<Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $242 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Journey to the Center of the Earth (also promoted as Journey to the Center of the Earth 3 - D or Journey 3 - D) is a 2008 American 3D science fantasy adventure film directed by Eric Brevig and starring Brendan Fraser, Anita Briem, and Josh Hutcherson . It is not considered a sequel or a remake of the 1959 film Journey to the Center of the Earth and was released in 3D and 2D theaters by New Line Cinema on July 11, 2008 . This film was also the introduction for the special "4D" motion effects cinema in Seoul, South Korea, which feature tilting seats to convey motion, wind, sprays of water and sharp air, probe lights to mimic lightning, fog, scents, and other theatrical special effects . This format is known as 4DX . The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics and it earned $242 million on a $60 million budget . </P> <P> Max Anderson (Jean - Michel Paré) is being pursued by a Tyrannosaurus until a fissure vent opens in the ground . When he tries to jump across, he calls out his brother's name before falling into the vent . Ten years later, Max's 13 - year - old son, Sean Anderson (Josh Hutcherson), visit Max's brother, volcanologist Trevor Anderson (Brendan Fraser). In a box of items that belonged to Max is a book, Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne . Notes written by Max are found inside the book . </P> <P> In Trevor's volcanology laboratory, a device shows activity on Snæfell, a dormant volcano in Iceland . Trevor and Sean travel to Iceland to investigate . They try to contact Icelandic volcanologist Sigurbjörn Ásgeirsson, but instead encounter his daughter Hannah Ásgeirsson (Anita Briem) since her father had died some years earlier . It turns out that Sigurbjörn and Max were both Vernians, a group of people who believe the works of Jules Verne to be fact and not fiction . </P>

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