2012

  • Theatrical - Wide 2009-10-10
Box Office Gross: $791,217,826
Running Time: 158 minutes
Language: English
Production Company: Columbia Pictures, Centropolis Entertainment, Farewell Productions, The Mark Gordon Company
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3/10

Synopsis

Dr. Adrian Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar storms, learns that the earth’s core is heating up. He warns U.S. President Thomas Wilson that the crust of the earth... See more is becoming unstable and that without proper preparations for saving a fraction of the world’s population, the entire race is doomed. Meanwhile, writer Jackson Curtis stumbles on the same information. While the world’s leaders race to build “arks” to escape the impending cataclysm, Curtis struggles to find a way to save his family. Meanwhile, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes of unprecedented strength wreak havoc around the world.

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