Battleship (film)

For other uses, see Battleship (disambiguation).

Battleship
A man standing on the deck of a battleship, in front of him an alien craft rises up from the water
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPeter Berg
Written by
  • Jon Hoeber
  • Erich Hoeber
Based onBattleship
by Hasbro
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyTobias A. Schliessler
Edited by
Music bySteve Jablonsky[1]
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • April 3, 2012 (2012-04-03) (Tokyo)
  • May 18, 2012 (2012-05-18) (United States)
Running time
131 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$209–220 million[2][3]
Box office$303 million[2]

Battleship is a 2012 American military science fiction action film based on the board game of the same name. The film was directed by Peter Berg from a script by brothers Jon and Erich Hoeber and stars Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgård, Brooklyn Decker, Rihanna in her feature film debut, Tadanobu Asano, Hamish Linklater and Liam Neeson. Filming took place in Hawaii and on USS Missouri. In the film, the crews of a small group of warships are forced to battle against a naval fleet of extraterrestrial origin in order to thwart their destructive goals.

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

  1. ^ "Steve Jablonsky Confirmed to Score 'Battleship'". Film Music Reporter. May 31, 2011. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "Battleship". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  3. ^ John Gaudiosi (May 30, 2012). "$220 Million Battleship Flop Sinks Not Only Universal Pictures, But Activision Game". Forbes. Retrieved December 27, 2014. Universal Pictures sunk $220 million (not including its massive advertising budget)