The Sum of All Fears
“27,000 nuclear weapons. One is missing.”
When the president of Russia suddenly dies, a man whose politics are virtually unknown succeeds him. The change in political leaders sparks paranoia among American CIA officials, so CIA director Bill Cabot recruits a young analyst to supply insight and advice on the situation. Then the unthinkable happens: a nuclear bomb explodes in a U.S. city, and America is quick to blame the Russians.
Genres
Thriller, Action, Drama
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Sum of All Fears performed
Budget
$68.0M
Worldwide Gross
$193.9M
Gross Profit
$125.9M
Return
2.9× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$31M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~42/58, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (38% of the domestic run, typical for Thriller) 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
Jack Ryan
Ben Affleck
Jack Ryan
DCI William Cabot
Morgan Freeman
DCI William Cabot
President Fowler
James Cromwell
President Fowler
John Clark
Liev Schreiber
John Clark
Dr. Cathy Muller
Bridget Moynahan
Dr. Cathy Muller
Dressler
Alan Bates
Dressler
President Nemerov
Ciarán Hinds
President Nemerov
Defense Secretary Becker
Philip Baker Hall
Defense Secretary Becker
Secretary of State Owens
Ron Rifkin
Secretary of State Owens
National Security Advisor Revell
Bruce McGill
National Security Advisor Revell
Olson
Colm Feore
Olson
Senator Jessup
Josef Sommer
Senator Jessup
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