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Synopsis

THE DESCENT is Neil Marshall's hotly anticipated follow up to his 2002 hit DOG SOLDIERS. Directed by Marshall from his own script, it tells the story of an all-female caving expedition that goes horribly wrong, and stars Shauna Macdonald, Natalie Mendoza, Alex Reid, Saskia Mulder, Nora-Jane Noone and Myanna Buring. Set in a cave system deep in the Appalachian Mountains, Marshall describes his film as 'DELIVERANCE goes underground'.

One year after a tragic accident, six girlfriends meet in a remote part of the Appalachians for their annual caving trip. Deep below the surface of the earth, disaster strikes when a rock falls and blocks their route back to the surface. The girls soon learn that Juno, the thrill-seeking leader of the expedition, has brought them to an unexplored cave and that as a result no knows where they are to come rescue them. The group splinters and each push on, praying for another exit. But there is something else lurking under the earth - a race of monstrous humanoid creatures that are adapted perfectly to life in the dark. As the friends realize they are now prey, they are forced to unleash their most primal instincts in an all-out war against an unspeakable horror - one that attacks without warning, again and again and again.

As the others battle for their lives, Sarah (Macdonald), still recovering from a mental collapse brought on by the recent deaths of her family, is fighting for her sanity. When old secrets are revealed, the friends turn on one another, causing the group to implode. Betrayed and desperate, Sarah realizes that to make it back to the surface, she must become as savage as the creatures themselves.

Cast

Shauna Macdonald		Sarah
Natalie Jackson Mendoza		Juno
Alex Reid		Beth
Saskia Mulder		Rebecca
Nora-Jane Noone		Holly
MyAnna Buring		Sam

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Weekend Chart Record

Date	Rank		Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
8/4/2006	5		$8,911,330		2,095	$4,254	$8,911,330	3
8/11/2006	8		$4,616,462	-48.20%	2,095	$2,204	$17,543,574	10
8/18/2006	11		$2,437,269	-47.20%	1,720	$1,417	$22,320,119	17
8/25/2006	17		$1,006,091	-58.72%	859	$1,171	$24,467,594	24
9/1/2006	24		$414,283	-58.82%	426	$972	$25,302,391	31
9/8/2006	34		$172,687	-58.32%	256	$675	$25,671,489	38
9/15/2006	47		$61,115	-64.61%	104	$588	$25,794,993	45
9/22/2006	63		$29,931	-51.03%	66	$454	$25,848,349	52
9/29/2006	45		$73,243	+144.71%	156	$470	$25,931,105	59
10/6/2006	49		$42,562	-41.89%	89	$478	$26,005,908	66

Daily Chart Record

Date	Rank		Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
8/4/2006	3		$3,389,298		2,095	$1,618	$3,389,298	1
8/5/2006	5		$3,058,274	-9.77%	2,095	$1,460	$6,447,572	2
8/6/2006	5		$2,463,758	-19.44%	2,095	$1,176	$8,911,330	3
8/7/2006	6		$1,109,861	-54.95%	2,095	$530	$10,021,191	4
8/8/2006	6		$1,015,811	-8.47%	2,095	$485	$11,037,001	5
8/9/2006	7		$880,136	-13.36%	2,095	$420	$12,017,137	6
8/10/2006	5		$909,975	+3.39%	2,095	$434	$12,927,112	7
8/11/2006	8		$1,465,233	+61.02%	2,095	$699	$14,392,345	8
8/12/2006	9		$1,721,532	+17.49%	2,095	$822	$16,113,877	9
8/13/2006	7		$1,429,697	-16.95%	2,095	$682	$17,543,574	10
8/14/2006	7		$670,834	-53.08%	2,095	$320	$18,214,408	11
8/15/2006	7		$621,498	-7.35%	2,095	$297	$18,835,906	12
8/16/2006	7		$547,907	-11.84%	2,095	$262	$19,383,813	13
8/17/2006	7		$499,037	-8.92%	2,095	$238	$19,882,850	14
9/4/2006	28		$93,097		426	$219	$25,395,488	32

Worldwide Weekly Chart Record

Date	Rank		Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross
2006-08-10	9		$12,927,112		2,095	$6,170	$30,277,519
2006-08-17	19		$6,955,738	-46.19%			$37,233,257
2006-08-24	27		$3,578,653	-48.55%	1,720	$2,081	$40,811,910
2006-08-31	46		$1,426,605	-60.14%			$42,238,515
2006-09-07	50		$753,287	-47.20%			$42,991,802
2006-09-14	54		$260,776	-65.38%			$43,252,578
2006-09-21	68		$84,540	-67.58%			$43,337,118
2006-09-28	63		$411,122	+386.30%			$43,748,240
2006-10-05	68		$186,577	-54.62%			$43,934,817
2006-10-12	67		$111,427	-40.28%			$44,046,244
2007-07-12	35		$761,026	+582.98%	188	$4,048	$56,399,272

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