The film's producer, Simon Chinn, first encountered Philippe Petit in April 2005 on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, after which he decided to try to acquire the film rights to Petit's book, To Reach the Clouds. After month… See more

The film opened theatrically in the United States on 29 August 2008, earning $51,392 its first weekend and ranking 37th at the domestic box office. By the end of its run on 5 March 2009, the film grossed $2,962,242 in the Unite… See more

Much of the film's soundtrack is derived from the 2006 album The Composer's Cut Series Vol. II: Nyman/Greenaway Revisited, a collection of works by Michael Nyman for films by British director Peter Greenaway.
1. "Fish … See more