Master and Commander – The Far Side of the World (DVD)

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Master and Commander – The Far Side of the World (DVD)
Recording Studio:20th Century Fox

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is a 2003 American epic period war-drama film co-written, produced and directed by Peter Weir, set during the Napoleonic Wars. The film s plot and characters are adapted from three novels in author Patrick O Brian s Aubrey–Maturin series, which includes 20 completed novels of Jack Aubrey s naval career. The film stars Russell Crowe as Aubrey, captain in the Royal Navy, and Paul Bettany as Dr. Stephen Maturin, the ship s surgeon. This is the second onscreen collaboration for Crowe and Bettany, both of whom previously co-starred in 2001’s A Beautiful Mind.

The film was a personal project of Fox executive Tom Rothman, who recruited Weir to helm the project. Filming took place on the open sea, on replica ships in the water tanks of Baja Studios, and on the Galápagos Islands. The film, which cost $150 million to make, was a co-production of 20th Century Fox, Miramax Films, Universal Pictures, and Samuel Goldwyn Films, and released on November 14, 2003. It was a moderate success at the box office, grossing $212 million worldwide.

The film was critically well received and garnered Weir the BAFTA Award for Best Direction. At the 76th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for 10 Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director. It won Best Cinematography and Best Sound Editing, but the rest of the categories were swept by The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. In June 2021, a prequel film was announced to be in active development.

Condition

New

Publisher

20Th Century Fox

Rating MPA

Pg-13

Recording Length

138 Minutes

Recording Studio

20Th Century Fox

Format

DVD

Age Group

Adult

Amazon ASIN

B00UGPPE3C

UPC / EAN

024543114307

Year

2003

ReleaseDate

2003-11-14

RuntimeMins

138

RuntimeStr

2h 18min

Awards

Won 2 Oscars, 23 wins & 90 nominations total

Directors

Peter Weir

Writers

Patrick O'Brian, Peter Weir, John Collee

Stars

Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, Billy Boyd

Produced by

Todd Arnow, Alan B. Curtiss, Samuel Goldwyn Jr., Meyer Gottlieb, Duncan Henderson, Bob Weinstein, Peter Weir

Music by

Iva Davies, Christopher Gordon, Richard Tognetti

Cinematography by

Russell Boyd

Film Editing by

Lee Smith

Casting By

Mary Selway, Fiona Weir

Production Design by

William Sandell

Art Direction by

Bruce Crone, Mark W. Mansbridge, Marco Niro, Héctor Romero

Set Decoration by

Robert Gould

Costume Design by

Wendy Stites

Makeup Department

Edith I. Amezcua, Robin Beauchesne, Kate Biscoe, Barney Burman, Greg Cannom, Tere Chávez, Bridget Cook, Raul Covarrubias, Gabriel De Cunto, John M. Elliott Jr., Greg Funk, Shaune Harrison, Edouard F. Henriques, Erin Henriques, Will Huff, Francisco Jaramillo, Belinda Jeffrey, Mary Kim, Barbara Lorenz, Brian McManus, Kim Messina, Lisa Meyers, Myke Michaels, Cindy Miguens, Matthew W. Mungle, Ellen Powell, Adrian Rigby, David Ruiz Gameros, Kim Santantonio, Raúl Sarmiento, Linda Leiter Sharp, Kathe Swanson, Christien Tinsley, Yolanda Toussieng, Keith VanderLaan, Rebecca Wachtel, Erwin H. Kupitz, Robert Maverick

Production Management

Todd Arnow, Rafael Cuervo, Jeffrey Harlacker, R.J. Mino, Author Queries, Patrick Esposito, Ron Lynch

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Steven F. Beaupre, David M. Bernstein, Alan B. Curtiss, David R. Ellis, Adrian Grunberg, Malcolm Mcdonald, Michelene Mundo, Lucille OuYang, Susan Ransom, Susan Ransom-Coyle, Tyler Romary, Rebecca Strickland, Yumiko Takeya

Art Department

Ernie Alvarez, Richard F. Anderson, James Arrigo, Larry Bellantoni, Carlos Benassini, Giovanni Bianchini, Charles Bible, Erin Boyd, William Boyd, Joe Campise, Giuseppe Carrozza, Jose Refugio Chaidez Marquez, Melanie S. Chretin, J. Alberto Cortez, Phil Cote, Donn Cross, Gary Deaton, Guillaume DeLouche, Daren Dochterman, Edward Edmison, Joe Elvington, David Forline, Heniberto Garcia, Anthony Gaudio, Scott Getzinger, George E. Hanson, Doug Harlocker, William Hawa, William Hiney, Mark Hitchler, Trey Howard, Ed Hulsebus, Kevin Ishioka, George Jenson, Jack Johnson, John S. Karas, Robert Kusler, David Ladish, Gerald Lehtola, Jennifer Lewicki, Domenico Mancino, Bobby Mara, René Marquéz, John Marshall, Rodolfo Martinez, Manuel Martínez, Gianfranco Masciotti, Melany Maximus, Todd McKibben, Tony Miller, Michael Molen, Angel Orona Moreno, Nick Navarro, Christopher Neely, Edward Nua, Keith O Brien, Ozmandias, Ron D. Peake, Tony Perez, Alberto Ramirez, Gabriela Ramírez, Rene Range, Eric Rood, Liza Rudolph, David Russell, Dale Saiger, Neil Saiger, Karla Sandoval, Nazzareo Sgolacchia, Meg Hyatt Snow, Cheryl Gould Strang, Dan Sweetman, Bill Taliaferro, Mario Torres, Lawrence W. Watson Jr., Ingrid Weir, Raul Zemporal, Chris Buchinsky, Heidi Nahser Fink, Jane Fitts, Michael Goss, Ben Price, Gabriel Pérez

Sound Department

Cesar Aguirre, Robbie Ashhurst, Andrew Bock, James Bolt, Derek Casari, Colin Cooper, Ronny Cox, Wendy Czajkowsky, Susan Dawes, John P. Fasal, Christopher Flick, Peter Gleaves, Kevin Globerman, Tim Gomillion, Laura Graham, Richard Grant, Jeff Greenberg, Phillip A. Hamilton, Gary A. Hecker, Doug Hemphill, Jeffrey A. Humphreys, Terry Isted, Phil Jeffers, Richard King, R.J. Kizer, John A. Larsen, Skip Longfellow, David Lucarelli, Michael Magill, Paul Massey, Khama Matiti, Tim McColm, Michael Miller, Michael W. Mitchell, Nancy Parker, Eric Potter, Andy Potvin, Charleen Richards, Art Rochester, Dennis Rogers, Katherine Rose, Nico Salvato, Scott Schmidt, Larry Spotts, Hamilton Sterling, Mike Stewart, Donald Sylvester, Michael Thompson, Jon Vogl, Hugo Weng, Anthony Woodman, Linda Yeaney, Fernando Cámara, Brent Ellingwood, Leon Sandoval, Kevin Sorensen, John Soukup

Special Effects by

Robert Alidon, Roy Augenstein, Bret Barrett, Steve Bolan, Joe Branam, Roy K. Cancino, Michael Clarke, Robert Clarke, Guy Clayton, Robert Cole, Wayne Dawson, William Dawson, Jeff Duda, Roderic Mick Duff, David Eland, Steven Carlton Ficke, John Fontana, Sergio Jara Jr., Sergio Jara, Roger Lifsey, Mary MacLachlan, Bobby Mara, Ross Martindale, Jim McIntyre, Robert L. Olmstead, Martha Susana Ramos, Brett Stach, Daniel Sudick, Richard Taylor, Joseph Walker, Leonel Zapien, G. Peter King, Roger Lewis

Visual Effects by

Kimberly Adams, Blondel Aidoo, Matt Appleton, Joakim Arnesson, Rebecca Asquith, Jean-Luc Azzis, Katharine Baird, Bill Barr, Tom Barrett, Andy Barrios, John Baster, Jimmy Batchelder, Daniel Becerra, Kathleen Beeler, Elissa Bello, Jil-Sheree Bergin, Kelly Bergougnoux, Andrea Biklian, Tim Bird, Christopher Bonnstetter, Robert Bourgeault, Bridget Bourke, Jason Brackett, Phil Brennan, Brooke Breton, Melissa Brockman, Bela Brozsek, Shannan Burkley, Anthony Butler, Timothy Michael Cairns, Michaela Calanchini, Scott Camera-Smith, Colin Campbell, Derrick Carlin, Ozzie Carmona, Kathy Chasen-Hay, Grace Cheney, Patrick Clancey, Timothy Clark, Robbie Clot, Grady Cofer, Zachary Cole, Rafael Colon, Brian Connor, Michael Conte, Caitlin Content, Jay Cooper, Don Crawford, Julie Creighton, Brandon Criswell, Brice Criswell, Lee Croft, Steve Curd, Gail Currey, Brian Cuscino, Michael Degtjarewsky, Chetan Deshmukh, Jeff Doran, Mitchell S. Drain, Richard Ducker, Nika Dunne, Travis Dutch, Michael Eaves, David Ebner, Christopher Edwards, Sam Edwards, John Ellis, Helen Elswit, Leandro Estebecorena, Bill Eyler, Stefen Fangmeier, Mitchell Ferm, Michael Sean Foley, Andy Foster, Adam Frazier, Mark Freund, Julia Frey, David Fuhrer, Joe Fulmer, David Gainey, Ryan Galloway, Vicki Galloway-Weimer, Dawn Gates, Brian Gee, Richard Gentner, Tim Gibbons, Greg Gilmore, Paul Graff, Michael Grealish, Orin Green, Ben Grossmann, Paul Grossmann, Matthew Hackett, Brian Hanable, Jeff Hatchel, Monika Hawkins, Steven Hawkins, Maureen Healy, Pablo Helman, Michael Hemschoot, Geoff Heron, Clark Higgins, Robert Hill, Shawn Hillier, Sherry Hitch, Phillip Hoffman, Robert Hoffmeister, Larry Hoki, Ron Honn, Tommy Hooper, Stephanie Hornish, David Horsley, Adam Howard, Heather Hoyland, Peg Hunter, Jen Hutchinson, Nancy Hyland, Erich Ippen, Eddie Isho, Alex Jaeger, Sarahjane Javelo, Ian Jenkins, Darren Jones, Randy Jonsson, Zach Justman, Brad Kalinoski, Kristopher Kasper, Patrick Keenan, Joe Ken, Paul Kirwan, Mathew Lamb, Bill Laverty, Jennifer Law-Stump, Erik Lee, James Do Young Lee, Jack Lewars, Michael Logan, David Lombardi, Luke Longin, Mark Alan Loso, Tom Lynnes, Jules Mann, Tom Martinek, Marcel Martinez, Ray Massa, Richard Matthews, Paul Maurice, Kevin May, Jake Maymudes, Molly McCourt, Will McCoy, Jason McDade, Emma McGuinness, Nathan McGuinness, Rich McKay, Ryan Meredith, Matthew Merkovich, Joseph Metten, Todd Mitchell, Robert Moggach, Terry Molatore, Steve Molin, Jack Mongovan, Rodney Montague, Carlos Morales, Sébastien Moreau, Tim Morgan, Jim Morris, Danny Morrow, Bo Mosley, Michelle Motta, Kenn Moynihan, Steve Muangman, Michael Muir, Gayle Munro, Patrick Neary, Jessica O Keefe, Michael Olague, Jeff Olson, Alex G. Ortoll, Mayur Patel, Perri Pecora, Patrick Phillips, Chris Pinto, Anthony Pitone, Evan Pontoriero, Michael Porterfield, Kevin Prendiville, Chuck Ray, Mark P. Renton, Jay Robinson, Lee Robinson, Corey Rosen, Martin Rosenberg, Greg Roth, Gregory Salter, David Santiago, Kosta Saric, Eric Schafer, Gunther Schatz, Frederic Schmidt, Candice Scott, Steven J. Scott, Jamie Selkirk, Jerry Sells, Ira Shain, Amy Shepard, Dave Sidley, Ken Sjogren, Colum Slevin, Douglas James Smith, Hilary Sperling Stauffer, Brian Stempel, Jonathan Stone, Robert Stromberg, Frank Strzalkowski, Greg Stuhl, Russ Sueyoshi, Jeff Sutherland, Chris Taft, Darcie Tang, Frank W. Tarantino, Stephanie Taubert, Bridget M. Taylor, Chad Taylor, Dale Taylor, Jessica Teach, Paul Theren, Joel H. Thornton, Alex Tropiec Jr., Guerdon Trueblood, Hans Uhlig, Brian Van t Hul, Marc Varisco, Bruce Vecchitto, Paul Vega, Pascale Ville, Talmage Watson, Susan M. Weeks, Jeff Werner, Ken Wesley, Bob Wiatr, Ronnie E. Williams Jr., Gordon T. Wittmann, Jeff Wozniak, Kris Wright, Yuichiro Yamashita, Melva Young, Dean Yurke, Heidi Zabit, Patrick Zentis, Tom Zils, Rita E. Zimmerman, Jeff Barnes, Joel Behrens, Danny Braet, Felicia Faden, John Fragomeni, Trevor Hazel, Lloyd Hess, W. Regan McGee, Toby Newell, George Sakellariou

Stunts

Joey Anaya, Christopher Critter Antonucci, Phil Aslaksen, Daniel W. Barringer, Chino Binamo, Steve Blalock, Joey Box, Jon Braver, Nick Brett, Jan Bryant, Richard Bucher, Richard Burden, Jacob Chambers, Stuart Clark, Doug Coleman, Scott Alan Cook, Critter, John T. Cypert, Max Daniels, Brian Danner, Darrell Davis, Loren Dennis, Danny Downey, Brian Duffy, Peter Epstein, Jeremy Fry, Mickey Giacomazzi, Troy Gilbert, Tad Griffith, Jimmy Hart, Zach Hudson, Terry Jackson, Craig Jensen, Brandon Johnson, Kim Kahana Jr., Oliver Keller, Henry Kingi Jr., Kim Robert Koscki, Theo Kypri, Luke LaFontaine, Kurt D. Lott, Rich Minga, Tom Morga, Mark Norby, Hugh Aodh O Brien, Chris O Hara, Vladimir Orlov, Charles Page, Chris Palermo, Sol Paradise, Víctor Quintero, Allen Robinson, Erik Rondell, Terence J. Rotolo, James Ryan, Singh Ryan, Gregg Sargeant, Myke Schwartz, Dennis Scott, Rick Shuster, Mike Snyder, Dan Speaker, John Tamburro, Cooper Taylor, Matthew Taylor, Mitch Toles, Clark Tucker, Pete Turner, Tim Weske, Brian J. Williams, Daniel Forcey, Pete Turner

Camera and Electrical Department

Simon Akkerman, Sal Alvarez, John Anderson, Robert Anderson, Grace Atkins, Paul Atkins, Jamie Barber, Adam Barth, Kim Batterham, Sergio Berry, George Billinger III, Richard Bluck, Jeremy Brill, Mike Cahoon, A. Anthony Cappello, Robert C. Carlson, José Castellanos, John Cavill, Chris Centrella, Joaquin Cervera, Raúl Cortés, Gustavo Covarrubias, Chris Culliton, Willie E. Dawkins, Alan R. Disler, Chris Duffy, Bob Dunn, Michael S. Endler, David Eubank, Michael James Fahey, Harry K. Garvin, Andrew Glover, Oscar Gomez, Paul Gonsoulin, Jesús González, Pedro González, Luis Lara Guerrero, Joe Hanes, Stan Harrison, Matthew Haskins, Jennifer Ann Henry, Brad Hodson, Glen Holland, Michael Howell, Luis Miguel Islas, Stephen Johnstone, Gary Kangrga, Jeff Kluttz, Jordan Lapsansky, Kirsten Laube, David Lee, Rick Maddux, Leonardo Magdaleno, Anthony T. Marra II, J. Steven Matzinger, Hugh McCallum, Andrés Medina, Rafael Pache Mejía, Carlos Mendoza, Ray Milazzo, Skip Mobley, Reuben Morrison, Patrick Murray, Eduardo Oviedo, Heather Page, Ismael Parades, Phil Pastuhov, Patricio Pereda, Derick Pritchard, Martha Susana Ramos, Víctor Manuel Ramírez, Julio Recinos, Don Reddy, Steve Redondo, Alfredo Audel Roman, Guillermo Rosas, Jose Luis Sanchez, Luis David Sansans, Christopher A. Schenck, Charles Schner, Gary D. Scott, Kevin Scott, Nick Shuster, Matthew J. Siegel, Konrad Sigurdsson, Kelly Simpson, Bernard Sissel, Sandi Sissel, Tom Skulski, Tim Speed, John E. Stephens, Ian Strang, Justin Stroh, Bill Summers, Mark Suveg, Carlos Sánchez, Humberto Sánchez, Shawn Taylor, Stephen Vaughan, Leopoldo Vega Alvarado, Mauricio Vega, Naomi Villanueva-Brunner, James B. Walsh, Angus Ward, James D. Wickman, Alan Wilson, Michael Woolaway, Aaron G. York, Paul Zecchini, Maryan Zurek, Kane Asher, Nigel Burton, Ted Caloroso, Jesus Moroco Gonzalez, Brian Rosso, Michaele Shapiro, Andrew Stroud

Animation Department

Chetan Deshmukh, Dani Morrow

Casting Department

Judith Bouley, Louis Elman, Tom Gustafson, Kazimierz Suwala, Marek Zydowicz, Claudio Bautista, Nicole Hilliard-Forde

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Anthony Almaraz, Roger Ceja Amezcua, Susan Anderson, Javier Arrieta, Rosa Isela Atondo, Myron Baker, Marcelina Barraza, Rosemary Burrows, Susi Campos, Alex Carey, Michael Castellano, Lee Clayton, Javier Delgado, David Fernandez, Julia Gombert, Silvia Gonzalez, Jorge Hernández, R.A. Hossie, Mary C. Lane, Noel Leonard, Dawn Y. Line, Francisco Mares, Alberto Martínez Luna, Marilyn Matthews, Carmen Mazarow, Sharon McCormack, José Luis Montero, Patrick O Driscoll, Sandra O Toole, Adolfo Ramírez, Ramona Rodriguez, Douglas J. Stewart, Hans Georg Struhar, Kacy Treadway, James W. Tyson, Larry Velasco, Elizabeth Velazquez, Enrique Villavicencio, Tanya Aanderaa, Darek Beeman

Editorial Department

Gary Burritt, Fred Chandler, Marisa Clayton, Sassica Francis-Bruce, Anna Josenhans, John Lee, Eric A. Lewy, David McKimmie, Kristine McPherson, Ken O Keefe, Warren Paeff, Jim Passon, Martha Pike, Jon Poll, Kent Pritchett, Eric Putz, Hilda Saffari, Nathan Thrall, Carl Braz, Lonnie A. Mathes, Ryan Pannell

Location Management

Michael John Meehan

Music Department

Zoe Black, Tom Brown, Celeste Chada, Iva Davies, Robert Fernandez, Michael Fisher, Christopher Gordon, Mark Graham, Jim Hoffman, Jo Ann Kane, Ohkee Kim, Mike Knobloch, Robert Kraft, John Kurlander, Simon Leadley, Larry Mah, Maria Newman, Daniel Nielsen, Bryan Pezzone, John Rodd, Douglas Romayne, Marni Sanders, Steven L. Smith, Tom Steel, Damon Tedesco, Richard Tognetti, Joe Zimmerman, Thomas Cavanaugh, Sandy DeCrescent, Ellen Ginsburg, Rebecca Morellato, Eric Rigler

Script and Continuity Department

Wilma Garscadden-Gahret, Pam Hislop, Brenda Lopez, Larry Ferguson, Akiva Goldsman

Transportation Department

Richard Bailey, Tom Gilhooley, David Travis Grieb, Ron Kunecke, Russell McEntyre, Ken Sale, Joey Soriano, Wayne Stone, John Yarbrough

Additional Crew

Maxine Abarbara, Lesley Aitkin, Tom Ajar, Jon Allen, Armando Amador, Lucy Amador, Heather Anderson, Anthony L. Arrow, Eric Ashford, Steve Auvenshine, Lourene Bevaart, Martin Bibbings, Matthew Thomas Blair, Chamonix Bosch, Thomas F. Bournival, Judith M. Brown, Jan Bryant, Candice Campos, Martin Castro, Elizabeth Chambers, Jesus Chavez, Orlando Chongo, Tom Chung, Christopher Ciketic, Todd B. Conklin, Kyle Cookmeyer, Kimberly Cooper, Angelica Cordova, Deborah A. Cornett, Vern Crofoot, Mick Crumplin, Blythe Daly, Miguel De Hoyos, Stel Deleon, Jan Dennehy, Judy Dickerson, Douglas Dow, Elizabeth Dunivan, Bill Feightner, Sam S Fernandes, Stefanie Fife, Tim Fitzgerald, Damien Fitzpatrick, Jonathan Focil, Stacy Foot, Greg Gabel, Yuria Goded, Ramiro Adan Gomez, Tizoc Gomez, Jennifer Gonzales, Peter Goodwin, Bradley Grant, Robert E. Greene, Francis Guevara, Randy Guiaya, Matthew Hamachek, Charles Handy, Al Harp, Gary Harper, Jake Hicks, Rick Hicks, Frank House, Mark D. Houston, Carole Humphreys, Matthew Humphreys, Judith Jennings, Gerardo Jordán, Jonathan Joseph, Helen Judd, Jeremy Katzman, Jason Z. Kemp, Jim Kochan, John LaBrucherie, Gordon Laco, Frank Ladner, Brian Lavery, Gerald Lehtola, Alex Leimone, Bill Leonard, Art Long, Mauricio Lule, Jorge Ernesto Luna, Raul Luyando, Kenneth Manzoni, Mauricio Marino, Sarah J. Mark, Cheryl Marshall, Alison McGillivray, Isaac Mejía, Douglas C. Merrifield, John Middleton, Carlos René Minera, Mauricio Minera, James Mitchell-Clyde, Daniel A. Mondschain, Susan Monsalve, Nicole Morales, Jeremy Mullen, Mimi Munson, John Nasraway, Janine McEuen Newell, Tracey Nichols, Ed Nyerick, Eamon O Farrill, Sandy O Neill, Sandra O Toole, Cal Ocampo, David Oliver, Elsa Orta, Rocío Ortega, Josh Payne, Quincy Perkins, Stacy Perskie, Trevor W. Peters, Jon Philion, Leon A. Poindexter, Claudia Porter, Eduardo Porter, Emily Pritchard, Aislinn Puig, Phil Quigley, Carla Raygoza, Andrew Reay-Ellers, Karina Renovato, Cindy Riches, Shaun Roberts, Carrie Roslan, Bruce A. Ross, Anna Roth, Ivor Shier, Nate Slater, Mary Small, Dan Speaker, Mollie Stallman, Michael Steinbach, Dennis Sterling, Jeffrey D. Stevens, Ron Stewart, Richard Stroh, Tony Swatton, Mark Swenson, Lloyd Thomas, Nils Thomas, Phyllis Thurber-Moffit, Scott Tivald, Richard Tognetti, Tania Amador Torres, Ernesto Trejo, Nick Truelove, Lee Tucker, Lisa Turner, Susie Valerio, Derek Jan Vermaas, Daniel B. Vicars, Rosa Isela Villegas, Jason Virok, Keith M. Wegner, Ned Wellman, Andy Weltman, Tim Weske, Will White, Tony Whitmore, Miguel Angel Wilkins, Ronn Wong, Chieko Woods, Joannes Woodward, Lee McDermott, Mario Perez, Ross Seymour, Jason Burke Sutter

Thanks

Christopher Terrill

Genres

Action, Adventure, Drama

Companies

Twentieth Century Fox, Miramax, Universal Pictures

Countries

USA

Languages

English, French, Portuguese

ContentRating

PG-13

ImDbRating

7.4

ImDb Rating Votes

220894

Metacritic Rating

81

Short Description

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is a 2003 American epic period war-drama film co-written, produced and directed by Peter Weir, set during the Napoleonic Wars. The film s plot and characters are adapted from three novels in author Patrick O Brian s Aubrey–Maturin series, which includes 20 completed novels of Jack Aubrey s naval career. The film stars Russell Crowe as Aubrey, captain in the Royal Navy, and Paul Bettany as Dr. Stephen Maturin, the ship s surgeon. This is the second onscreen collaboration for Crowe and Bettany, both of whom previously co-starred in 2001’s A Beautiful Mind.

The film was a personal project of Fox executive Tom Rothman, who recruited Weir to helm the project. Filming took place on the open sea, on replica ships in the water tanks of Baja Studios, and on the Galápagos Islands. The film, which cost $150 million to make, was a co-production of 20th Century Fox, Miramax Films, Universal Pictures, and Samuel Goldwyn Films, and released on November 14, 2003. It was a moderate success at the box office, grossing $212 million worldwide.

The film was critically well received and garnered Weir the BAFTA Award for Best Direction. At the 76th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for 10 Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director. It won Best Cinematography and Best Sound Editing, but the rest of the categories were swept by The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. In June 2021, a prequel film was announced to be in active development.

Box Office Budget

$150,000,000 (estimated)

Box Office Opening Weekend USA

$25,105,990

Box Office Gross USA

$93,927,920

Box Office Cumulative Worldwide Gross

$211,622,535

Keywords

Napoleonic wars,ship,royal navy,1800s,naturalist