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The Poseidon Adventure

1972 • PG • 1h 57m • Adventure, Drama, Thriller • 20th Century Fox

Hell, upside down.

🍅 82% 76% MC 70 LB 3.52 IMDb 7.1

The Poseidon Adventure Box Office

Opening Weekend
$264.9K
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$93.3M
Final
Domestic Legs352.3x
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Box office performance
Weekend Rank Gross Chg Total Theaters Average Wks
Dec 15-17 1 $265K — $265K 25 $10.6K 1

Cast & Crew

Directed byRonald Neame
ScreenplayStirling Silliphant, Wendell Mayes
Produced byIrwin Allen
CinematographyHarold E. Stine
Music byJohn Williams
StarringGene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Red Buttons, Carol Lynley, Roddy McDowall, Stella Stevens, Shelley Winters, Jack Albertson
Studio20th Century Fox

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