Fire in the Sky
“Alien abduction. November 5, 1975. White Mountains, Northeastern Arizona.”
After clearing brush for the government, a group of men return to town claiming their friend was abducted. Despite no apparent motive or evidence of foul play, no-one believes their story and his disappearance is treated as murder.
Genres
Science Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Drama
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How Fire in the Sky performed
Budget
$15.0M
Worldwide Gross
$19.9M
Gross Profit
$4.9M
Return
1.3× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$3M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~34/66, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (37% of the domestic run, typical for Science Fiction) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Travis Walton
D. B. Sweeney
Travis Walton
Mike Rodgers
Robert Patrick
Mike Rodgers
Allan Dallis
Craig Sheffer
Allan Dallis
David Whitlock
Peter Berg
David Whitlock
Greg Hayes
Henry Thomas
Greg Hayes
Bobby Cogdill
Bradley Gregg
Bobby Cogdill
Blake Davies
Noble Willingham
Blake Davies
Katie Rogers
Kathleen Wilhoite
Katie Rogers
Frank Watters
James Garner
Frank Watters
Dana Rogers
Georgia Emelin
Dana Rogers
Dan Walton
Scott MacDonald
Dan Walton
Cyrus Gilson
Wayne Grace
Cyrus Gilson
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