Piranha 3D Theatrical poster Directed by Alexandre Aja Produced by Alexandre Aja Mark Canton Marc Toberoff Grégory Levasseur Written by Pete Goldfinger Josh Stolberg Based on Piranha by John Sayles Starring Elisabeth Shue Adam Scott Jerry O'Connell Ving Rhames Jessica Szohr Steven R. McQueen Christopher Lloyd Richard Dreyfuss Music by Michael Wandmacher Cinematography John R. Leonetti Edited by Baxter Production company The Weinstein Company Atmosphere Entertainment Chako Film Company Intellectual Properties Worldwide Distributed by Dimension Films Release date August 20, 2010 (2010-08-20) Running time 88 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $24 million Box office $83.1 million[1]