Sphere
“Terror can fill any space.”
A spacecraft is discovered at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, presumed to be at least 300 years old and of alien origin. A crack team of scientists and experts is assembled and taken to the ocean floor to investigate. However, the ship is not as it seems and when a giant perfect sphere is discovered in the cargo bay, things begin to fall apart.
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Cast
12 people
Dustin Hoffman
Dr. Norman Goodman
Known for
Rain Man
Kung Fu Panda
Sharon Stone
Dr. Elizabeth 'Beth' Halperin
Known for
Casino
Antz
Samuel L. Jackson
Dr. Harry Adams
Known for
Pulp Fiction
The Hateful Eight
Peter Coyote
Captain Harold C. Barnes
Known for
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
A Walk to Remember
Liev Schreiber
Dr. Ted Fielding
Known for
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Salt
Queen Latifah
Alice 'Teeny' Fletcher
Known for
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Hustle
Marga Gómez
Jane Edmunds
Also in
Batman Forever
Laughing Matters
Huey Lewis
Helicopter Pilot
Known for
Duets
Shadow of Doubt
Bernard Hocke
Seaman
Known for
Black Bird
Wag the Dog
James Pickens Jr.
O.S.S.A. Instructor
Known for
Grey's Anatomy
The X-Files
Michael Keys Hall
O.S.S.A. Official
Known for
Spontaneous Combustion
Ralph Tabakin
O.S.S.A. Official
Known for
Homicide: Life on the Street
Barry Levinson Director · Paul Attanasio Screenplay Stephen Hauser Screenplay
Worldwide gross $37M · Budget $80M · United States release February 13, 1998
Box office
Budget
$80,000,000
Worldwide gross
$37,020,277
Gross vs. budget
0.5×
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
Punch Productions
Production
Baltimore Pictures
Production
Constant c Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 13, 1998
Theatrical
Argentina
April 23, 1998 · Theatrical
Australia
April 2, 1998 · Theatrical
Belgium
March 20, 1998 · Premiere · Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Films
March 25, 1998 · Theatrical
Brazil
April 3, 1998 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
May 1, 1998 · Theatrical
Czechia
April 23, 1998 · Theatrical
Denmark
March 27, 1998 · Theatrical
Estonia
May 8, 1998 · Theatrical
Finland
March 27, 1998 · Theatrical
France
March 25, 1998 · Theatrical
June 26, 2026 · TV · RTL9
Germany
April 2, 1998 · Theatrical
Greece
April 24, 1998 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
April 2, 1998 · Theatrical
Hungary
April 23, 1998 · Theatrical
Iceland
April 3, 1998 · Theatrical
India
May 22, 1998 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 3, 1998 · Theatrical
Israel
April 3, 1998 · Theatrical
Italy
April 3, 1998 · Theatrical
Japan
May 23, 1998 · Theatrical
Kuwait
May 27, 1998 · Theatrical
Luxembourg
March 27, 1998 · Theatrical
Mexico
April 3, 1998 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 2, 1998 · Theatrical
February 1, 1999 · Physical · DVD
November 16, 2002 · TV · Yorin
New Zealand
July 23, 1998 · Theatrical
Poland
April 24, 1998 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 27, 1998 · Theatrical
March 5, 1999 · Premiere · Fantasporto Film Festival
Serbia
April 7, 1998 · Theatrical
Singapore
March 12, 1998 · Theatrical
Slovakia
May 7, 1998 · Theatrical
December 9, 2000 · TV · Markíza
Slovenia
May 7, 1998 · Theatrical
South Africa
April 3, 1998 · Theatrical
South Korea
April 4, 1998 · Theatrical
Spain
March 27, 1998 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 3, 1998 · Theatrical
Switzerland
March 25, 1998 · Theatrical · French
April 3, 1998 · Theatrical · German
Taiwan
March 21, 1998 · Theatrical
Thailand
April 3, 1998 · Theatrical
Türkiye
April 10, 1998 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 27, 1998 · Theatrical
October 23, 1998 · Physical · DVD
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