A Sound of Thunder (film)

A Sound of Thunder
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPeter Hyams
Screenplay by
Based on"A Sound of Thunder"
by Ray Bradbury
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPeter Hyams
Edited bySylvie Landra
Music byNick Glennie-Smith
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release date
  • September 2, 2005 (2005-09-02) (United States)
Running time
101 minutes
Countries
  • Czech Republic
  • Germany
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
Languages
  • English
  • Mandarin
Budget$80 million[2]
Box office$11.7 million[2]

A Sound of Thunder is a 2005 American science fiction thriller film directed by Peter Hyams. It is based on the 1952 short story of the same name by Ray Bradbury. The film stars Edward Burns, Catherine McCormack, and Ben Kingsley. It follows "time tourists" who accidentally interfere too much with the past, completely altering the present.[1]

A Sound of Thunder was released in the United States on September 2, 2005, by Warner Bros. Pictures. It failed at the box office, earning only $11.8 million against a production budget of $80 million, and received negative reviews from critics.[3]

  1. ^ a b "A Sound of Thunder". www.filmcommission.cz. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference mojo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "The Notorious 2005 Ray Bradbury Adaptation A Sound of Thunder Deserves Its Reputation as One of the Biggest All-Time Flops". Nathan Rabin's Happy Place. April 7, 2023.