Moonfall (film)

This article is about the 2022 film. For the unrelated 1998 science fiction novel by Jack McDevitt, see Moonfall (novel).

Moonfall
Three American astronauts floating in space look towards the moon.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRoland Emmerich
Written by
Produced by
  • Roland Emmerich
  • Harald Kloser
Starring
CinematographyRobby Baumgartner
Edited by
  • Adam Wolfe
  • Ryan Stevens Harris
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • January 31, 2022 (2022-01-31) (Los Angeles)
  • February 4, 2022 (2022-02-04) (United States and United Kingdom)
  • March 25, 2022 (2022-03-25) (China)
Running time
130 minutes[1]
Countries
  • United States
  • Canada
  • China
  • United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$150 million
Box office$67.3 million[2][3]

Moonfall is a 2022 science fiction disaster film co-written, directed, and produced by Roland Emmerich. It stars Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson, John Bradley, Michael Peña, Charlie Plummer, Kelly Yu, Carolina Bartczak, and Donald Sutherland. It follows two former astronauts alongside a conspiracy theorist who discover the hidden truth about the Moon when it suddenly leaves its orbit. Shot in Montreal on a $138–146 million budget, it is one of the most expensive independently produced films ever made.

The film was theatrically released in North America and the UK on February 4, 2022, by Lionsgate and Entertainment Film Distributors respectively. It grossed $67.3 million worldwide and received mixed reviews from critics.

  1. ^ "Moonfall (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on February 1, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  2. ^ "Moonfall". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  3. ^ "Moonfall". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved April 20, 2022.