The 5th Wave is a 2016 American science fiction thriller film, directed by J Blakeson, with a screenplay by Susannah Grant, Akiva Goldsman, and Jeff Pinkner, based on the novel of the same name by Rick Yancy. The film stars Chloe Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson, Ron Livingston, Maggie Siff, Alex Roe, Maria Bello, Maika Monroe and Lie Schreiber.
Development began in March 2012, when Sony picked up the film rights to the trilogy, with Graham king's production company GK Films and TObey Maguire's Material Pictures. Filming took place in Atlanta, Georgia from October 2014 to January 2015. The 5th Wave was released on January 22, 2016 in the United States by Columbia Pictures. It received negative reviews from critics, but was a moderate box-office success and has grossed more than $110 million worldwide.
Production
Development
In March 2012, Columbia Pictures picked up the film rights to the trilogy, with Graham King and Tobey Maguire attached as producers. On April 15, 2014, it was officially announced that Chloe Grace Moretz would stare as Cassie Sullivan, and that J Blakeson would direct from a script by Susannah Grant. Nick Robinson and Alex Roe joined the film as Ben Parish and Evan Walker, respectively. Liev Schreiber was cast as the villain. On August 11, Maika Monroe was cast as Ringer. The following months, Zackary Arthur, Tony Revolori, Ron Livingston, Maggie Siff, and Talitha Bateman joined the film.
Filming
Principal photography began on October 18, 2014, in Atlanta, Georgia. Three months later, on January 11, a planned explosion of a bus in downtown Macon, Georgia for the film went awry when it spread wider than planned, blowing out more than forty windows on Cotton Avenue, collapsing ceilings, destroying store fronts, setting one building on fire, and leaving soot on the brick buildings as well. The production company promised to cover all damages caused by the 3:34 am incident, but the work that was done badly and remains incomplete sixteen months later. Filming officially ended on January 17, 2015.
Music
In April 2015, it was announced that Henry Jackman would compose the music for the film
Release
Columbia Pictures originally set the film a release date for January 29, 2016. On April 30, 2015, they pushed the release date forward to January 15, 2016. In December 2015, they moved the release date to January 22, 2016. It was released on January 14, 2016 in Australia, Germany and the Middle East.
Marketing
An international trailer for the film was released on Sony Picture's official YouTube account on September 1, 2015.
The film was released for home media on 3 May 2016. The film was released online on various video sites 2 weeks prior to this .
Box office
As of March 2016, The 5th Wave has grossed $34.8 million in North America and &74.4 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $109.3 million, against a budget of $38 million.
The film was released in North America on January 22, 2016, alongside Dirty Grandpa and the Boy. The film was projected to gross $10-14 million from 2,908 theaters in its opening weekend. It made $475,000 from its Thursday night screenings and $3.5 million on its first day. It went on to gross $10.3 million in its opening weekend, finishing 6th at the box office.
Box office
As of March 2016, The 5th Wave has grossed $34.8 million in North America and &74.4 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $109.3 million, against a budget of $38 million.
The film was released in North America on January 22, 2016, alongside Dirty Grandpa and the Boy. The film was projected to gross $10-14 million from 2,908 theaters in its opening weekend. It made $475,000 from its Thursday night screenings and $3.5 million on its first day. It went on to gross $10.3 million in its opening weekend, finishing 6th at the box office.
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