“Based on the incredible true story that inspired Moby Dick”
In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex is assaulted by something no one could believe—a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance.
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Cast
28 people
Chris Hemsworth
Owen Chase
Known for
Thor
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Benjamin Walker
George Pollard
Known for
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Cillian Murphy
Matthew Joy
Known for
Peaky Blinders
Oppenheimer
Brendan Gleeson
Old Thomas Nickerson
Known for
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Edge of Tomorrow
Ben Whishaw
Herman Melville
Known for
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Paddington
Michelle Fairley
Mrs. Nickerson
Known for
Game of Thrones
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
Tom Holland
Young Thomas Nickerson
Known for
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Uncharted
Paul Anderson
Thomas Chappel
Known for
Peaky Blinders
The Revenant
Frank Dillane
Owen Coffin
Known for
Fear the Walking Dead
The Essex Serpent
Joseph Mawle
Benjamin Lawrence
Known for
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Game of Thrones
Edward Ashley
Barzallai Ray
Known for
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Masters of the Air
Sam Keeley
Ramsdell
Known for
Task
Burnt
Ron Howard Director · Charles Leavitt Screenplay Rick Jaffa Story
Worldwide gross $94M · Budget $100M · United States release December 11, 2015
Box office
Budget
$100,000,000
Worldwide gross
$93,900,000
Gross vs. budget
0.9×
Production
Imagine Entertainment
Production
Spring Creek Pictures
Production
Roth Films
Production
Kjam Media
Production
Cott Productions
Production
Surf Film
Production
Enelmar Productions, A.I.E.
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
Village Roadshow Pictures
Production
Roth/Kirschenbaum Films
Production
Spring Creek Productions
Production
Spain · United States · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · December 2, 2015
Premiere · London
United States · December 11, 2015
Theatrical
United States · March 8, 2016
Physical
United States
December 7, 2015 · Premiere · New York City
Argentina
December 10, 2015 · Theatrical
Australia
December 3, 2015 · Theatrical
Austria
December 10, 2015 · Theatrical
Belgium
December 9, 2015 · Theatrical
Bosnia & Herzegovina
December 3, 2015 · Theatrical
Brazil
December 3, 2015 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
December 4, 2015 · Theatrical
Cambodia
December 3, 2015 · Theatrical
Chile
December 3, 2015 · Theatrical
Colombia
December 3, 2015 · Theatrical
Denmark
December 10, 2015 · Theatrical
Estonia
December 4, 2015 · Theatrical
Finland
December 25, 2015 · Theatrical
France
December 9, 2015 · Theatrical
April 8, 2016 · Digital · VOD
April 20, 2016 · Physical · DVD, Blu-Ray & 4K UHD
December 7, 2025 · TV · Canal+ Grande Écran
February 10, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
Germany
December 3, 2015 · Theatrical
Greece
December 31, 2015 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
December 3, 2015 · Theatrical
Hungary
December 10, 2015 · Theatrical
India
December 4, 2015 · Theatrical
Indonesia
December 4, 2015 · Theatrical
Iraq
December 10, 2015 · Theatrical
Ireland
December 25, 2015 · Theatrical
Israel
December 10, 2015 · Theatrical
Italy
December 3, 2015 · Theatrical
Japan
January 16, 2016 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
December 3, 2015 · Theatrical
Latvia
December 4, 2015 · Theatrical
Lebanon
December 3, 2015 · Theatrical
Lithuania
December 4, 2015 · Theatrical
Malaysia
December 10, 2015 · Theatrical
Mexico
December 3, 2015 · Theatrical
Morocco
December 4, 2015 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 10, 2015 · Theatrical
April 13, 2016 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
March 25, 2018 · TV · Net 5
New Zealand
December 3, 2015 · Theatrical
North Macedonia
December 3, 2015 · Theatrical
Norway
December 25, 2015 · Theatrical
Pakistan
December 11, 2015 · Theatrical
Panama
December 3, 2015 · Theatrical
Philippines
December 9, 2015 · Theatrical
Poland
December 4, 2015 · Theatrical
Portugal
December 10, 2015 · Theatrical
Romania
December 4, 2015 · Theatrical
Russia
December 3, 2015 · Theatrical
March 3, 2016 · Digital
Singapore
December 10, 2015 · Theatrical
Slovenia
December 3, 2015 · Theatrical
South Korea
December 3, 2015 · Theatrical
Spain
December 4, 2015 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 25, 2015 · Theatrical
Taiwan
December 3, 2015 · Theatrical
Thailand
December 10, 2015 · Theatrical
Türkiye
December 11, 2015 · Theatrical
Ukraine
December 3, 2015 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 26, 2015 · Theatrical
May 2, 2016 · Physical · DVD & Blu-ray
Vietnam
December 11, 2015 · Theatrical
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