Warner Bros. Pictures’ "The Perfect Storm" Hits $100 Million Mark In 10-Day Box-Office Tally

(July 12, 2000 – Burbank, CA) – “The Perfect Storm” surged ahead of the $100 million mark in just 10 days in North American theatres. Wolfgang Petersen's epic drama from Warner Bros. Pictures and Baltimore Spring Creek Productions, in association with Radiant Productions, starring George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg, ranks with "Batman" and "Batman Forever" as among the studio's fastest films to reach the $100 million mark. After an opening weekend draw of $41.5 million, the largest 3-day July box office in Warner Bros. Pictures history, outstanding reviews along with positive word-of-mouth helped sustain the film's momentum throughout the week and into a strong second weekend, bringing its 10-day box office gross to $100,195,906. Warner Bros. Pictures Presents a Baltimore Spring Creek Pictures Production in association with Radiant Productions, a Wolfgang Petersen Film starring George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg, “The Perfect Storm.” The film also stars Diane Lane, William Fichtner, Karen Allen, Allen Payne, Bob Gunton, with Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and John C. Reilly. Music is by James Horner. The film is edited by Richard Francis-Bruce, A.C.E. William Sandell is the Production Designer. John Seale, ACS, ASC, is the Director of Photography. The Executive Producers are Barry Levinson and Duncan Henderson. Based on the book by Sebastian Junger, the screenplay is by Bill Wittliff. Paula Weinstein, Wolfgang Petersen and Gail Katz produced “The Perfect Storm,” which is directed by Wolfgang Petersen. www.perfectstorm.com# # #