Piranha 3D

Piranha
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Alexandre Aja
Written by	Pete Goldfinger Josh Stolberg
Based on	Piranha by John Sayles
Produced by	Alexandre Aja Mark Canton Marc Toberoff Grégory Levasseur
Starring	Elisabeth Shue Adam Scott Jerry O'Connell Ving Rhames Jessica Szohr Steven R. McQueen Christopher Lloyd Richard Dreyfuss
Cinematography	John R. Leonetti
Edited by	James Baxter
Music by	Michael Wandmacher
Production companies	Dimension Films Atmosphere Entertainment Chako Film Company Intellectual Properties Worldwide
Distributed by	The Weinstein Company
Release date	August 20, 2010 (2010-08-20)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$24 million[1]
Box office	$83.1 million[1]

Piranha 3D is a 2010 American 3D horror comedy film that serves as a remake of the comedy horror film Piranha (1978) and an entry in the Piranha film series. Directed by Alexandre Aja and written by Pete Goldfinger and Josh Stolberg, the film stars Elisabeth Shue, Adam Scott, Jerry O'Connell, Ving Rhames, Jessica Szohr, Steven R. McQueen, Christopher Lloyd and Richard Dreyfuss. During spring break on Lake Victoria, a popular waterside resort, an underground tremor releases hundreds of prehistoric, carnivorous piranhas into the lake. Local cop Julie Forester (Elisabeth Shue) must join forces with a band of unlikely strangers—though they are badly outnumbered—to destroy the ravenous creatures before everyone becomes fish food.

The film was theatrically released in the United States on August 20, 2010, by Dimension Films. It received generally positive reviews from critics and was a box office success, grossing over $83.1 million worldwide against a $24 million budget. A sequel, Piranha 3DD, released in 2012, was a critical and commercial failure.