The Core
When a reckless drilling operation awakens a magma flow that threatens global catastrophe, a conflicted engineer and his CEO must race against time—armed with a daring nuclear‑drill plan—to stop the Earth's core from destabilizing and avert worldwide disaster.
“The only way out is in.”
Synopsis
Geophysicist Dr. Josh Keyes discovers that an unknown force has affected the Earth.
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A crew of 289+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Terry RawlingsShot by John LindleyScored by Carl D TartDesigned by Philip HarrisonSound by Darren BriskerCostumes by Daniel J LesterStunts by Scott J AteahVFX by Victoria Alonso
Box Office
2003 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.2× 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
$74.2M
US & Canada: $31.2M — 42% of worldwide · International: $43.0M (58%)
Opening weekend: $12.1M — 39% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $14.6M — 47% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 3,017 theaters
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Also known as
- The Corede
- The Core - Der innere Kernde
- Padtells Virginiaen
- El núcleoes
- Fusionfr
Release dates around the world5 countries · showhide
- United StatesMar 25, 2003
- CanadaMar 28, 2003
- SpainMar 28, 2003
- United KingdomMar 28, 2003
- IrelandMar 28, 2003
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Cast & Crew
289 unique people credited
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Supporting cast
46Richard Jenkins
as General Purcell
Bart Anderson
as Dad
Nicole Leroux
as Mom
Justin Callan
as Little Boy
Chris Humphreys
as GBTV Reporter - Trafalgar Square
Dion Johnstone
as Flight Engineer Timmins
Alfre Woodard
as Stickley
Fred Ewanuick
as Endeavor Flight Engineer
Hrothgar Mathews
as Chief Engineer Mission Control
Shawn Green
as Self
Ming Tzong Hong
as Scientist
Stanley Tucci
as Zimsky
Jennifer Spence
as Zimsky's Assistant
Michael St John Smith
as Pentagon General
John Shaw
as FBI Agent - Rat's Apartment
Dj Qualls
as Rat
Nickolas Baric
as Security Policeman - Tribunal
Fred Keating
as Court-Martial Presiding Officer
Rosa Di Brigida
as Rome Café Patron
Roberto Roberto
as Rome Café Patron
Ermanno De Biagi
as Rome Café Patron
Marcello Laurentis
as Rome Café Patron
Greg Bennett
as Technician - Virgil Base
Matt Winston
as Luke Barry
Claire Riley
as News Anchor
Marke Driesschen
as News Anchor
Laurie Murdoch
as Project Destiny Engineer
Costa Spanos
as Project Destiny Engineer
Monique Martel
as Paris Café Lady
Lenie Scoffie
as Paris Café Lady
Nathaniel Deveaux
as U.S.S. Constellation Captain
Robert Manitopyes
as U.S.S. Constellation Screen Ops
Alejandro Abellan
as U.S.S. Soldier
Benjamin Barton
as Scientist, Extra
Jeffrey Gold
as Engineer
Dale Hawes
as Beach Goer
Angelica Hayden
as Coffeehouse Patron
Rick Kain
as Chief Petty Officer
Robert Paul Lewis
as Beach-goer
Jon Lindsey
as Construction Worker
Pamela Martin
as News Anchor
Alec Medlock
Dan Olivo
as Italian man
Alonso Oyarzun
as Security Policeman
Priscilla Poland
as Scientist
Ryan Poland
as Soldier
Directors
1Writers
3Producers
7Other crew
226Leslie Knoll
accounting clerk
Tyler Swartz
acknowledged assistance
Bruce Babcock
additional orchestrations
Frank Bennett
additional orchestrations
Chris Carpenter Nm0139303
additional sound re-recording mixer
Zack Davis
adr editor
Bob Baron
adr mixer
Rick Canelli
adr recordist
Barbara Harris
adr voice casting
Dove Cresswell
animal trainer: dog
Tim Kings Lynne
animator
Tim Linklater
animator
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