Deep Blue (2003 film)

Deep Blue is a 2003 nature documentary film that is a theatrical version of the 2001 BBC nature documentary series The Blue Planet. Alastair Fothergill and Andy Byatt are credited as directors, and six cinematographers are also credited. The film premiered at the San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain on September, 2003. It screened in overterritories from 2003 to 2005 and grossed overmillion at the box office.

Footage of Deep Blue was first screened at the Cannes Film Market on May, 2003. It premiered at the San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain on September, 2003. Variety reported, Deep Blue world preemed at San Sebastian to applause Saturday.Deep Blue was the first theatrical release from BBC Worldwide. Not including the United States, Deep Blue was theatrically distributed in overterritories and grossedmillion at the box office. The film performed well in theaters in Europe. In Germany, it became the highestgrossing documentary film to date. In Japan, it broke records at the box office. The documentary was released on DVD before Christmas 2004. Over 480,000 units were sold in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Switzerland. In Japan, it sold over 110,000 copies on the first day and became the first documentary to rank first on Japans DVD charts. ........

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