<Li> $110--120 million (net) </Li> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $121.8 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Deepwater Horizon is a 2016 American disaster film based on actual events . It was directed by Peter Berg from a screenplay by Matthew Michael Carnahan and Matthew Sand . It stars Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, John Malkovich, Gina Rodriguez, Dylan O'Brien and Kate Hudson . It is based on a 2010 article by David Barstow, David Rohde and Stephanie Saul on the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico . </P> <P> Principal photography began on April 27, 2015 in New Orleans, Louisiana . The film premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival and was theatrically released in the United States on September 30, 2016 . It received generally positive reviews and grossed over $121 million worldwide . The film was nominated for two Oscars at the 89th Academy Awards: Best Sound Editing and Best Visual Effects, and a BAFTA Award for Best Sound at the 70th British Academy Film Awards . </P>

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