Jake Gyllenhaal’s $552 Million Disaster Thriller Officially Finds a New Streaming Home
*The Day After Tomorrow*, the climate disaster thriller starring Jake Gyllenhaal, will begin streaming on Netflix on 1 November. The film depicts a world hit by extreme weather after warnings of an imminent Ice Age are ignored, and follows a father’s attempt to reach his stranded son.
Directed and co-written by Roland Emmerich, the film also stars Dennis Quaid, Emmy Rossum and Ian Holm. It earned $552.6 million worldwide against a reported $125 million budget, despite receiving a 46% critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes.
In short
- *The Day After Tomorrow* arrives on Netflix on 1 November.
- The film made $552.6 million worldwide.
- It stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Dennis Quaid.
Explained simply
The Day After Tomorrow is a 2004 disaster film about a sudden climate crisis that brings extreme weather and a new Ice Age. Its story follows a father trying to reach his son, who is stranded as conditions worsen.
Roland Emmerich directed and co-wrote the film, which stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Dennis Quaid, Emmy Rossum and Ian Holm. It was a major cinema release, earning about $552 million worldwide on a reported budget of $125 million.