The Marine

The Marine
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Bonito
Screenplay by
Story byMichelle Gallagher
Produced by
  • Joel Simon
  • Kathryn Sommer-Parry
  • Jonathan Winfrey
Starring
CinematographyDavid Eggby
Edited byDallas Puett
Music byDon Davis
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • October 13, 2006 (2006-10-13)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$15 million[1]
Box office$22.2 million[1]

The Marine is a 2006 American action film directed by John Bonito from a story written by Alan B. McElroy and Michelle Gallagher. It stars professional wrestler John Cena, in his acting debut and was executively produced by Vince McMahon through the film production division of WWE called WWE Films and distributed in the United States by 20th Century Fox. In the film, a recently discharged U.S. Marine goes after some diamond thieves after they kidnapped his wife.

The Marine was released theatrically on October 13, 2006 to negative reviews and grossed $22 million against a production budget of $15 million. It is the first entry in The Marine film series, spawning five direct-to-video sequels.

  1. ^ a b "The Marine (2006)". The Numbers.