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* AcclaimedFlop: The film received positive reviews (it has a 84% mark on Rotten Tomatoes) and was nominated for two Oscars at the 89th Academy Awards: Best Sound Editing and Best Visual Effects. Despite this, it had an underwhelming financial take, grossing only $121.8 million with a budget around $156 million.

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* AcclaimedFlop: The film received positive reviews (it has a 84% mark on Rotten Tomatoes) and was nominated for two Oscars at the 89th Academy Awards: Best Sound Editing and Best Visual Effects. Despite this, it had an underwhelming financial take, grossing only $121.8 million with a budget around $156 $110-120 million.
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A cool production feat is not Doing It For The Art on its own. Moving to Development Heaven


* DoingItForTheArt: The production crew constructed a whopping ''85-percent scale'' recreation of the actual rig just for the movie, which took 85 welders over eight months to build.
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* MethodActing: Mark Wahlberg stayed in character on set.

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* MethodActing: Mark Wahlberg stayed in character on set.set in between takes.



* RealLifeRelative: Kurt Russell appears alongside his stepdaughter Kate Hudson, in the only film they've ever done together. They only share one scene however, and no dialogue.

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* RealLifeRelative: Kurt Russell appears alongside his stepdaughter Kate Hudson, Hudson (although he and Hudson's mother Creator/GoldieHawn never married), in the only film they've ever done together. They only share one scene however, and no dialogue.

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* CastTheExpert: Graham [=McGuinness=] plays the Coast Guard Lieutenant. He's an actual Coast Guard Helicopter Rescue Swimmer, stationed in New Orleans.



* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally, [[Creator/JCChandor J.C. Chandor]] was set to direct the movie, but [[ExecutiveMeddling was fired by Summit Entertainment]] due to his different take on the material (The executives wanted a straightforward Disaster Film, while Chandor had teams [[ShownTheirWork go over court transcripts]] and planned to also make it about humanity's relationship with oil.) It wasn't until they hired Creator/PeterBerg that they got the movie they wanted.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: MethodActing: Mark Wahlberg stayed in character on set.
* PlayingAgainstType:
** Kate Hudson would normally show up as the EverybodyLovesBlondes figure in a romantic comedy. A drama playing the concerned wife is different.
** Mildly for Dylan O'Brien, who was best known for appearing in supernatural {{Teen Drama}}s.
* RealLifeRelative: Kurt Russell appears alongside his stepdaughter Kate Hudson, in the only film they've ever done together. They only share one scene however, and no dialogue.
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Originally, [[Creator/JCChandor J.C. Chandor]] was set to direct the movie, but [[ExecutiveMeddling was fired by Summit Entertainment]] due to his different take on the material (The executives wanted a straightforward Disaster Film, while Chandor had teams [[ShownTheirWork go over court transcripts]] and planned to also make it about humanity's relationship with oil.) It wasn't until they hired Creator/PeterBerg that they got the movie they wanted.


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** Emma Stone turned down a role, as the script wasn't fully written yet. Kristen Stewart was offered a role too, but couldn't take it due to a schedule conflict.
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* AbilityOverAppearance: As the footage at the end shows, Creator/MarkWahlberg, Creator/KurtRussell and Creator/GinaRodriguez look almost nothing like their real-life counterparts but their performances were still very acclaimed.
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* AcclaimedFlop: The film received positive reviews (it has a 84% mark on Rotten Tomatoes) and was nominated for two Oscars at the 89th Academy Awards: Best Sound Editing and Best Visual Effects. Despite this, it has an underwhelming financial take as detailed below.

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* AcclaimedFlop: The film received positive reviews (it has a 84% mark on Rotten Tomatoes) and was nominated for two Oscars at the 89th Academy Awards: Best Sound Editing and Best Visual Effects. Despite this, it has had an underwhelming financial take as detailed below.take, grossing only $121.8 million with a budget around $156 million.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally, [[Film/MarginCall J.C.]] [[Film/AllIsLost Chandor]] was set to direct the movie, but [[ExecutiveMeddling was fired by Summit Entertainment]] due to his different take on the material (The executives wanted a straightforward Disaster Film, while Chandor had teams [[ShownTheirWork go over court transcripts]] and planned to also make it about humanity's relationship with oil.) It wasn't until they hired [[Film/LoneSurvivor Peter Berg]] that they got the movie they wanted.
-->'''Lorenzo di Bonaventura''' (Producer): [[TemptingFate "I believe that the movie-star version of this movie is going to be a more profitable movie."]]

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally, [[Film/MarginCall [[Creator/JCChandor J.C.]] [[Film/AllIsLost Chandor]] was set to direct the movie, but [[ExecutiveMeddling was fired by Summit Entertainment]] due to his different take on the material (The executives wanted a straightforward Disaster Film, while Chandor had teams [[ShownTheirWork go over court transcripts]] and planned to also make it about humanity's relationship with oil.) It wasn't until they hired [[Film/LoneSurvivor Peter Berg]] Creator/PeterBerg that they got the movie they wanted.
-->'''Lorenzo di Bonaventura''' (Producer): [[TemptingFate "I believe that the movie-star version of this movie is going to be a more profitable movie."]]"]]
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* AcclaimedFlop: The film received positive reviews (it has a 84% mark on Rotten Tomatoes) and was nominated for two Oscars at the 89th Academy Awards: Best Sound Editing and Best Visual Effects. Despite this, it has an underwhelming financial take, grossing only $121.8 million with a budget around $156 million.

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* AcclaimedFlop: The film received positive reviews (it has a 84% mark on Rotten Tomatoes) and was nominated for two Oscars at the 89th Academy Awards: Best Sound Editing and Best Visual Effects. Despite this, it has an underwhelming financial take, grossing only $121.8 million with a budget around $156 million.take as detailed below.

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* AcclaimedFlop: The film received positive reviews (it has a 84% mark on Rotten Tomatoes) and was nominated for two Oscars at the 89th Academy Awards: Best Sound Editing and Best Visual Effects. Despite this, it has an underwhelming financial take, grossing only $121,8 million with a budget around $150 million.

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* AcclaimedFlop: The film received positive reviews (it has a 84% mark on Rotten Tomatoes) and was nominated for two Oscars at the 89th Academy Awards: Best Sound Editing and Best Visual Effects. Despite this, it has an underwhelming financial take, grossing only $121,8 $121.8 million with a budget around $150 million.$156 million.
* BoxOfficeBomb: On a budget of $110-120 million, this film sank hard, managing a domestic gross of $61,433,527 and an international gross of $60,356,846, making for a total of $121,790,373.

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* AcclaimedFlop: Despite hovering at about the 80% mark on Rotten Tomatoes, the film has persistently had an underwhelming financial take. It looks like the movie will never even that close to its $150 million budget.
** Critically speaking, the film continued to attract a positive response as time went by, getting nominated for two Oscars at the 89th Academy Awards: Best Sound Editing and Best Visual Effects.

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* AcclaimedFlop: Despite hovering at about the 80% The film received positive reviews (it has a 84% mark on Rotten Tomatoes, the film has persistently had an underwhelming financial take. It looks like the movie will never even that close to its $150 million budget.
** Critically speaking, the film continued to attract a positive response as time went by, getting
Tomatoes) and was nominated for two Oscars at the 89th Academy Awards: Best Sound Editing and Best Visual Effects.Effects. Despite this, it has an underwhelming financial take, grossing only $121,8 million with a budget around $150 million.
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* AcclaimedFlop: So far, the film has a healthy 83% on Rotten Tomatoes, but an underwhelming financial take of $90 million, well short of its $150 million budget.

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* AcclaimedFlop: So far, Despite hovering at about the film has a healthy 83% 80% mark on Rotten Tomatoes, but the film has persistently had an underwhelming financial take of $90 million, well short of take. It looks like the movie will never even that close to its $150 million budget.
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** Critically speaking, the film continued to attract a positive response as time went by, getting nominated for two Oscars at the 89th Academy Awards: Best Sound Editing and Best Visual Effects.
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* DoingItForTheArt: The production crew constructed a whopping ''85-percent scale'' recreation of the actual rig just for the movie, which took 85 welders over eight months to build.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally, [[Film/MarginCall J.C.]] [[Film/AllIsLost Chandor]] was set to direct the movie, then [[ExecutiveMeddling was fired by Summit Entertainment]] due to his different take on the material (The executives wanted a straightforward Disaster Film, while Chandor had teams [[ShownTheirWork go over court transcripts]] and planned to also make it about humanity's relationship with oil.) It wasn't until they hired [[Film/LoneSurvivor Peter Berg]] that they got the movie they wanted.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally, [[Film/MarginCall J.C.]] [[Film/AllIsLost Chandor]] was set to direct the movie, then but [[ExecutiveMeddling was fired by Summit Entertainment]] due to his different take on the material (The executives wanted a straightforward Disaster Film, while Chandor had teams [[ShownTheirWork go over court transcripts]] and planned to also make it about humanity's relationship with oil.) It wasn't until they hired [[Film/LoneSurvivor Peter Berg]] that they got the movie they wanted.
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* AcclaimedFlop: So far, the film has a healthy 83% on Rotten Tomatoes, but an underwhelming financial take of $90 million, well short of its $150 million budget.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally, [[Film/MarginCall J.C.]] [[Film/AllIsLost Chandor]] was set to direct the movie, then [[ExecutiveMeddling was fired by Summit Entertainment]] due to his different take on the material (The executives wanted a straightforward Disaster Film, while Chandor had teams [[ShownTheirWork go over court transcripts]] and planned to also make it about humanity's relationship with oil.) It wasn't until they hired [[Film/LoneSurvivor Peter Berg]] that they got the movie they wanted.
-->'''Lorenzo di Bonaventura''' (Producer): [[TemptingFate "I believe that the movie-star version of this movie is going to be a more profitable movie."]]

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