Battlefield Earth
A captured human named Tyler rallies a fragmented resistance to overthrow the profit‑driven alien overlords draining Earth’s resources, risking extinction for the chance to reclaim freedom.
“Take back the planet.”
Synopsis
In the year 3000, humanity is at the mercy of the Psychlos, an alien species driven by greed and manipulation in pursuit of maximum profit. Under the command of the formidable Terl, the Psychlos are systematically depleting Earth's natural resources, reducing the remnants of the human population to a state of near-primitive existence and using them as slaves. Captured by the Psychlos, Tyler takes on the responsibility of leading the fight to save what remains of the human race.
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Principal cast & crew: 30
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Robin RussellShot by Giles NuttgensScored by Elia CmiralDesigned by Patrick Tatopoulos
Box Office
2000 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.7× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$29.7M
US & Canada: $21.5M — 72% of worldwide · International: $8.3M (28%)
Opening weekend: $11.5M — 54% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $14.3M — 67% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 3,307 theaters
Also known as
- Battlefield Earthde
- Battlefield Earth - Kampf um die Erdede
- Battaglia per la Terrait
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Cast & Crew
30 unique people credited
Top billed cast
John Travolta
as Terl
Forest Whitaker
as Ker
Barry Pepper
as Jonnie Goodboy Tyler
Kim Coates
as Carlo
Sabine Karsenti
as Chrissy
Michael Byrne
as Parson Staffer
Christian Tessier
as Mickey
Sylvain Landry
as Sammy
Richard Tyson
as Robert the Fox
Christopher Freeman
as Processing Clerk
Shaun Austin Olsen
as Planetship
Tim Post
as Assistant Planetship / Psychlo Guard
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7Directors
1Writers
3Producers
3Other crew
5Parents Guide
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