Mars Attacks!
Nice planet. We'll take it!
S.President James Dale receives assurance from science professor Donald Kessler that the Martians' mission is a friendly one.S.Congress, military men call for a full-scale nuclear retaliation.
- Director
- Tim Burton
- Signature
- Wonder · Craft · Humour
- Worldwide
- $101M
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A fleet of Martian spacecraft surrounds the world's major cities and all of humanity waits to see if the extraterrestrial visitors have, as they claim, "come in peace." U.S. President James Dale receives assurance from science professor Donald Kessler that the Martians' mission is a friendly one. But when a peaceful exchange ends in the total annihilation of the U.S. Congress, military men call for a full-scale nuclear retaliation.
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Box Office & Release
Mars Attacks! returned 1.4× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $70M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $101M
- Release date
- Dec 13, 1996
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- MPAA rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English, French
- Country
- United States of America
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