Planet 51
Astronaut Captain Chuck Baker crash‑lands on Planet 51 and must outwit a paranoid alien militia to repair his ship and return home, with the unexpected help of a sympathetic little green native.
“Something strange is coming to their planet...Us!”
Synopsis
When Earth astronaut Captain Chuck Baker arrives on Planet 51—a world resembling American suburbia in the 1950s—he attempts to avoid capture, recover his spaceship, and return home, with the assistance of an empathetic little green alien.
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Principal cast & crew: 29
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Alex RodriguezScored by James Seymour BrettDesigned by Julian Munoz Romero
Box Office
2009 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.5× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$104.9M
US & Canada: $42.2M — 40% of worldwide · International: $62.8M (60%)
Opening weekend: $12.3M — 29% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $18.3M — 43% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 3,035 theaters
Also known as
- Planet 51de
- Planète 51fr
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Cast & Crew
29 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Dwayne Johnson
as Captain Charles T. Baker
Seann William Scott
as Skiff
Jessica Biel
as Neera
Justin Long
as Lem
Gary Oldman
as General Grawl
John Cleese
as Professor Kipple
Freddie Benedict
as Eckle
Alan Marriott
as Glar (voice)
Mathew Horne
as Soldier Vesklin
James Corden
as Soldier Vernkot
Lewis Macleod
as Additional Voices (voice)
Rupert Degas
as Additional Voices / Chief Gorlock (voice)
Supporting cast
6Directors
1Writers
4Producers
2Other crew
5Parents Guide
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