In the Heart of the Sea (film)

In the Heart of the Sea
Underwater, the giant eye of a great white whale. In the foreground floats a man holding a harpoon.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRon Howard
Screenplay byCharles Leavitt
Story by
Based onIn the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
by Nathaniel Philbrick
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAnthony Dod Mantle
Edited by
Music byRoque Baños
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • December 7, 2015 (2015-12-07) (New York City)
  • December 11, 2015 (2015-12-11) (United States)
Running time
122 minutes[1]
Countries
  • United States
  • Spain[2]
LanguagesEnglish
Spanish
Budget$100 million[3]
Box office$94.3 million[3]

In the Heart of the Sea is a 2015 historical adventure drama film directed and co-produced by Ron Howard from a screenplay by Charles Leavitt and a story by Leavitt, Rick Jaffa, and Amanda Silver. An international co-production between the United States and Spain, the film stars Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Cillian Murphy, Tom Holland, Ben Whishaw, and Brendan Gleeson. It is based on Nathaniel Philbrick's 2000 non-fiction book In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex, about the sinking of the American whaling ship Essex in 1820, an event that in part inspired Herman Melville's 1851 novel Moby-Dick.

The film premiered in New York City on December 7, 2015, and was released in cinemas in the United States on December 11, 2015, by Warner Bros. Pictures. In the Heart of the Sea received mixed reviews from critics and was a box office bomb, grossing only $94.3 million against a $100 million budget.[3][4]

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  2. ^ Chang, Justin (December 2, 2015). "In the Heart of the Sea". Variety. Archived from the original on December 13, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "In the Heart of the Sea". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  4. ^ "'In The Heart Of The Sea': What The Hell Happened? – Sunday Box Office Report". Deadline. December 13, 2015. Archived from the original on July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.