San Andreas (film)#Box office

A Caltech seismologist, Dr. Lawrence Hayes, and his colleague Dr. Kim Park are at Hoover Dam to test a new earthquake prediction model when a nearby and previously-unknown fault ruptures and triggers a {{M|w|link=y}} 7.1 earthquake that collapses the dam. Park sacrifices himself to save a young girl and is swept away by the water.

Hayes discovers that the entire San Andreas Fault is shifting and will soon cause several massive earthquakes that will potentially destroy cities along the fault line. He begins racing to warn the population along with his students Alexi and Phoebe, the reporter Serena Johnson, and her cameraman Dylan.

When a {{M|w|link=y}} 9.1 earthquake devastates Los Angeles and San Francisco, Ray Gaines, a chief rescue helicopter pilot of the Los Angeles Fire Department who is going through a divorce from his wife, Emma, finds himself rescuing her from a skyscraper in Los Angeles.

Meanwhile, their daughter Blake has been visiting San Francisco with Emma's new boyfriend, Daniel, who is a renowned engineer. She meets Ben Taylor, a British engineer seeking employment at Daniel's firm, and Ben's younger brother, Ollie. As Daniel and Blake begin to drive out of the building, an earthquake strikes the city. Rubble from the collapsing parking garage pins her in Daniel's car. Daniel leaves Blake to find help for her but then panics and ultimately abandons her in an act of cowardice. Ben and Ollie rescue Blake, together reach Chinatown, and successfully call her parents for help.

Ray and Emma attempt to reach San Francisco in Ray's helicopter until it suffers a gearbox failure, which forces them to make an emergency landing at a shopping mall in Bakersfield. Amid the chaos of the looting, Ray steals a truck to continue the journey. The pair is waved down by an elderly couple whose car has broken down on the side of the road, stopping them from falling into the San Andreas Fault. The fault has torn a large fissure through the highway, creating a canyon that now extends for the perceivable length of the fault in either direction.

Ray and Emma exchange the truck for a small airplane that the couple owns. As Blake, Ben, and Ollie attempt to reach Nob Hill to signal the pair after finding their previous meeting point at Coit Tower engulfed in flames, Ray and Emma parachute into AT&T Park just before a {{M|w|link=y}} 9.6 quake hits, which becomes the largest recorded earthquake in history.

As the quake subsides, having destroyed much of the city, Ray and Emma commandeer a boat to reach the group, only to realize that a tsunami is approaching San Francisco Bay. Alongside a handful of other survivors in small ships, the two cross the wave before it crests, barely avoiding a container ship caught up in the tsunami wave. The ship crashes into the Golden Gate Bridge's center span, killing everyone on the bridge, including Daniel, who is crushed by a falling shipping container.

The tsunami strikes the already ruined city, capsizing a cruise ship and killing thousands more. Blake, Ben, and Ollie enter the Gate, a building whose construction Daniel had been overseeing, but they are still caught by the tsunami. As the building begins to collapse, trapping Blake underwater, Ray dives in, rescues her, and performs CPR. Emma crashes the boat through a window and drives the five of them out of the collapsing building as Ray resuscitates Blake.

The survivors regroup at a relief camp on the other side of the bay, where the reconciled Ray and Emma talk about their future. On the remains of the Golden Gate Bridge, an American flag unfurls and gives hope that the city will recover and rebuild. Rescue vehicles descend on the destroyed landscape of the San Francisco Bay Area, which now extends from San Jose to Santa Cruz, with the San Francisco Peninsula having been turned into an island.

{{Cast listing|

• Dwayne Johnson as Raymond "Ray" Gaines, a chief rescue helicopter pilot with the Los Angeles Fire Department
• Carla Gugino as Emma Gaines, Ray's estranged wife
• Alexandra Daddario as Blake Gaines, Ray and Emma's daughter
• Ioan Gruffudd as Daniel Riddick, Emma's boyfriend and the owner of a civil engineering firm
• Archie Panjabi as Serena Johnson, a news reporter
• Paul Giamatti as Dr. Lawrence Hayes, a Caltech seismologist
• Hugo Johnstone-Burt as Ben Taylor, Ollie's older brother, an English engineer and Blake's love interest
• Art Parkinson as Ollie Taylor, Ben's younger brother
• Will Yun Lee as Dr. Kim Park, a Caltech seismologist, and Lawrence's research partner and closest friend
• Kylie Minogue as Susan Riddick, Daniel's sister
• Alec Utgoff as Alexi, Lawrence's student
• Todd Williams as Marcus Crowlings, a fellow Los Angeles Fire Department rescue helicopter winch operator
• Marissa Neitling as Phoebe, Lawrence's student,
• Matt Gerald as Harrison Rhodes, a fellow Los Angeles Fire Department rescue helicopter co pilot
• Colton Haynes as Joby O'Leary, a Los Angeles Fire Department rescue helicopter winchman
• Arabella Morton as Mallory Gaines, Ray and Emma's other daughter and Blake's sister, who drowned in a rafting accident (flashback)
• Morgan Griffin as Natalie
• Breanne Hill as Larissa, a waitress
• Julian Shaw as Stoner
• John Reynolds as Daniel's driver
• Hugh Francis as Daniel's assistant
• Brad McMurry as Riddick Building Security Guard
• Ben McIvor as Dylan, Serena's cameraman
• Joey Vieira as a man in parking garage

}}

On December 1, 2011, it was announced that New Line Cinema was developing an earthquake disaster film, San Andreas: 3D. from a script by Jeremy Passmore and Andre Fabrizio;{{cite news |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=December 2, 2011 |title=New Line Looking To Shake Things Up With 'San Andreas 3-D' |language=en-US |work=Deadline Hollywood |url=https://deadline.com/2011/12/new-line-looking-to-shake-things-up-with-san-andreas-3-d-200059/ |access-date=February 27, 2014}}{{cite news |last=Zeitchik |first=Steven |date=December 1, 2011 |title='San Andreas: 3D' – a '2012' for 2012? |language=en-US |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2011/12/earthquake-los-angeles-movie-san-andreas-allan-loeb-1.html |access-date=February 2, 2014}} Allan Loeb polished the script. On June 5, 2012, the studio set Brad Peyton to direct the film.{{cite news |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=June 5, 2012 |title='Journey 2' Director in Talks for Disaster Movie 'San Andreas 3D' |newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/journey-2-director-san-andreas-3d-disaster-movie-332810 |access-date=February 27, 2014}} On July 18, 2012, New Line tapped Carlton Cuse to rewrite the script for the earthquake disaster film.{{cite news|last=McNary|first=Dave|title=Carlton Cuse to pen 'San Andreas: 3D'|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/carlton-cuse-to-pen-san-andreas-3d-1118056779/|access-date=February 27, 2014|newspaper=Variety|date=July 18, 2012}} On July 18, 2013, The Conjuring writers Carey Hayes and Chad Hayes were tapped by the studio to rewrite the film again.{{cite news|last=McNary|first=Dave|title='The Conjuring' Writers on Board 'San Andreas 3D'|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/the-conjuring-writers-on-board-san-andreas-3d-exclusive-1200564878/|access-date=February 27, 2014|newspaper=Variety|date=July 18, 2013}} The film was also produced by New Line and Village Roadshow Pictures, along with Flynn Picture Company and Australian limited Village Roadshow.{{cite news|last=Frater|first=Patrick|title=Australia Shakes Up Incentives for Dwayne Johnson's 'San Andreas'|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/australia-shakes-up-incentives-for-the-rocks-san-andreas-1200971236/|access-date=February 27, 2014|newspaper=Variety|date=December 17, 2013}}

On October 14, 2013, Dwayne Johnson closed a deal to star in the film to play the role of a helicopter pilot searching for his daughter after an earthquake.{{cite news|last=Kit|first=Borys|title=Dwayne Johnson to Star in Earthquake Disaster Movie 'San Andreas'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/dwayne-johnson-star-earthquake-disaster-644384|access-date=February 27, 2014|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=October 14, 2013}} On February 4, 2014, Alexandra Daddario joined the cast.{{cite news|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|title=Up And Comer Alexandra Daddario Lands 'San Andreas' Lead Opposite The Rock|url=https://deadline.com/2014/02/up-and-comer-alexandra-daddario-lands-san-andreas-lead-opposite-the-rock-676993/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140919023526/http://deadline.com/2014/02/up-and-comer-alexandra-daddario-lands-san-andreas-lead-opposite-the-rock-676993/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 19, 2014|access-date=February 27, 2014|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=February 4, 2014}} On March 12, 2014, Carla Gugino joined the cast and reunited with Dwayne Johnson with whom she starred in Race to Witch Mountain and Faster.{{cite news|last=Sneider|first=Jeff|title=Carla Gugino in Talks to Join Dwayne Johnson in New Line's 'San Andreas'|url=https://www.thewrap.com/carla-gugino-talks-join-dwayne-johnson-new-lines-san-andreas-exclusive/|access-date=March 13, 2014|publisher=thewrap.com|date=March 12, 2014}} On March 14, 2014, Game of Thrones actor Art Parkinson joined the film's cast.{{cite news|last=McNary|first=Dave|title=Young 'Game of Thrones' Actor Joins 'San Andreas'|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/young-game-of-thrones-actor-joins-san-andreas-1201133820/|access-date=March 15, 2014|newspaper=Variety|date=March 14, 2014}} On April 1, 2014, Archie Panjabi joined the earthquake film.{{cite news|last=McNary|first=Dave|title='The Good Wife's' Archie Panjabi Heads to 'San Andreas'|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/the-good-wifes-archie-panjabi-heads-to-san-andreas-1201151407/|access-date=April 2, 2014|newspaper=Variety|date=April 1, 2014}} On April 5, 2014, Todd Williams also joined the film, to play Marcus Crowlings, an old Army friend of Johnson's character.{{cite news|last=Sneider|first=Jeff|title='Vampire Diaries' Actor Todd Williams Joins Dwayne Johnson's Earthquake Movie|url=https://www.thewrap.com/vampire-diaries-actor-todd-williams-joins-dwayne-johnsons-earthquake-movie/|access-date=April 6, 2014|publisher=thewrap.com|date=April 5, 2014}} On April 15, 2014, Colton Haynes was added to the cast of the film.{{cite news|last=Yamato|first=Jen|title='Arrow's Colton Haynes Joins 'San Andreas'|url=https://deadline.com/2014/04/arrows-colton-haynes-joins-san-andreas-715335/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140830044947/http://deadline.com/2014/04/arrows-colton-haynes-joins-san-andreas-715335/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 30, 2014|access-date=April 16, 2014|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=April 15, 2014}} On April 29, Ioan Gruffudd joined the cast of the film. Gruffudd played Daniel Reddick, a wealthy real estate developer who is dating Johnson's character's estranged wife.{{cite news|last=Yamato|first=Jen|title=Ioan Gruffudd Heads For 'San Andreas'|url=https://deadline.com/2014/04/ioan-gruffudd-san-andreas-721451/|access-date=May 10, 2014|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=April 29, 2014}} On May 28, Will Yun Lee joined the cast to play Dr. Kim Park, the co-director of the Caltech Seismology Lab in the film.{{cite news|last=Yamato|first=Jen|title='San Andreas' Adds Will Yun Lee; Lee Tergesen To Lead 'Taken' Spoof 'Tooken'; 'The DUFF' Rounds Out Cast |url=https://deadline.com/2014/05/san-andreas-will-yun-lee-lee-tergesen-tooken-the-duff-736858/|access-date=May 31, 2014|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=May 28, 2014}} On June 11, Australian singer and actress Kylie Minogue joined the film to play Gruffudd's sister.{{cite news|last1=Siegel|first1=Tatiana|title=Kylie Minogue to Join Dwayne Johnson Starrer 'San Andreas 3D'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kylie-minogue-join-dwayne-johnson-711063|access-date=June 12, 2014|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 11, 2014}}

File:San Andreas Brisbane Filming.jpg, Queensland, Australia on June 22, 2014]]

On December 17, 2013, Variety reported that the film would be shot at Village Roadshow Studios in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The production was set to start in April 2014 in Queensland, with locations including Ipswich, various suburban locations across the Gold Coast, and Brisbane.{{cite news|last=Goundry|first=Nick|title=Dwayne Johnson to film disaster feature San Andreas on location in Australia|url=http://www.thelocationguide.com/blog/2014/01/ng-film-dwayne-johnson-to-film-disaster-feature-san-andreas-on-location-in-australia/|access-date=February 27, 2014|publisher=thelocationguide.com|date=January 2, 2014}} On March 20, 2014, it was announced that Gods of Egypt had started production in Australia, and San Andreas was set to begin soon after.{{cite news|last=Frater|first=Patrick|title='Gods,' 'San Andreas' Set to Start in Australia|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/gods-san-andreas-set-to-start-in-australia-1201141334/|access-date=March 21, 2014|newspaper=Variety|date=March 20, 2014}} On April 16, 2014, Johnson tweeted photos from the training for the film.{{cite news|title=Dwayne Johnson Shares an Intense Behind-the-Scenes Image from his San Andreas Training Read more: Dwayne Johnson Shares an Intense Behind-the-Scenes Image from his San Andreas Training|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/117236-dwayne-johnson-shares-an-intense-behind-the-scenes-image-from-his-san-andreas-training |access-date=April 17, 2014|publisher=comingsoon.net|date=April 16, 2014}}{{cite news|last=EISENBERG|first=ERIC|title=Dwayne Johnson Shows Off Some New Skills in New San Andreas city Training Photo|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Dwayne-Johnson-Shows-Off-Some-Skills-San-Andreas-Training-Photo-42605.html|access-date=April 17, 2014|publisher=cinemablend.com|date=April 16, 2014}}

Filming began on April 22, 2014, in Australia and was also shot in the Los Angeles area, Bakersfield, and San Francisco.{{cite news|last=McCue|first=Michelle|title=Principal Photography Begins in Australia on SAN ANDREAS Starring Dwayne Johnson|url=http://www.wearemoviegeeks.com/2014/04/principal-photography-begins-australia-san-andreas-starring-dwayne-johnson/|access-date=April 17, 2014|publisher=wearemoviegeeks.com|date=April 16, 2014}}{{cite news|title=Production Begins on Action Thriller SAN ANDREAS, Starring Dwayne Johnson|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmovies/article/Production-Begins-on-Action-Thriller-SAN-ANDREAS-Starring-Dwayne-Johnson-20140416#.U084Y_mSyol|access-date=April 17, 2014|publisher=broadwayworld.com|date=April 16, 2014}} On May 12, shooting took place in the Lockyer Valley.{{cite news|last=Lyne|first=Amy|title=Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson set to roll into Lockyer Valley|url=http://www.gattonstar.com.au/news/rock-set-roll-lockyer-valley/2251384/|access-date=May 9, 2014|publisher=gattonstar.com.au|date=May 7, 2014}} On May 10–11, shooting was taking place in Los Angeles and then production went back to Australia to complete the rest of shooting.{{cite news|last=McNary|first=Dave|title=Dwayne Johnson's 'San Andreas' Shoots Briefly in L.A., Returns to Australia|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/dwayne-johnsons-san-andreas-shoots-briefly-in-l-a-returns-to-australia-1201183003/|access-date=May 16, 2014|newspaper=Variety|date=May 15, 2014}} On May 17, second unit was filming scenes in Bakersfield where a helicopter was spotted, and Johnson was busy in Gold Coast.{{cite news|last=Siobhan|title=New Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson movie filming in Australia & California|url=http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2014/05/22/new-dwayne-the-rock-johnson-movie-filming-in-australia-california/|access-date=May 25, 2014|publisher=onlocationvacations.com|date=May 22, 2014}} On June 22, the crew was spotted filming disaster scenes on Elizabeth Street in Brisbane.{{cite news|title=Brisbane crumbles for earthquake movie|url=http://media.watoday.com.au/news/qld-news/brisbane-crumbles-for-earthquake-movie-5535182.html|access-date=July 1, 2014|publisher=watoday.com.au|date=June 23, 2014}}

File:"San Andreas" filming in progress outside AT&T Park.jpg]]

The film's second-unit started shooting on July 8, in San Francisco, and the first unit began shooting on July 21, wrapping up on July 27.{{cite news|last1=McNary|first1=Dave|title=Dwayne Johnson's Quake Thriller 'San Andreas' Finally Shoots in San Francisco|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/dwayne-johnsons-quake-thriller-san-andreas-finally-shoots-in-san-francisco-1201266234/|access-date=July 23, 2014|work=Variety|date=July 21, 2014}} On July 15–16, first unit was filming at Fisherman's Wharf, and a second unit was also filming on the Embarcadero on July 16.{{cite news|last1=Roberts|first1=Chris|title="The Rock" Films San Andreas Movie in San Francisco|url=http://www.nbcbayarea.com/entertainment/the-scene/San-Andreas-The-Rock-Films-Movie-in-San-Francisco-267250701.html|access-date=July 23, 2014|publisher=nbcbayarea.com|date=July 16, 2014}} On July 21, the filming was taking place at AT&T Park, where the crew shot a scene during a San Francisco Giants game.{{cite news|last1=Rosario|first1=R. Del|title=Road Closures Around AT&T Park Due To Movie Shoot With Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson|url=http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/07/21/road-closures-around-att-park-due-to-movie-shoot-with-dwayne-the-rock-johnson/|access-date=July 23, 2014|publisher=cbslocal.com|date=July 21, 2014}} On July 22, they filmed an earthquake with fake victims and fake garbage at Hyde and Lombard Streets, on Russian Hill.{{cite news|last1=Aleaziz|first1=Hamed|title=Film crews take over Russian Hill to shoot 'San Andreas'|url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Quake-flick-brings-carnage-amusement-to-Russian-5639244.php|access-date=July 23, 2014|work=San Francisco Chronicle|date=July 22, 2014}} On July 23, crews were filming disaster scenes in The Armory.{{cite news|last1=Barmann|first1=Jay|title=Earthquake Disaster Flick San Andreas Is Shooting at the Armory Today|url=http://sfist.com/2014/07/23/earthquake_disaster_flick_san_andre.php|access-date=July 27, 2014|publisher=sfist.com|date=July 23, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727052531/http://sfist.com/2014/07/23/earthquake_disaster_flick_san_andre.php|archive-date=July 27, 2014|df=mdy-all}} On July 26, they filmed some scenes near the Fairmont Hotel, with the last day of filming spent shooting on the California Street in the Financial District,{{cite news|title='The Rock' filming scenes around SF this week for disaster film 'San Andreas' | url=http://archives.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/the-rock-filming-scenes-around-sf-this-week-for-disaster-film-san-andreas/Content?oid=2855396 | access-date=July 27, 2014|publisher=sfexaminer.com|date=July 22, 2014}} wrapping up filming on July 27, 2014.

The visual effects are provided by Hydraulx, Cinesite and Image Engine and Supervised by Greg and Colin Strause, Holger Voss and Martyn Culpitt with help from Scanline VFX and Method Studios.{{cite web|title=SAN ANDREAS - The Art of VFX|url=https://www.artofvfx.com/san-andreas/|date=May 6, 2015|access-date=July 14, 2019|website=www.artofvfx.com}}

On July 24, 2014, it was announced that Andrew Lockington would be composing the music for the film.{{cite news|title=Andrew Lockington to Score 'San Andreas'|url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2014/07/24/andrew-lockington-to-score-san-andreas/|access-date=August 1, 2014|publisher=filmmusicreporter.com|date=July 24, 2014}}

Three teasers were revealed, and two of them included Robot Koch & Delhia de France and Sia singing "California Dreamin'" by The Mamas and the Papas.Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/hnJPHYAlid8 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20150512163949/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnJPHYAlid8&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnJPHYAlid8| title = San Andreas Official Trailer #3 (2015) - Dwayne Johnson Movie HD | website=YouTube| date = May 4, 2015 }}{{cbignore}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Track listing

| total_length = 72:12

| title1 = San Andreas Main Title

| length1 = 1:42

| title2 = Natalie's Rescue

| length2 = 5:16

| title3 = Caltech

| length3 = 2:05

| title4 = Divorce Papers

| length4 = 3:28

| title5 = Hoover Dam

| length5 = 2:48

| title6 = San Francisco

| length6 = 1:51

| title7 = Connecting the Dots

| length7 = 1:40

| title8 = Emma's Rescue

| length8 = 5:41

| title9 = Escaping the Tower

| length9 = 1:39

| title10 = Need a News Feed

| length10 = 2:40

| title11 = Blake's Trapped

| length11 = 2:04

| title12 = Remembering Mallory

| length12 = 3:05

| title13 = Coit Tower Destroyed

| length13 = 3:33

| title14 = Skydive

| length14 = 2:50

| title15 = Stanchion Collapse

| length15 = 2:44

| title16 = Plan B

| length16 = 2:31

| title17 = Tsunami

| length17 = 2:46

| title18 = Extinction

| length18 = 1:00

| title19 = The Kiss

| length19 = 3:08

| title20 = I'll Bring Her Back

| length20 = 3:12

| title21 = I Love You Dad

| length21 = 3:25

| title22 = Resuscitation

| length22 = 6:38

| title23 = San Andreas End Credits

| length23 = 2:57

}}

{{cite web|url=https://www.soundtrack.net/album/san-andreas/|title=San Andreas (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)|work=Soundtrack.net}}

San Andreas premiered on May 26, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles.{{Cite web |title=San Andreas premiere in Los Angeles |url=https://www.upi.com/News_Photos/Entertainment/San-Andreas-premiere-in-Los-Angeles/9116/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528001711/https://www.upi.com/News_Photos/Entertainment/San-Andreas-premiere-in-Los-Angeles/9116/ |archive-date=May 28, 2015 |access-date=October 14, 2023 |website=United Press International}} It was initially scheduled for a 2D and 3D release on June 5, 2015,{{cite news|title=Dwayne Johnson-Starrer 'San Andreas' Gets June 2015 Release Date|url=https://deadline.com/2013/12/san-andreas-movie-release-date-dwayne-johnson-648013/|access-date=February 27, 2014|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=December 5, 2013}} but was later moved up a week.{{cite news|title=Warner Bros. Shifts 'San Andreas' Release To May 29|url=https://deadline.com/2014/10/warner-bros-san-andreas-release-may-29-dwayne-johnson-857025/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023033422/http://deadline.com/2014/10/warner-bros-san-andreas-release-may-29-dwayne-johnson-857025/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 23, 2014|access-date=October 22, 2014|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=October 21, 2014}} San Andreas was also released in Dolby Vision, making it Warner Bros. Pictures' first film to adopt the format.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/san-andreas-be-first-dolby-797943|title='San Andreas' to be First Dolby Cinema Release for Warner Bros.|author=Carolyn Giardina|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=May 28, 2015|access-date=May 29, 2015}}

San Andreas was released as a digital download, and on Blu-ray and DVD on October 13, 2015.{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Lucas M. |date=October 12, 2015 |title=Out This Week: Yoshi{{'s}} Woolly World, Dragon Quest Heroes |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/10/12/out-this-week-yoshis-woolly-world-dragon-quest-heroes |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151014062153/https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/10/12/out-this-week-yoshis-woolly-world-dragon-quest-heroes |archive-date=October 14, 2015 |access-date=October 12, 2023 |website=IGN}} Upon its first week of release on home media in the U.S., the film topped the Nielsen VideoScan First Alert chart, which tracks overall disc sales, and debuted at number 2 at the Blu-ray Disc sales chart with 40% of unit sales coming from Blu-ray, a surprisingly low ratio given the film's over-the-top special effects. It was blocked by the Diamond Edition Blu-ray Disc edition of the 1992 Disney animated classic Aladdin.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/san-andreas-shakes-up-dvd-blu-ray-disc-sales-charts-1201623841/|title='San Andreas' Shakes Up DVD, Blu-ray Disc Sales Charts|author=Thomas K. Arnold|work=Variety|date=October 22, 2015|access-date=October 22, 2015}} As of 2016, it is available in 4K UHD Blu-ray.{{Citation|last=Peyton|first=Brad|title=San Andreas 4K Ultra HD|date=2016-03-01|url=https://www.amazon.com/San-Andreas-Ultra-Blu-ray-Digital/dp/B01BHKO2SM/ref=tmm_frk_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=|publisher=WarnerBrothers|language=en|access-date=2018-03-26}}

San Andreas grossed $155.2 million in the United States and Canada and $319.4 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $475 million.{{cite Box Office Mojo|id=2126355|title=San Andreas|access-date=September 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230807190656/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt2126355/|archive-date=August 7, 2023|url-status=live}} Deadline Hollywood calculated the film's net profit as $88.07 million, accounting for production budgets, marketing, talent participations, and other costs; box office grosses and home media revenues placed it eighteenth on their list of 2015's "Most Valuable Blockbusters".{{Cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=March 18, 2016 |title=No. 18 San Andreas – 2015 Most Valuable Movie Blockbuster Tournament |url=https://deadline.com/2016/03/san-andreas-profit-dwayne-johnson-box-office-2015-1201721751/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160327011506/https://deadline.com/2016/03/san-andreas-profit-duane-johnson-box-office-2015-1201721751/ |archive-date=March 27, 2016 |access-date=March 19, 2016 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} Since its release, the film remains the highest-grossing live-action Hollywood original film of the past seven years as of July 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2022/01/19/exclusive-roland-emmerichs-moonfall-to-debut-in-imax/?sh=6e5d8b6743e8|title=Exclusive: Roland Emmerich's 'Moonfall' To Debut In IMAX|work=Forbes|date=January 19, 2022|accessdate=February 4, 2022}}

San Andreas opened in North America across 3,777 theaters including a total of 3,200 3D locations.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/05/san-andreas-dwayne-johnson-aloha-emma-stone-bradley-cooper-box-office-preview-1201433431/|title='San Andreas' To Shake Up Charts Post Memorial Day – Box Office Preview|author=Anthony D'Alessandro|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=May 27, 2015|access-date=May 28, 2015}} Several days prior to the film's release various box office pundits were predicting a $40 million or more opening in North America.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/box-office/box-office-san-andreas-dwayne-johnson-opning-1201506547/|title='San Andreas' to Shake Up Box Office With $40 Million Debut|author=Brent Lang|work=Variety|date=May 27, 2015|access-date=May 28, 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-dwayne-johnsons-san-798449|title=Box-Office Preview: Dwayne Johnson's 'San Andreas' Ready to Rumble In the Top Spot|author=Gregg Kilday|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=May 27, 2015|access-date=May 28, 2015}} It made $3.1 million from Thursday night showings{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-san-andreas-scores-798793|title=Box Office: 'San Andreas' Rocks Thursday Night With $3.1M|author=Pamela McClintock|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=May 29, 2015|access-date=May 29, 2015}} and $18.2 million on its opening day.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2015/05/30/box-office-san-andreas-rocks-out-with-18-2m-friday-aloha-crumbles/|title=Box Office: 'San Andreas' Rocks Out With $18.2M Friday, Bradley Cooper's 'Aloha' Crumbles|author=Scott Mendelson|work=Forbes|date=May 30, 2015|access-date=May 30, 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/06/san-andreas-aloha-weekend-box-office-1201434366/|title=The Rock Rolls Over His Solo Bows With Est. $47.7M 'San Andreas' Opening; 'Aloha's Gray Clouds – Saturday B.O.|author=Anthony D'Alessandro|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=May 30, 2015|access-date=May 30, 2015}} It earned $54.5 million in its opening weekend which was well above the tracking and predictions.{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4063|title=Weekend Report – 'San Andreas' Rocks With $53M|author=Keith Simanton|work=Box Office Mojo|publisher=Amazon.com|date=May 31, 2015|access-date=June 2, 2015}} It was Johnson's biggest opening as a lead actor, surpassing the $36 million debut of his The Scorpion King in 2002 even after adjusting for inflation.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2015/05/31/box-office-the-rocks-san-andreas-scores-faultless-victory-with-smashing-53m-weekend/|title=Box Office: The Rock's 'San Andreas' Scores Faultless Victory With Smashing $53M Weekend|author=Scott Mendelson|work=Forbes|date=May 31, 2015|access-date=June 2, 2015}} Warner Bros. distribution chief Dan Fellman commented about the successful opening, saying that audiences never get tired of disaster films, even going back to The Poseidon Adventure (1972). He added, "What also gets tiring is when you start to do sequels of the same thing. It needs to be fresh, and you have to have the right chemistry in the cast", pointing out the originality of the film, and the performances of Johnson and the other cast, as some of the factors behind the film's successful opening.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/06/san-andreas-aloha-weekend-box-office-1201434366/|title='San Andreas' $54.6M Bow Shoots Warner Bros. To Top of 2015 Marketshare – Monday Actuals|author=Anthony D'Alessandro|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=June 1, 2015|access-date=June 2, 2015}} In its second weekend, it experienced a drop of 52% earning an estimated $26.4 million, falling in second place (behind Spy), but experiencing a smaller fall than that of other disaster movies.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-spy-wins-crowded-800654|title=Box Office: 'Spy' Wins Crowded Race With $30M; 'Entourage' Stalls|author=Pamela McClintock|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 7, 2015|access-date=June 7, 2015}}

Outside North America, the film opened in a total of 60 countries in the same weekend, including France, the United Kingdom, Mexico, and Australia.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-movie-projector-san-andreas-aloha-tomorrowland-20150528-story.html|title='San Andreas' expected to top box office|author=Saba Hamedy|work=Los Angeles Times|date=May 28, 2015|access-date=May 30, 2015}} It opened Wednesday, May 27 in 4 countries, added 38 countries on Thursday and 18 more countries on Friday, May 29{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/05/international-box-office-san-andreas-the-rock-dwayne-johnson-1201434939/|title='San Andreas' Rocks Offshore Friday; Cume Reaches $21.4M – Intl Box Office|author=Nancy Tartaglione|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=May 30, 2015|access-date=May 31, 2015}} and through Sunday, May 31 earned a 5-day opening weekend total of $63.9 million from 15,420 screens in 60 countries debuting at first place in 55 of those countries as well as at the international box office.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/06/international-box-office-san-andreas-tomorrowland-mad-max-fury-road-pitch-perfect-2-1201435125/|title='San Andreas' Rocks With $63.9M in Overseas Bow; 'Tomorrowland' Up $31M+ – Intl B.O. Final

|author=Nancy Tartaglione and Anita Busch|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=May 31, 2015|access-date=June 1, 2015}} In its second weekend, it added $97.7 million.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/06/san-andreas-mad-max-spy-insidious-3-entourage-avengers-ultron-pitch-perfect-international-box-office-1201438931/|title='San Andreas' Has Seismic $97.7M Frame; 'Spy' Crosses $50M – Intl B.O. Final|author=Nancy Tartaglione and Anita Busch|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=June 8, 2015|access-date=June 9, 2015}} It topped the box office outside of North America for two consecutive weekends before being overtaken by Jurassic World in its third weekend.

It had the biggest opening for a disaster movie and second-biggest for Warner Bros. in Mexico with $10.1 million from 3,100 screens. In China, it had a three-day opening weekend of $35 million{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2015/06/10/china-box-office-san-andreas-rolls-to-strong-prc-opening/|title=China Box Office: "San Andreas" Rolls to Strong PRC Opening|author=Rob Cain|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 10, 2015|access-date=June 11, 2015}} and six-day opening total of $51.8 million from 8,795 screens, although Chinese box office analysts site Entgroup reported a $55 million opening.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-box-office-san-andreas-801168|title=China Box Office: 'San Andreas' Shakes Up World's Second Biggest Film Market|author=Clifford Coonan|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 8, 2015|access-date=June 9, 2015}} Despite health concerns over the MERS virus,{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-san-andreas-rumbles-800671|title=Box Office: 'San Andreas' Rumbles to $287.1M Worldwide|author=Pamela McClintock|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 7, 2015|access-date=June 8, 2015}} which resulted in the plunge of theater admissions,{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/south-korean-movie-theaters-suffer-800852|title=South Korean Movie Theaters Suffer Amid MERS Outbreak|author=Lee Hyo-won|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 7, 2015|access-date=June 8, 2015}} the film opened to $7.2 million in South Korea (including Wednesday sneaks) and topped the box office.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/south-korea-box-office-san-800869|title=South Korea Box Office: 'San Andreas' Earns $7.2M Despite MERS Scare|author=Lee Hyo-won|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 7, 2015|access-date=June 8, 2015}} It had similar successful openings in the UK, Ireland and Malta ($7.2 million), Russia and the CIS ($5.3 million), Brazil ($3.2 million) France ($3.1 million), India ($2.5 million), Australia ($2.4 million), Hong Kong ($2.2 million) and Germany ($2 million). It became Warner Bros.' highest-grossing film of all time in Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela, and in China it is the fourth highest.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/06/jurassic-world-nearing-1-billion-dollars-inside-out-minions-opening-international-box-office-1201451164/|title='Jurassic World' Crossing $1B Global; 'Inside Out', 'Minions' Debut Strong – Intl Box Office Final|author=Nancy Tartaglione and Anita Busch|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=June 22, 2015|access-date=June 23, 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/06/international-box-office-terminator-genisys-ted-2-jurassic-world-minions-inside-out-1201460765/|title='Terminator: Genisys' In $8.3M Bow; Dinos Mighty With $82.5M More; 'Minions' Well Outpacing 'DM2′ – Intl Box Office|author=Nancy Tartaglione|date=June 28, 2015|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=June 29, 2015}} As of June 28, 2015 in total earnings, its largest market outside of North America are China ($103.2 million) and Mexico ($28.4 million).{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=sanandreas.htm|title=San Andreas (2015) – International Box Office Results – Box Office Mojo|website=www.boxofficemojo.com|language=en|access-date=2018-05-15}}

On Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, the film has an approval rating of {{RT data|score}} based on {{RT data|count}} reviews and an average rating of {{RT data|average}}. The website's critical consensus reads, "San Andreas has a great cast and outstanding special effects, but amidst all the senses-shattering destruction, the movie's characters and plot prove less than structurally sound."{{cite Rotten Tomatoes |id=san_andreas |title=San Andreas |type=m |access-date={{RT data|access-date}}}}{{RT data|edit}} On Metacritic, the film has a score of 43 out of 100 based on 42 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".{{cite Metacritic |id=san-andreas |title=San Andreas |type=m |access-date=May 2, 2022}} Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/box-office-san-andreas-scores-798793/ |title=Box Office: 'San Andreas' Scores Seismic $53.2M Debut; 'Aloha' Bombs |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=May 29, 2015 |access-date=May 2, 2022 |first=Pamela |last=McClintock}}

IGN awarded it a score of 7.5 out of 10, saying, "There are some cracks in the foundation, but San Andreas is solid popcorn fare thanks to sharp visuals and The Rock."{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/05/27/san-andreas-review|title=San Andreas Review|website=IGN |date=May 1, 2017 |access-date=May 2, 2022 |first=Max |last=Nicholson}}

Writing in Variety, Andrew Barker wrote, "Of the many charges that can be levied against Brad Peyton's San Andreas, false advertising is not one of them. The disaster pic promises nothing more than the complete CGI destruction of California as foregrounded by Dwayne Johnson's jackfruit-sized biceps, and it delivers exactly that".{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/film-review-san-andreas-1201505369/|title=Film Review: 'San Andreas'|first=Andrew|last=Barker|website=Variety |date=May 26, 2015 |access-date=May 2, 2022}} Andrew O'Hehir wrote in Salon, "Considered as pure spectacle, San Andreas is gripping and effective, as well as a somewhat interesting form of counter-narrative: A vision of near-term apocalypse that has nothing to do with climate change, monsters or alien invaders".{{cite web|url=http://www.salon.com/2015/05/28/rock_amid_the_rubble_california_crumbles_in_ludicrous_san_andreas_but_dwayne_johnson_of_course_saves_the_day/|title=Rock amid the rubble: California crumbles in ludicrous "San Andreas," but Dwayne Johnson, of...|date=May 28, 2015 |website=Salon |first=Andrew |last=O'Hehir |access-date=May 2, 2022}} Entertainment Weekly's critic Chris Nashawaty wrote, "As patently preposterous, scientifically dubious, and unapologetically corny as director Brad Peyton's orgy of CGI devastation is, its popcorn prophecy of the inevitable is a blast of giddy, disposable fun".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/28/san-andreas-ew-review|title='San Andreas': EW review|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=May 28, 2015 |first=Chris |last=Nashawaty |access-date=May 2, 2022}} Mick LaSalle wrote in The San Francisco Chronicle, "Some movies are easy to mock, but hard to resist. This is one of them".{{cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/San-Andreas-good-summer-action-6289520.php|title=Disaster-flick fans get a fair shake in 'San Andreas'|website=SFGate |first=Mick |last=LaSalle |date=May 28, 2015 |access-date=May 2, 2022}}

The American Geosciences Institute's Earth Magazine called the film "dreadful" and criticized it for "perpetuat[ing] geologic absurdities", also pointing out that "despite the notoriety of the San Andreas Fault, it is not the greatest seismic threat to the Bay Area", with the nearby Hayward Fault having the potential to cause immense damage to bridges, roads, utilities and communications with a smaller magnitude quake due to its proximity to areas of dense urban population. While a full rupture along the Cascadia Subduction Zone would be the worst disaster of US history,{{cite magazine | url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/07/20/the-really-big-one | title=The Earthquake That Will Devastate the Pacific Northwest | magazine=The New Yorker | date=July 13, 2015 }} a rupture along the Hayward fault would affect a much smaller area where the impact on the urban infrastructure could be mitigated by retrofitting, enforcement of seismic building codes and other preparedness measures.{{Cite web |url=http://www.earthmagazine.org/article/most-dangerous-fault-america|title=The most dangerous fault in America|last=Newton|first=Steven|date=May 18, 2016|website=EARTH magazine |access-date=2016-05-28}}

At the 2015 Teen Choice Awards, San Andreas was nominated for Choice Movie: Action. Daddario and Johnson received a nomination for Choice Movie Actress: Action and Choice Summer Movie Star: Male, respectively.{{Cite web |date=August 16, 2015 |title=Teen Choice Awards 2015 Winners: Full List |url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/teen-choice-awards-winners-2015-full-list-1201571268/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109192417/https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/teen-choice-awards-winners-2015-full-list-1201571268/ |archive-date=January 9, 2021 |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=Variety}} It garnered nominations for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature, Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature (earned two), and Outstanding Compositing in a Feature Motion Picture at the 14th Visual Effects Society Awards.{{Cite web |last=Giardina |first=Carolyn |date=February 3, 2016 |title=VES Awards Winners: Star Wars Takes Top Prize |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/ves-awards-winners-2016-863437/outstanding-visual-effects-in-a-photoreal-feature/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220321010139/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/ves-awards-winners-2016-863437/outstanding-visual-effects-in-a-photoreal-feature/ |archive-date=March 21, 2022 |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}} Johnson was nominated for Best Action Performance and Best Hero at the 2016 MTV Movie Awards.{{Cite web |date=April 9, 2016 |title=MTV Movie Awards Winners: Complete List |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/mtv-movie-awards-winner-list-2016-complete-1201748543/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320235116/https://variety.com/2016/film/news/mtv-movie-awards-winner-list-2016-complete-1201748543/ |archive-date=March 20, 2022 |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=Variety}}

In February 2016, New Line announced that a sequel is in development, and its plot will reportedly focus on the Ring of Fire. Neil Widener and Gavin James were hired as screenwriters, while Brad Peyton and Beau Flynn will return as director and producer, respectively. Johnson is set to reprise his role, while Gugino, Daddario and Giamatti are expected to return as well. Johnson and Peyton were announced to serve as producers.{{cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/san-andreas-2/|title='San Andreas 2' Is on the Way, Will Hopefully Allow The Rock to Finally Punch an Earthquake|publisher=Slash Film|last=Hall|first=Jacob|date=February 18, 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2494312/san-andreas-2-alexandra-daddario-still-sounds-game-for-sequel-with-dwayne-johnson|title=San Andreas 2? Alexandra Daddario Still Sounds Game For Sequel With Dwayne Johnson|publisher=CinemaBlend|last=Webb|first=Katherine|date=April 12, 2020}} In July 2021, Daddario expressed her doubts that a sequel was happening.{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/san-andreas-2-not-happening-alexandra-daddario/|title=Is 'San Andreas 2' Happening? Probably Not According to Alexandra Daddario|publisher=Collider|last=Nemiroff|first=Perri|date=July 26, 2021}}

In November 2021, Johnson announced that they are still developing the sequel, while stating that scheduling conflicts are why the production has not started yet.{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/san-andreas-2-dwayne-johnson-idea-plot-details/|work=Screen Rant|title=Dwayne Johnson Has a Great Idea for San Andreas 2|author=Northrup, Ryan|date=November 7, 2021|accessdate=November 18, 2021}} He elaborated that his studio looks for projects that have what they internally call the "Moses Effect", explaining that this means that they take immediate precedence over the rest of the many projects on their film-slate; stating that he feels like the sequel falls into this category.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSUFQck_-PA|work=Serious XM: The Jess Cagle Show|title=Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson Wants the 'Hobbs & Shaw' Sequel to be a "Disrupter"|author=Cagle, Jess|date=November 5, 2021|accessdate=November 18, 2021}} In December 2021, Hiram Garcia confirmed that Warner Bros. Pictures wants a sequel, while Seven Bucks Productions delayed development in favor of other projects.{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/hiram-garcia-black-adam-red-notice-jumanji-3-red-one-interview-dwayne-johnson/|work=Collider|title=Exclusive: Producer Hiram Garcia on 'Red Notice,' 'Black Adam,' the Next 'Jumanji' Sequel, and Dwayne Johnson's Upcoming Schedule|author=Weintraub, Steve|date=December 31, 2021|accessdate=January 5, 2022}}

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• {{Official website|http://www.sanandreasmovie.com/}}
• [https://www.warnerbros.com/san-andreas San Andreas] at Warner Bros.
• {{YouTube|Bz9e0PGSDeU|San Andreas – Official Teaser Trailer}} December 9, 2014
• {{IMDb title|2126355|San Andreas}}
• [https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/2058074/enwp San Andreas] at the TCM Movie Database
• [https://www.allmovie.com/movie/v566456 San Andreas] at AllMovie

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