The 5th Wave (film)
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The 5th Wave is a 2016 American science fiction action film directed by J Blakeson, with a screenplay by Susannah Grant, Akiva Goldsman, and Jeff Pinkner, based on Rick Yancey's 2013 novel of the same name. The film stars Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson, Ron Livingston, Maggie Siff, Alex Roe, Maria Bello, Maika Monroe, and Liev Schreiber.
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Directed by | J Blakeson |
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Based on | The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey |
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Cinematography | Enrique Chediak |
Edited by | Paul Rubell |
Music by | Henry Jackman |
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Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
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Running time | 112 minutes[2] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $38–54 million[3][4] |
Box office | $109.9 million[3] |
Development began in March 2012, when Columbia Pictures picked up the film rights to the trilogy of novels, 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 Sony Pictures Releasing. Despite negative reviews from critics, the film was moderately successful, grossing $109.9 million worldwide against a $38–54 million budget.[5]