Battleship (film)
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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.
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| Directed by | Peter Berg |
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| Based on | Battleship by Hasbro |
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| Cinematography | Tobias A. Schliessler |
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| Music by | Steve Jablonsky[1] |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 131 minutes[2] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $209–220 million[2][3] |
| Box office | $303 million[2] |
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.