Warcraft (film)

Warcraft
Two faces divided by a large sword, on the left a fang toothed orc with red facepaint, on the right a bearded man with blue facepaint.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDuncan Jones
Written by
Based onWarcraft
by Blizzard Entertainment[a]
Produced by
Starring
CinematographySimon Duggan
Edited byPaul Hirsch
Music byRamin Djawadi
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • May 24, 2016 (2016-05-24) (Le Grand Rex)
  • June 10, 2016 (2016-06-10) (United States)
Running time
123 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$160 million[2]
Box office$439.1 million[3]

Warcraft (alternatively known as Warcraft: The Beginning)[4] is a 2016 American action fantasy film based on the video game series of the same name. Directed by Duncan Jones, who co-wrote with Charles Leavitt, it stars Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster, Dominic Cooper, Toby Kebbell, Ben Schnetzer, Robert Kazinsky, and Daniel Wu. The film follows Anduin Lothar of Stormwind and Durotan of the Frostwolf clan as heroes set on opposite sides of a growing war, as the warlock Gul'dan leads the Horde to invade Azeroth using a magic portal. Together, a few human heroes and dissenting Orcs must attempt to stop the true evil behind this war and restore peace.

The film was first announced in 2006 as a project partnership between Legendary Pictures and the game's developer, Blizzard Entertainment.[5] Warcraft premiered in Paris on May 24, 2016, and was released by Universal Pictures in the United States on June 10, 2016.[6] The film grossed $47.4 million in the United States[7] and $439 million worldwide based on its considerable success in China, where it grossed $225.5 million, becoming the highest-grossing film based on a video game at the time. However, it failed to reach its break-even point of $450-500 million after global marketing and distribution, and the film received generally negative reviews from critics.


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  2. ^ Pamela McClintock (May 18, 2016). "Summer Box-Office Guide to 'Suicide Squad,' Safe Bets and Potential Misfires". Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 24, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "Warcraft (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on January 29, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  4. ^ Reynolds, Simon (November 2, 2015). "Warcraft: The Beginning poster revealed ahead of trailer release on Friday". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on September 24, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  5. ^ Blizzard Entertainment (May 9, 2006). "Blizzard Entertainment® And Legendary Pictures To Produce Live-Action Warcraft® Movie". Archived from the original on November 25, 2007.
  6. ^ Stedman, Alex (April 23, 2015). "'Pacific Rim 2' Pushed Back to Summer 2017". Variety. Archived from the original on April 27, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  7. ^ McClintock, Pamela (July 13, 2016). "Box-Office Analysis: 'Warcraft' Avoids "Utter Failure" But Will Still Lose Money". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 14, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2016.