Doom (film)

Doom
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAndrzej Bartkowiak
Screenplay by
Story byDavid Callaham[1]
Based onDoom
by id Software
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyTony Pierce-Roberts
Edited byDerek Brechin
Music byClint Mansell
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • October 17, 2005 (2005-10-17) (Los Angeles)
  • October 21, 2005 (2005-10-21) (United States)
  • October 27, 2005 (2005-10-27) (Germany)
  • November 3, 2005 (2005-11-03) (Czech Republic)
  • December 2, 2005 (2005-12-02) (United Kingdom)
Running time
104 minutes[3]
Countries
  • United States[4][5]
  • United Kingdom
  • Czech Republic
  • Germany
LanguageEnglish
Budget$60–70 million[6][7]
Box office$58.7 million[7]

Doom is a 2005 science fiction[8] film directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak. Loosely based on the video game series of the same name by id Software, the film stars Karl Urban, Rosamund Pike, Razaaq Adoti, and Dwayne Johnson (credited as The Rock). In the film, marines are sent on a rescue mission to a facility on Mars, where they encounter demon-like creatures.

After film rights deals with Universal Pictures and Columbia Pictures expired, id Software signed a deal with Warner Bros. with the stipulation that the film would be greenlit within a year.[9] Warner Bros. lost the rights, which were subsequently given back to Universal, which started production in 2004. The film was an international co-production of the United States, the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic, and Germany.

Doom was theatrically released in the United States on October 21, 2005 to negative reviews.[10] The film was a box office bomb, grossing $58.7 million worldwide against a production budget between $60–70 million. In 2019, Universal released a second live-action film direct-to-video titled Doom: Annihilation.

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  3. ^ "'DOOM' (15)". British Board of Film Classification. October 18, 2005. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  4. ^ "Doom (2005)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on August 2, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
  5. ^ Deming, Mark. "Doom (2001)". AllMovie. RhythmOne. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
  6. ^ "Doom (2005)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
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  9. ^ Konow, David (December 3, 2005). "Interview with id Software CEO Todd Hollenshead (page two)". Tom's Games. Bestofmedia Group. Archived from the original on December 6, 2008. Retrieved June 25, 2008.
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