After Earth
Danger is real, fear is a choice.
One thousand years after cataclysmic events forced humanity's escape from Earth, Nova Prime has become mankind's new home.Legendary General Cypher Raige returns from an extended tour of duty to his estranged family, ready to be a father to his 13-year-old son, Kitai.When an asteroid storm damages Cypher and Kitai's craft, they crash-land on a now unfamiliar and dangerous Earth.
- Director
- M. Night Shyamalan
- Worldwide
- $244M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
Story overview
What It's About
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One thousand years after cataclysmic events forced humanity's escape from Earth, Nova Prime has become mankind's new home. Legendary General Cypher Raige returns from an extended tour of duty to his estranged family, ready to be a father to his 13-year-old son, Kitai. When an asteroid storm damages Cypher and Kitai's craft, they crash-land on a now unfamiliar and dangerous Earth. As his father lies dying in the cockpit, Kitai must trek across the hostile terrain to recover their rescue beacon. His whole life, Kitai has wanted nothing more than to be a soldier like his father. Today, he gets his chance.
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Box Office & Release
After Earth returned 1.9× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $130M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $244M
- Release date
- May 30, 2013
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- MPAA rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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