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- Synopsis
- Disaster movie maven Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow) crafts this apocalyptic sci-fi thriller following the prophecy stated by the ancient Mayan calendar, which says that the world will come to an end on December 21, 2012....
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- Director(s)
- Roland Emmerich
- Distributor(s)
- Columbia Pictures
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 158 min.
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Critic Reviews
2012 takes the disaster movie -- once content simply to threaten the Earth with a comet, or blow up the White House -- to its natural conclusion, the literal end of the world.Read the full review
There's something to be said for a formula picture done almost to perfection. In 2012, Emmerich gives you everything you expect, but gives it to you bigger.Read the full review
The mother of all disaster movies (and the father, and the extended family) spends half an hour on ominous set-up scenes (scientists warn, strange events occur, prophets rant and of course a family is introduced) and then unleashes two hours of cataclysmic special events hammering the Earth relentlessly.Read the full review
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'2012' breaks B.O. record in Russia
11/26/09 Roland Emmerich's apocalyptic disaster movie "2012" has broken Russian box-office records for a foreign feature, taking $30 million in two weeks, its distrib Sony Pictures Russia said Thursday. | Variety -
38% 2012
11/25/09 Roland Emmerich's 2012 provides plenty of visual thrills, but lacks a strong enough script to support its massive scope and inflated length. | Rotten Tomatoes -
‘Ninja,’ ‘Dogs’ take on ‘New Moon’
11/24/09 A handful of films join the Thanksgiving week buffet today, going up against Summit Entertainment's colossal "New Moon" and other strong holdovers. | Variety -
'New Moon' tops international boxoffice
11/23/09 The girl-meets-vampire sequel notched an astronomical $17,677 per-screen average overall. | The Hollywood Reporter -
'New Moon' Opens with Deafening Howl
11/22/09 New Moon dawned with a hot-blooded estimated $140.7 million on approximately 8,500 screens at 4,024 sites over the weekend, charting as the third highest-grossing opening behind only The Dark Knight and Spider-Man 3 and the biggest of 2009. | Box Office Mojo -
'New Moon' tops foreign boxoffice
11/22/09 The girl-meets-vampire sequel notched an astronomical $17,677 per-screen average overall. | The Hollywood Reporter -
'New Moon' breaks boxoffice record
11/21/09 That bested a previous single-day boxoffice mark of $67.2 million, set by Warner Bros.' Batman sequel "The Dark Knight" in July 2008.The first-day tally for "New Moon" included $26.3 million in boxoffice from a total 3,514 performances at12:01 a.m. | The Hollywood Reporter -
'2012' proves Hollywood doomsayers wrong
11/20/09 When a movie opens to $230 million in worldwide gross as "2012" did this past weekend, it hammers home how healthy Hollywood really is. | The Hollywood Reporter -
'2012' makes splash in India
11/20/09 Roland Emmerich's "2012" scored the second biggest opening weekend B.O. ever for a Hollywood pic in India, Sony Pictures India has revealed. | Variety -
Seven More "Remakes" We'd Love Werner Herzog To Direct
11/19/09 When word got to director Abel Ferrara that his original "Bad Lieutenant" film was being remade by Herzog and star Nicolas Cage, the outspoken director wished the other outspoken director would "die in hell." | Independent Film Channel (IFC)