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| Directed by | Roland Emmerich |
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| Story by | Roland Emmerich |
| Based on | The Coming Global Superstorm by Art Bell and Whitley Strieber |
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| Cinematography | Ueli Steiger |
| Edited by | David Brenner |
| Music by | Harald Kloser |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $125 million |
| Box office | $552.6 million |
The Day After Tomorrow is a 2004 American science fiction disaster movie co-written, co-produced, and directed by Roland Emmerich. Based on the 1999 book The Coming Global Superstorm by Art Bell and Whitley Strieber, the film depicts catastrophic climatic effects following the disruption of the North Atlantic Ocean circulation, in which a series of extreme weather events usher in climate change and lead to a new ice age. The film stars Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Sela Ward, Emmy Rossum, and Ian Holm.
Originally slated for release in the summer of 2003, The Day After Tomorrow premiered in Mexico City on May 17, 2004, and was theatrically released in the United States by 20th Century Fox on May 28. It received mixed reviews from critics and was a commercial success, grossing $552 million worldwide against a production budget of $125 million, becoming the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2004.
The movie follows a series of severe weather events that take place around the world as a result of global warming. Among these events:
- Japan is hit by a large hail storm.
- Los Angeles is hit by tornadoes.
- New Delhi is hit by a blizzard.
- New York is hit by a very strong thunderstorm that causes a large storm surge. Later, the storm turns into a blizzard. The storm has a hurricane-like eye with cold air that instantly freezes anything it comes in contact with.
These events cause global cooling, which eventually starts a new ice age.
