Poseidon is a 2006
action/
disaster film directed by
Wolfgang Petersen, the third
film adaptation of the novel
The Poseidon Adventure written by
Paul Gallico, and a loose remake of the 1972
film of the same name. It stars
Kurt Russell,
Josh Lucas and
Richard Dreyfuss. It was produced and distributed by
Warner Bros. in association with
Virtual Studios. The film had a simultaneous release in the
IMAX format. It was released on May 12, 2006, and nominated at the
79th Academy Awards for Visual Effects.
Poseidon grossed $181,674,817 at the worldwide
box office on a budget of $160,000,000. When released on DVD, it amassed $19,727,310 in sales, bringing its total gross to $201,402,127.