Joe Versus the Volcano
“An average Joe. An adventurous comedy.”
Hypochondriac Joe Banks finds out he has six months to live, quits his dead end job, musters the courage to ask his co-worker out on a date, and is then hired to jump into a volcano by a mysterious visitor.
Genres
Comedy, Romance, Adventure
Studio
Amblin Entertainment
Language
en
Status
Released
How Joe Versus the Volcano performed
Budget
$25.0M
Worldwide Gross
$39.4M
Gross Profit
$14.4M
Return
1.6× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$6M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~45/55, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Comedy) 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
Joe Banks
Tom Hanks
Joe Banks
DeDe / Angelica / Patricia Graynamore
Meg Ryan
DeDe / Angelica / Patricia Graynamore
Samuel Harvey Graynamore
Lloyd Bridges
Samuel Harvey Graynamore
Frank Waturi
Dan Hedaya
Frank Waturi
Marshall
Ossie Davis
Marshall
Luggage Salesman
Barry McGovern
Luggage Salesman
Dr. Ellison
Robert Stack
Dr. Ellison
Dagmar
Amanda Plummer
Dagmar
Waitress
Lala Sloatman
Waitress
Chief of the Waponis
Abe Vigoda
Chief of the Waponis
Hairdresser
Carol Kane
Hairdresser
Waponi
Branscombe Richmond
Waponi
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