Race to Witch Mountain
A down‑on‑his‑luck Vegas cabbie must race against a relentless assassin and shadowy government agents to get two runaway teens with otherworldly powers safely to their hidden spaceship on Witch Mountain.
“The race is on.”
Synopsis
A taxi driver gets more than he bargained for when he picks up two teen runaways. Not only does the pair possess supernatural powers, but they
Credits
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A crew of 873+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by David RennieShot by Greg GardinerScored by Trevor RabinDesigned by David J BombaSound by Randle AkersonCostumes by Genevieve TyrrellStunts by David BarrettVFX by Alan Boucek
Box Office
2009 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 2.1× 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
$106.4M
US & Canada: $67.2M — 63% of worldwide · International: $39.2M (37%)
Opening weekend: $24.4M — 36% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $31.7M — 47% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 3,187 theaters
Also known as
- Die Jagd zum Magischen Bergde
- La montaña embrujadaes
- La Montagne ensorceléefr
- Corsa a Witch Mountainit
- (English)Race to Witch Mountain
- (Bulgarian)Планината на вещиците
Release dates around the world4 countries · showhide
- EgyptMar 11, 2009
- FranceMar 11, 2009
- United Arab EmiratesMar 12, 2009
- MalaysiaMar 12, 2009
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Cast & Crew
873 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Dwayne Johnson
as Jack Bruno
Carla Gugino
as Dr. Alex Friedman
Annasophia Robb
as Sara
Alexander Ludwig
as Seth
Ciaran Hinds
as Burke
Tom Everett Scott
as Matheson
Christopher Rodriguez Marquette
as Pope
Billy Brown
as Carson
Garry Marshall
as Dr. Donald Harlan
Kim Richards
as Tina
Ike Eisenmann
as Sheriff Antony
Tom Woodruff Jr
as Siphon
Supporting cast
93John Duff
as Frank
Bob Koherr
as Marty
Kevin Christy
as Matt
Bob Clendenin
as Lloyd
Sam Wolfson
as Imperial Stormtrooper Ciardi
Bryan Fogel
as Imperial Stormtrooper Gray
Robert Torti
as Dominick
John Kassir
as Chuck
Beth Kennedy
as Stenftenagel
Jonathan Slavin
as Gallagher
Harry S Murphy
as Analyst D. Pleasence
Ted Hartley
as Four-Star General V. Lewton
Thomas Conroy
as General E. Albert
Meredith Salenger
as Natalie Gann
Andrew Shaifer
as Casey Taylor
Suzanne Krull
as Gail Ross
Steve Rosenbaum
as Oren Bergman
Christine Lakin
as Sunday
Corri English
as Herself (Brokedown Cadillac)
Randy Dunham
as Himself (Brokedown Cadillac)
Don Ian
as Himself (Brokedown Cadillac)
Jeff Legore
as Himself (Brokedown Cadillac)
Danny Reuland
as Himself (Brokedown Cadillac)
Dave Engfer
as Iscovich
Omar J Dorsey
as Police Officer Hough
Joseph Leo Bwarie
as Frankie Valet
Paul Nygro
as Teddy Tentacles
Brandon Scott Miller
as Hendricks
Andrew T Janey
as Repola
Dennis Hayden
as Ray
Shengyi Huang
as Shira the UFO Huntress
Eva Huang Shengyi
as Shira the UFO Huntress
Hiromi Oshima
as Fem-Alien #1
Christina Wun
as Fem-Alien #2
Christopher Dobler
as Hansen
Garrett Marshall
as Bomback
Garrett Patrick Marshall
as Bomback
Buck
as Junkyard
Cheech Marin
as Eddie
Bonnie Joy Ashley
as Tourist
Jeff Corbin
as Black Ops Soldier (uncredited)
Joey Aliano
as Valet attendant
Pleasant Wayne
as Bar Girl
Len Anderson Iv
as NORAD Analyst
Joseph Bell
as Gambler
Mark Berman
as UFO Conventioneer
Nathaniel Best
as Black Ops Soldier
David Black
as High Roller
Patty Chong
as Hot Model, Gambler
Bill Clinton
as Self
David Cohen
as Bus Driver
Hugh Daly
as Black Ops Soldier
Rose Davidson
as Pit Boss
Lawrence Degala
as Casino Gambler
Natasha Delahunt
as Western Dancer
Kevin Deon
as Soldier, Guard
Ryan Fabian
as Black Ops Soldier
Aliza Finley
as Girl Jack Bruno Signs Book For
Cindy Gold
as Alien
Gilley Grey
as Country Dancer #1
Lanette Fugit Hannah
as Alien
Bryan Harris
as Black Ops Soldier
Brian Irvin
as High Roller
Christopher Karl Johnson
as Country and Western Dancer in Bar
Spencer Kayden
as Race Fan
Waymond Lee
as Space Conventioneer
Natalina Maggio
as Convention Anime Character
Greg Maness
as Black Ops Soldier
Stefan Mavi
as Alien Larper
Ryan Mcbay
as Black Ops Soldier
Matt Mitchum
as Special Ops Soldier
Marilyn Monrovia
as Country Dancer #2
Joe Murphy
as Gambler
Danny Nero
as UFO Convention attendee
Bob Pepper
as Hotel Guest
Stanley Peternel
as Race Fan
Ronald Reagan
as Self
Lee Reherman
as Lieutenant Gunn
Mark Rendahl
as Black Ops Soldier
Shannon Robles
as Roswell UFO Museum booth worker (UFO Convention)
Franklin Ruehl
as Ufologist
Michael Santos
as Black Ops Soldier
Sandy E Scott
as Black Ops Soldier
Kyle Shaw
as Black Ops Soldier
Delia Sheppard
as Highroller
Rob Simone
as Ufologist
Chambers Stevens
as Dave Green
Kevon Stover
as Casino Guest
Whitley Strieber
as Whitley
Tino Struckmann
as Black Ops Soldier
Matthew Thane
as NORAD Specialist, Military Guard
Thom Tran
as Black Ops Soldier
Linda Wood
as Pink Alien Nutcase Conventioneer
Directors
1Writers
3Producers
11Amy Stenftenagel
associate producer
Andrew Gunn
Producer
Ann Marie Sanderlin
executive producer (as Marie Sanderlin)
Bob Peishel
digital intermediate producer
David Yrisarri
visual effects producer
Dione Wood
visual effects producer: Amalgamated Pixels
John Reed
visual effects producer
Mario Iscovich
executive producer
Scott Dougherty
visual effects executive producer: Furious FX
Tiffany Smith Llorens
visual effects associate producer: Furious FX
Tracy Takahashi
visual effects producer: Furious FX
Other crew
759Alan Boucek
2d visual effects supervisor: yU+Co
Nate Oliver
3d character artist: Eyetronics Studios
Jan Huybrechs
3d scanning: Eyetronics
Kris Krosskove
a" camera operator: second unit
Whit Vogel
additional art department coordinator
Chuck Whelan
additional assistant camera: second unit
Tom Heigl
additional camera loader
Keith Brachmann
additional editor
Fulton Singleton
additional grip
Ramiro R Gomez
additional second second assistant director: Las Vegas
Eliza Pollack Zebert
adr editor, dialogue editor
Frank Smathers
adr editor, dialogue editor
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