The China Syndrome
“People who know the meaning of "The China Syndrome" are scared... Soon you will know.”
While doing a series of reports on alternative energy sources, opportunistic reporter Kimberly Wells witnesses an accident at a nuclear power plant. Wells is determined to publicize the incident, but soon finds herself entangled in a sinister conspiracy to keep the full impact of the incident a secret.
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Studio
Columbia Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How The China Syndrome performed
Budget
$5.9M
Worldwide Gross
$51.7M
Gross Profit
$45.8M
Return
8.8× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$7M
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.
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Cast
Kimberly Wells
Jane Fonda
Kimberly Wells
Richard Adams
Michael Douglas
Richard Adams
Jack Godell
Jack Lemmon
Jack Godell
Herman De Young
Scott Brady
Herman De Young
Bill Gibson
James Hampton
Bill Gibson
Don Jacovich
Peter Donat
Don Jacovich
Ted Spindler
Wilford Brimley
Ted Spindler
Evan McCormack
Richard Herd
Evan McCormack
Hector Salas
Daniel Valdez
Hector Salas
Pete Martin
Stan Bohrman
Pete Martin
Mac Churchill
James Karen
Mac Churchill
Greg Minor
Michael Alaimo
Greg Minor
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