capsized luxury liner to rescue his daughter and the surviving passengers before the ocean claims them all.
“Mayday”
Synopsis
A packed cruise ship sailing across the Atlantic is struck and capsized by a massive wave, forcing passengers into a desperate struggle to survive.
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A crew of 293+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Peter HonessShot by John SealeScored by Klaus BadeltDesigned by William SandellSound by David E Campbell Nm0132372Costumes by Erica Edell PhillipsStunts by Rick AveryVFX by Alexandra Altrocchi
Box Office
2006 · 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
$181.7M
US & Canada: $60.7M — 33% of worldwide · International: $121.0M (67%)
Opening weekend: $22.2M — 37% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $27.6M — 45% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 3,555 theaters
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Also known as
- Poseidonde
- Poseidónes
- Poséidonfr
- (English)Poseidon
- (Bulgarian)Посейдон
Release dates around the world5 countries · showhide
- PhilippinesMay 10, 2006
- ThailandMay 10, 2006
- MalaysiaMay 11, 2006
- SingaporeMay 11, 2006
- BulgariaMay 12, 2006
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Cast & Crew
293 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Richard Dreyfuss
as Richard Nelson
Kurt Russell
as Robert Ramsey
Emmy Rossum
as Jennifer Ramsey
Josh Lucas
as Dylan Johns
Jacinda Barrett
as Maggie James
Mia Maestro
as Elena Morales
Mike Vogel
as Christian
Kevin Dillon
as Lucky Larry
Freddy Rodriguez
as Marco Valentin
Jimmy Bennett
as Conor James
Fergie
as Gloria
Andre Braugher
as Captain Bradford
Supporting cast
61Kirk B R Woller
as Chief Officer Reynolds
Kelly Mcnair
as Emily
Gabriel Jarret
as 1st Officer Chapman
David Reivers
as John
Gordon Thomson
as Jay
Jan Munroe
as Nick
Caroline Lagerfelt
as Mary
Jesse Henecke
as Security Officer
Kimberly Patterson
as Poker Dealer
D Anthony Boone
as Deejay
David Dittmer
as Nightclub Hotty
Andy Deal
as Wine Steward
Valerie Azlynn
as Passenger #1
Carrie Frymer
as Passenger #2
Beverly Overstreet
as Passenger #3
Vincent De Paul
as Passenger #4
Rachel Vander Woude
as Woman on Cell
Al Ahlf
as Third Officer
Mark Albert
as Sailor
Jenae Altschwager
as Crying Girl
Ed Aristone
as Bridge Officer
Erik Aude
as Bouncer
Aliane Baquerot
as Ballroom Dancer
Brannon Bates
as Bridge Officer
Andreas Beckett
as Andre
Christian Eric Billings
as Hero Passenger
Felix J Boyle
as Passanger
Bylle Breaux
as Captain's Table Guest
Robert Buckingham
as Ship Passenger
Jordi Caballero
as Ballroom Dancer
Will Carter
as Headwound Harry
Dominic Chaiduang
as Ballroom Dancer
Alice Chen
as Champagne Waitress
Abra Chouinard
as Waitress
Kate Clarke
as Doctor Anderson
Ryan Cross
as New Year's Eve Band Bass Player
Anna De Castro
as Club Dancer
Frederick Dechow
as Wine Steward
Natasha Delahunt
as Passenger #2077
Christopher Dempsey
as Doctor
Menina Fortunato
as Ballroom Dancer
David Freer
as Dead Man
Jerald Garner
as New Year Eve Party Passenger
Travis Grenke
as Server
Spencer Hawken
as Drunk
Adam Jones
as Bearded Businessman
Kyra Kiener
as Dying Woman
Kevin Leung
as Chef
Johnny Luckett
as Wine Steward
Kristopher Maslardzievski
as Young Waiter
David Mcdivitt
as Bridge Officer
John T O Brien
as Passenger
Juliette Tinelle Ollie
as Waitress
Austin Priester
as Des
Jennifer Sciole
as Passenger #5
Doug Silton
as Dancer
Gem Silver
as Screaming Girl
Abigail Skinner
as Ballroom Dancer
Christos Sourmelis
as Healthy Bandmember
Vincent Tumeo
as Dancer
Richard Lee Warren
as Nightclub Goer
Directors
1Writers
2Producers
18Akiva Goldsman
Producer, Producers
Alexandra Altrocchi
visual effects producer: Giant Killer Robots (as Alex Altrocchi Wolbach)
Barbara Huber
associate producer
Ben Waisbren
executive producer (as Benjamin Waisbren)
Chris Briggs
co-producer
Christine Dougherty
digital intermediate producer (as Christine Vasquez)
Christopher Brooks
score producer
Daphne Dentz
digital intermediate producer
Duncan Henderson
Producer, Producers
Jon Jashni
executive producer
Kevin Burns
executive producer
Kimberly Miller
co-producer
Klaus Badelt
score producer
Lorne Orleans
Producer, producer (IMAX version)
Mike Fleiss
Producer, Producers
Sheila Allen
executive producer
Todd Arnow
co-producer
Wolfgang Petersen
producer
Other crew
204Brooke Igarta
accounting clerk
Chris Bustard
additional casting / extras casting
Hayley Cecile
additional makeup
Bridget Bergman
additional makeup artist
Brendalyn Richard
additional second assistant director
Kelli Franklin
additional set production assistant
Suzanne Friedline
additional voices
Derek Lee Bell
adr assistant
Michael Hertlein
adr editor / dialogue co-supevisor
Gary Abrahamian
animation lead: CIS Hollywood
Dori Arazi
animation supervisor: Giant Killer Robots / visual effects td: Giant Killer Robots
Brad Ricker
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