
Annihilation
A cellular biology professor turned soldier must lead a perilous team of scientists back into the ever‑expanding Shimmer—a mysterious, reality‑warping zone that devours expeditions—to rescue her husband and uncover its deadly secret before it consumes everything they love.
“Fear what's inside.”
Synopsis
A biologist joins a perilous, confidential expedition into an enigmatic zone where the laws of nature do not operate as expected.
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A crew of 854+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Barney PillingShot by Rob HardyScored by Mitch LowDesigned by Mark DigbySound by Niv Adiri Nm1866364Costumes by Poli KyriacouStunts by Jan HolicekVFX by Christopher Anciaume
Box Office
2018 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.1× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$43.1M
US & Canada: $32.7M — 76% of worldwide · International: $10.3M (24%)
Opening weekend: $11.1M — 34% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $15.0M — 46% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 2,012 theaters
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Also known as
- Auslöschungde
- Annientamentoit
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Cast & Crew
854 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Natalie Portman
as Lena
Jennifer Jason Leigh
as Dr. Ventress
Tessa Thompson
as Josie Radek
Gina Rodriguez
as Anya Thorensen
Benedict Wong
as Lomax
Sonoya Mizuno
as Humanoid & Katie (Med Student)
Tuva Novotny
as Cass Sheppard
David Gyasi
as Daniel
Oscar Isaac
as Kane
John Schwab
as Paramedic
Sammy Hayman
as Mayer
Josh Danford
as Shelley
Supporting cast
19Kristen Mcgarrity
as Lena Double
Kumud Pant
as Scientist
Honey Holmes
as Scientist (uncredited)
Annarie Boor
as Scientist
Hiten Patel
as Scientist (uncredited)
Kirk Bowett
as Special Forces
Kola Bokinni
as Peyton (uncredited)
Luis Cherubini
as Special Ops Soldier
Cosmo Jarvis
as Special Ops Soldier (uncredited)
Richard Clark
as Scientist
Matthew Simpson
as Special Ops Soldier (uncredited)
Bern Collaco
as Scientist
Bobby Mahmi
as Scientist
Obie Matthew
as Mercenary
Odette Michell
as Nurse
Daniel Prewitt
as Special Ops Soldier
Lily Taylor
as Sleeping Nurse
Malika Uter Moye
as Scientists
Miroslav Zaruba
as Lab Security
Directors
1Writers
3Producers
33Agnes Meath Baker
producer's assistant
Alice Figes
assistant: producer DNA
Allon Reich
Producer
Andrew Macdonald
Producer
Ann Chow
visual effects line producer
Ashwin Raju
visual effects line producer: Double Negative
Austin Aplin
visual effects line producer
Bhumika Mayer
visual effects producer: Nvizible
Carlos Ciudad
visual effects producer: Double Negative
Ciaran Keenan
vfx producer: Nvizible
Clare Norman
visual effects executive producer: Milk VFX
Dana Goldberg
executive producer
David Cordon
visual effects line producer: Double Negative
David Ellison
executive producer
Don Granger
executive producer
Eli Bush
Producer
Fay Mcconkey
visual effects executive producer: Double Negative
James Corless
dailies producer
Jo Burn
executive producer
Joanne Smith
associate producer
Livi Naylor
visual effects line producer: Double Negative
Marie Fernandes
digital intermediate producer
Marzun Patel
line producer: Double Negative
Matt Mcnally
EPK producer
Max Rees
line producer
Melissa Taylor
visual effects executive producer
Noga Alon Stein
visual effects producer: Union Visual Effects
Paul Edwards
visual effects producer: Double Negative
Rajat Amin
visual effects line producer
Roma O Connor
visual effects producer
Sarah Williamson
visual effects line producer
Scott Rudin
Producer
Zafar Janjua
visual effects producer
Other crew
795Sammy Sheldon
(as Sammy Sheldon Differ)
Judd Lewin
1st assistant accountant
Cleve Yilun Zhu
2d sequence supervisor: Double Negative
Tom Rolfe
2d supervisor: Double Negative
Serin Kucuk
2nd assistant sound: additional photography
Emanuele Farnesi
3d artist
Henry Mountain
3d scan technician & photogrammetry 3d scan artist: Plowman Craven
Rick Harris
3d scanning artist (uncredited)
Hazel Weatherall
3d scanning digital artist
Michael Martinez
4d effects editor (uncredited)
David Bae
4d motion editor
Justin Latimer
4d motion editor (uncredited)
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