Mimi Leder’s 1998 sci-fi survival blockbuster Deep Impact, featuring Robert Duvall, Elijah Wood, Morgan Freeman and more, is set to land on Tubi starting June 1—after a global box-office run totaling $349.5 million on an $80 million budget.
A comet threat, a studio-backed survival plan, and a cast packed with big names—Deep Impact is ready to return to the spotlight. The 1998 sci-fi disaster thriller, directed by Mimi Leder, will begin streaming on the free platform Tubi beginning on June 1.
The film arrived in theaters around the world in 1998 as a high-profile collaboration between Leder. co-scribes Bruce Joel Rubin and Michael Tolkin. and Paramount Pictures.. Deep Impact leans into the kind of doomsday premise that turns ticking clocks into emotional fuel: humanity’s attempt to stop a comet’s collision course with Earth. a strike that would completely wipe out all living things if it happens.
Leder’s ensemble is one of the movie’s calling cards.. The roster includes Robert Duvall (The Godfather). Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings trilogy). Téa Leoni (Bad Boys). Blair Underwood (Longlegs). Jon Favreau (Swingers). Morgan Freeman (The Shawshank Redemption). Vanessa Redgrave (Call the Midwife). and more.. With all of those recognizable faces front and center. Deep Impact’s survival story played like a major event rather than just another genre outing.
Behind the scenes, the production also carried heavyweight support.. Along with Paramount, the project was backed by DreamWorks Pictures and Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment.. The film’s success translated quickly into cold. hard numbers: at the global box office. Deep Impact amassed $349.5 million against its $80 million production budget when it left cinemas.
The renewed attention comes with a few extra details fans will want before they hit play. Deep Impact’s release date is May 8, 1998, and the runtime is 120 minutes. Mimi Leder directed, with writers Michael Tolkin and Bruce Joel Rubin credited.
It’s also worth remembering how Deep Impact fits into Leder’s wider career path.. The movie is described as her sophomore feature after her 1997 political thriller The Peacemaker.. While The Peacemaker. led by George Clooney and Nicole Kidman. earned $110.4 million against a $50 million budget. the follow-up is presented as the next major swing that helped define her genre range.. Since then. Leder has worked across additional genres. bringing titles like Pay It Forward. Thick as Thieves. and On the Basis of Sex to audiences.
That run of facts lines up in a straightforward sequence: Deep Impact launched in 1998 through Paramount Pictures with DreamWorks Pictures and Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment among its backers. it later closed its theater run with $349.5 million worldwide on an $80 million budget. and now. after that payoff. it’s slated to stream on Tubi starting June 1.
For anyone who missed it the first time—or wants to revisit a comet-level scare with that star-stacked cast—Tubi’s June 1 debut is the new marker on the calendar. MISRYOUM
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