Battleship

Battleship is a 2012 American military science fiction action film that is loosely based on the board game of the same name. The film was directed by Peter Berg and stars Taylor Kitsch, Brooklyn Decker, Rihanna, Tadanobu Asano, Alexander Skarsgård, 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 do battle against a naval fleet of extraterrestrial origin in order to thwart their destructive goals.

Battleship
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Peter Berg
Produced by	Peter Berg Brian Goldner Scott Stuber Sarah Aubrey Duncan Henderson Bennett Schneir
Written by	Jon Hoeber Erich Hoeber
Based on	Battleship
Starring	Taylor Kitsch Alexander Skarsgård Rihanna Brooklyn Decker Tadanobu Asano Liam Neeson
Music by	Steve Jablonsky[1]
Cinematography	Tobias A. Schliessler
Edited by	Colby Parker Jr. Billy Rich Paul Rubell
Production company	Hasbro Studios Bluegrass Films Film 44
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	April 3, 2012(Tokyo) May 18, 2012(United States)
Running time	131 minutes[2]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$220 million[3][2]
Box office	$303 million[2]

Battleship premiered in Tokyo on April 3, 2012 and received a wide release by Universal Pictures on May 18 2012. It received mixed to negative reviews and underperformed at the box office, making only $65 million in North America against its total gross of $303 million worldwide.