Contact
“Take a journey to the heart of the universe.”
A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action, she must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and reality.
Genres
Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery
Studio
South Side Amusement Company
Language
en
Status
Released
How Contact performed
Budget
$90.0M
Worldwide Gross
$171.1M
Gross Profit
$81.1M
Return
1.9× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$25M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Ellie Arroway
Jodie Foster
Ellie Arroway
Palmer Joss
Matthew McConaughey
Palmer Joss
Michael Kitz
James Woods
Michael Kitz
S. R. Hadden
John Hurt
S. R. Hadden
David Drumlin
Tom Skerritt
David Drumlin
Kent
William Fichtner
Kent
Ted Arroway
David Morse
Ted Arroway
Rachel Constantine
Angela Bassett
Rachel Constantine
Fisher
Geoffrey Blake
Fisher
Willie
Max Martini
Willie
Richard Rank
Rob Lowe
Richard Rank
Joseph
Jake Busey
Joseph
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