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The Abyss

The Abyss

Aug 9, 1989
140 min
AdventureThrillerScience Fiction
7.3/ 10
3,237 votes

Overview

A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean's surface where he confronts a mysterious force that has the power to change the world or destroy it.

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TMDB
7.3/10
3,237 votes
IMDB
7.5/10
204,008 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
89%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
62/100
Metascore

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$43,000,000Production cost
Box Office$90,000,098Worldwide gross
Profit$47,000,098Profitable
ROI
+109.3%Return on investment
US Box Office$54,981,151Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

Won 1 Oscar. 9 wins & 16 nominations total

Details

Production information

"When you get there, you will understand."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$43,000,000

Revenue

$90,000,098

Production Companies

20th Century FoxPacific Western

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