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Released
2013 · FILM

After Earth

crash-land on a hostile alien planet, stranding Kitai and forcing him to confront his deepest fears and prove his worth when the Ursa escapes and begins hunting them.

“Danger is real, fear is a choice.”

Directed by
M Night Shyamalan, Jeff Habberstad
Written by
Gary Whitta, M Night Shyamalan
Rated
MPA · PG-13
Runtime
100 min
ActionAdventureAnimation

Synopsis

One thousand years after cataclysmic events forced humanity to abandon the surface of the Earth, the remnants of civilization have adapted to life underground. In this post-apocalyptic setting, society is divided into isolated subterranean colonies, each struggling to survive in a world where the sun is a distant memory. Resources are scarce, and the threat of both environmental hazards and rival factions looms constantly. Amidst this backdrop of survival and scarcity, a new generation must navigate the challenges of their fractured world, seeking a future that remains uncertain.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 958+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Steven RosenblumShot by Peter SuschitzkyScored by James Newton HowardDesigned by Thomas E SandersSound by Deb AdairCostumes by Amy WestcottStunts by Jeff ImadaVFX by Oliver Arnold

Box Office

2013 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.9× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$243.8M

Budget$130.0M
Worldwide gross$243.8M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $60.5M — 25% of worldwide · International: $183.3M (75%)

Opening weekend: $27.5M — 45% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $35.4M — 58% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 3,401 theaters

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  • After Earthde

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