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2012 film directed by Peter Berg

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When mankind beams a radio signal into space, a reply comes from ‘Planet G’, in the form of several alien crafts that splash down in the waters off Hawaii. Lieutenant Alex Hopper is a weapons officer assigned to the USS John Paul Jones, part of an international naval coalition which becomes the world's last hope for survival as they engage the hostile alien force of unimaginable strength. While taking on the invaders, Hopper must also try to live up to the potential that his brother, and his fiancée's father—an Admiral—expect of him.

Released: 2012-04-11131 minDir: Peter BergThriller, Action, Adventure, Science FictionBudget: $209MBox office: $303M

Cast

  • Taylor Kitsch as Lieutenant Alex Hopper
  • Alexander Skarsgård as Commander Stone Hopper
  • Rihanna as Petty Officer Cora 'Weps' Raikes
  • Brooklyn Decker as Sam
  • Tadanobu Asano as Captain Yugi Nagata
  • Hamish Linklater as Cal Zapata

Themes

  • fight
  • u.s. navy
  • mind reading
  • hong kong
  • scientist
  • fictional war
  • armada
  • battleship
  • naval combat
  • jds myoko

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Ratings

IMDb

5.8/10

268,384 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

34%

Metacritic

41/100

Year
2012
Runtime
131 min
Genres
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Rated
PG-13
Awards
4 wins & 16 nominations total

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Key facts

Directed by
Peter Berg
Written by
Jon Hoeber Erich Hoeber
Based on
Battleship , by Hasbro
Produced by
Brian Goldner Scott Stuber Peter Berg Sarah Aubrey Duncan Henderson Bennett Schneir
Starring
Taylor Kitsch Alexander Skarsgård Rihanna Brooklyn Decker Tadanobu Asano Liam Neeson
Cinematography
Tobias A. Schliessler
Edited by
Colby Parker Jr. Billy Rich Paul Rubell
Music by
Steve Jablonsky
Production companies
Hasbro Studios Bluegrass Films Film 44
Distributed by
Universal Pictures
Release dates
April 3, 2012 ( 2012-04-03 ) ( Yoyogi National Stadium ) May 18, 2012 ( 2012-05-18 ) (United States)
Running time
131 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$209–220 million
Box office
$303 million

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Wikidata facts

Duration
131
FilmAffinity ID
373513
Official website
www.battleshipmovie.com
Image
Battleship.png
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publication date
2012-04-19
title
Battleship
Commons category
Battleship (film)
capital cost
209000000
box office
303025485
review score
41/100
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Battleship is a 2012 American military science fiction action film loosely based on the board game of the same name by Hasbro. The film was co-produced and directed by Peter Berg and written by Jon and Erich Hoeber. It stars Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgård, Brooklyn Decker, Rihanna in her feature film debut, Tadanobu Asano, Hamish Linklater and Liam Neeson. The film follows the crews of a small group of warships as they are forced to battle against a naval fleet of extraterrestrial origin in order to thwart their destructive goals.

Battleship premiered at the Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo on April 3, 2012, and was released by Universal Pictures in the United States on May 18. The film received generally negative reviews and flopped at the box-office, grossing $303 million worldwide against a production budget of $209–220 million, losing both Universal and Hasbro $150 million and making it one of the biggest box-office bombs of all time.

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