The 5th Wave (DVD)

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.

Development began in March 2012, when Sony 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, with Jon Billington serving as the production designer. The 5th Wave was released on January 22, 2016, in the United States by Columbia Pictures. It grossed $109 million worldwide against a $54 million budget, and received generally unfavorable reviews from critics for the CGI, storyline, and screenplay, though some praise was given to the acting.

Plot

Ohio high-schooler Cassie Sullivan, armed with an M4 carbine, emerges from the woods to raid an abandoned gas station. Upon entering, she hears a male voice calling for help. She finds a wounded man, who points a gun at her, but they ask each other to put their respective weapons down. His other hand is under his jacket—and as he takes it out, she sees a glint of metal and kills him, thinking he was holding a gun, but he was in fact holding a Christian cross; the screen cuts to black to show her backstory.

A colossal alien spaceship is circling Earth, guided by extraterrestrial life referred to as The Others . Ten days later, The Others unleash their 1st Wave, an electromagnetic pulse that disables all electrical power and communications worldwide, and shuts off the engines of moving vehicles, including planes in mid-flight. The 2nd Wave has The Others manipulate the planet s geology and fault lines, causing earthquakes and megatsunamis that destroy coastal cities and islands, including Hallandale Beach, London, Bangkok and New York City. In Ohio, Lake Erie floods, but Cassie and her younger brother Sam are able to escape by climbing a tree. For the 3rd Wave, The Others modify a strain of avian influenza and spread it across the planet via birds. The population is decimated, with Cassie s mother one of the victims. In the 4th wave, the Others possess common humans and start killing other humans.

Cassie, Sam and their father find a summer camp in use as a refuge in the woods with roughly 300 survivors. A few days later, an Army unit with working vehicles rolls into the camp. The unit s commander, Colonel Vosch, claims there is an imminent threat of a 5th Wave and they will take the children to safety at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, intending to bring the buses back to retrieve the adults. Cassie is separated from Sam, and witnesses the Army massacring all the adults, her father included. Cassie makes her way toward the base, but is shot in the leg by a sniper and passes out. About a week later, she wakes up in the farmhouse of a young man named Evan Walker, who saved her. Cassie leaves towards the base with Evan, but learns that he is an Other, sent years ago as a sleeper agent and merged his consciousness into a human host. The sleepers roam their designated zones, killing human survivors. Evan admits his humanity was reactivated when he saw her, disagrees with the invasion and lets her leave. He warns that Colonel Vosch and the military are possessed by the consciousness of individual Others.

At the base, the military have used deception and technology to convince the rescued children that the humans outside the base have been possessed. They provide military training to the children, forming them into squads to go on kill missions outside the base. Sam has been placed into a squad led by Ben, a boy Cassie had a crush on, along with Ringer, a tough teenage girl, Dumbo and Teacup. While out on a kill mission, Ringer removes her military implant, causing her to register as an Other-possessed human on the squad s scopes. The squad deduces the plan to have them kill real unpossessed humans, making them the 5th Wave. Ben sends his squad into the woods and returns to base, claiming his squad was killed, for the purpose of retrieving Sam, who was left behind. Ben confronts Colonel Vosch about child warriors being the 5th Wave and Cassie kills Sergeant Reznik during her one-on-one indoctrination spiel. Ben and Cassie find each other and leave to find Sam. Evan sets off numerous bombs and advises them to quickly find Sam before the destruction of the entire facility. Colonel Vosch and the surviving military Others evacuate with the human children by military aircraft. Cassie, Ben and Sam escape, with help from Ringer, just as Evan completes the destruction of the base. Ben s squad is reunited, and Cassie ponders the strength of hope as humanity s driving force for survival.

Differences Between The Novel And The Film

Being an adaptation of a novel, there are several major differences between the book and the film

• Crisco, a major character who is killed in front of Cassie, was cut from the film
• Chris, a boy who Ben befriends and later kills, was also cut from the film.
• In the novel, it is directly stated that Colonel Vosch killed Cassie s father while it is unclear who killed Cassie s father in the film
• In the novel, Ben s family is killed from an attack at home. In the film, Ben s family died from plagues during the 3rd Wave
• The mind-mapping alien simulation Wonderland was cut from the film.

Cast

• Chloë Grace Moretz as Cassie Sullivan
• Nick Robinson as Ben Thomas Parish
• Ron Livingston as Oliver Sullivan
• Maggie Siff as Lisa Sullivan
• Alex Roe as Evan Walker
• Maria Bello as Sergeant Reznik
• Maika Monroe as Ringer
• Zackary Arthur as Sam Sullivan
• Liev Schreiber as Colonel Alexander Vosch
• Tony Revolori as Dumbo
• Talitha Bateman as Teacup
• Nadji Jeter as Poundcake
• Alex MacNicoll as Flintstone
• Parker Wierling as Jeremy

Production

Development

In March 2012, Columbia Pictures picked up the film rights to the trilogy, with Graham King and Tobey Maguire attached as producers. On April 15, 2014, it was officially announced that Chloë Grace Moretz would star as Cassie Sullivan, and that J Blakeson would direct from a script by Susannah Grant. From June through August 2014, Nick Robinson and Alex Roe joined the film as male protagonists Ben Parish and Evan Walker, respectively, while Liev Schreiber was cast as the villain. Over the following months, Maika Monroe, Zackary Arthur, Tony Revolori, Ron Livingston, Maggie Siff, and Talitha Bateman joined the film.

Filming

Principal photography began on October 18, 2014, in Atlanta, Georgia. According to production designer Jon Billington, the production team scouted a number of cities but Atlanta was ultimately selected for its visual diversity and interest . A total of $21.7 million was spent shooting in Georgia. 967 local crew members were hired to help with the production of the film, and they spent 17,843 man-days working on the film. Billington designed the various sets used throughout the movie around the Cassie and her story. He viewed the film as Cassie’s Odyssey and envisioned five worlds that she travels through linearly. A few scenes taking place in the forest were shot on the Jackson trail, outside of Winder, Georgia, USA. Three months after production began, on January 11, a planned explosion of a bus in downtown Macon, Georgia, for the film went awry when it spread wider than planned, blowing out more than forty windows on Cotton Avenue, collapsing ceilings, destroying store fronts, setting one building on fire, and leaving soot on the brick buildings as well. The production company promised to cover all damages caused by the 3:45 am incident, but the work that was done was done badly and remained incomplete twenty-eight months later. Filming officially ended on January 17, 2015.

Livett s Launches provided filming support for the scene showing the destruction of Tower Bridge by a tsunami. In addition to London, Miami. Bangkok, Beijing, and New York can all be seen during the Second Wave as they are destroyed by a giant tsunami wave following the earthquake.

Music

In April 2015, it was announced that Henry Jackman would compose the original soundtrack for the film. Notable songs by popular artists featured in the film include Sia, Coldplay, Pitbull, Ne-Yo, Madeon, Passion Pit, and Mark Ronson. Part of the song Don t Panic by Coldplay can be heard when Ben and Sam sing it together in an attempt to lull Sam to sleep. Time of Our Lives by Pitbull ft. Ne-Yo, Pay No Mind by Madeon ft. Passion Pit, and Summer Breaking by Mark Ronson ft. Kevin Parker. can by heard during a house party flashback involving Cassie. Alive by Sia serves as the film s end credit song and was used in promotional material for the film

Release

Columbia Pictures originally set the film a release date for January 29, 2016. On April 30, 2015, the release date was changed from its original release date of January 29, 2016, to an earlier date of January 15, 2016. However, in December 2015, the release date was pushed back from January 15, 2016, to January 22, 2016. It was released on January 14, 2016, in Australia, Germany and the Middle East.

Marketing and Promotion

An international trailer for the film was released on Sony Pictures official YouTube account on September 1, 2015. Standard marketing techniques were used to promote the film such as movie posters, trailers, and TV advertising. The film also had several pages on social media including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Lead actress Chloë Grace Moretz was featured on the cover of February 2016 issue of teenage lifestyle magazine Marie Claire to promote the film. The film s actors were also featured in several interviews with various YouTube channels such as IGN and FilmisNow

On May 3, 2016, it was announced via social media that the 5th Wave was available for purchase on Blu-Ray and Digital formats that same day. The film was released online on various video sites two weeks prior to this.

Reception

Box office

The 5th Wave grossed $34.9 million in North America and $75 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $109.9 million, against a production budget of $54 million.

The film was released in North America on January 22, 2016, alongside Dirty Grandpa and The Boy, and was projected to gross $10–14 million from 2,908 theaters in its opening weekend. It made $475,000 from its Thursday night screenings and $3.5 million on its first day. It went on to gross $10.3 million in its opening weekend, finishing 6th at the box office.

Critical response

The review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reported that 16% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 141 reviews, with an average rating of 4.22/10. The site s critics consensus reads, With unimpressive effects and plot points seemingly pieced together from previous dystopian YA sci-fi films, The 5th Wave ends up feeling like more of a limp, derivative wriggle. On Metacritic, the film has a score of 33 out of 100 based on 30 critics, indicating generally unfavorable reviews . Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of B− on an A+ to F scale.

Jeffrey M. Anderson of The San Francisco Examiner said of the film, Every plot turn and every line of dialogue has been borrowed from somewhere else, and everything is utterly, totally predictable , noting how the film steals material from (but does not stop at) the Twilight, Hunger Games and Divergent franchises. Anthony Lane of The New Yorker faulted the film as a marketing wheeze dressed up as an art form, and stupendously summarized by the image of Cassie hurrying through the woods carrying both an assault rifle and a Teddy bear , adding that the film appears to have been designed by some crazed Oedipal wing of the N.R.A.

Rob Vaux of the Sci-Fi Movie Page gave the film one star out of five, saying, The Young Adult adaptation craze hits a low point with this aimless, purposeless alien invasion story that wastes a fine cast. In the San Francisco Chronicle, Mick LaSalle wrote, rarely does a movie that fails so utterly start so well , falling apart ahead of the fifth wave. As to a possible trilogy, if we’re not really vigilant, and look to the skies, and prepare, they re going to make at least two more of these things. We’ve got to beat back the invasion now . Eddie Cockrell of Variety gave the film a mixed review, saying, The 5th Wave is an effectively decent post-apocalyptic, young adult, world-in-the-balance survival thriller with an arrestingly original spin on trendy genre tropes , although he suggested that fans of the book may have issues with what has been edited .

Brian Truitt of USA Today gave the film a positive review, stating that it is an inviting sci-fi invasion and nicely stokes the imagination of a new generation of science-fiction movie nerds . He praised Moretz and Robinson as equally strong co-leads. Shannon Harvey of The West Australian also gave the film a positive review, writing, It s actually got a lot going for it, from acting prodigy Chloe Grace Moretz as the kind of tough but fragile heroine you can cheer for to handsome production values, several plot twists . Michael Patterson of Moviepilot gave the film a positive review, calling it a thrilling story of survival .

Author of The 5th Wave Rick Yancy was heavily involved with the film s production from the beginning and seemed to be pleased with the final product saying The filmmakers were very cognizant of the fact that what really sets the story apart is the heart of it . He believed that fans of the book would be ... pleased with how the filmmakers have captured the characters and story .

Accolades

Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
Teen Choice Awards	Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy	Chloë Grace Moretz	Nominated

Condition

New

Amazon ASIN

B01AYDOFUI

UPC / EAN

043396470637

Year

2016

ReleaseDate

2016-01-22

RuntimeMins

112

RuntimeStr

1h 52min

Awards

Awards, 1 nomination

Directors

J Blakeson

Writers

Susannah Grant, Akiva Goldsman, Jeff Pinkner

Stars

Chloë Grace Moretz, Matthew Zuk, Gabriela Lopez

Produced by

Lynn Harris, Graham King, Tobey Maguire, Patrick McIntire, Richard Middleton, Denis O Sullivan, Matthew Plouffe, Ben Waisbren

Music by

Henry Jackman

Cinematography by

Enrique Chediak

Film Editing by

Paul Rubell

Casting By

Francine Maisler

Production Design by

Jon Billington

Art Direction by

Julian Ashby, A. Todd Holland

Set Decoration by

Amanda Cape, Frank Galline

Costume Design by

Sharen Davis

Makeup Department

Lay Na Anderson, Anji Bemben, Scott Hersh, Lisa Love, Talya Melvey, Fawn Ortega, Travis Pates, Elizabeth Robinson, Mark James Ross, Taurance F. Williams, Maurice Beaman, Suzanna Boykin, Bill Johnson, Michele Lewis

Production Management

Oliver Ackermann, Damiana Kamishin, Vincent G. Scotti

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Mathew Dunne, Jason Inman, Simeon Jones, Todd Manes, Charlie Sungkawess, David Waters

Art Department

Rose Armstrong, David Baptiste, Jennifer R. Blair, Kimberly Blaurock, Lindsay Boffoli, Heather Bowers, Kayla Boyum, Larin Brink, Tina Charad, Rebecca Cornwall, Deborah Croswell, Curtis Crowe, Mario Davila, Kathleen Denson, Jonathan Dossman, Sarah Forrest, Marisa Frantz, Kim Frederiksen, Jennifer Gerbino, Craig Gilmore, Trevor Goring, Michael Gowen, Shawn M. Gray, Jason L. Hagood, Nelson Hagood, Jason Dock Harrell, Terry Hill, Noelle Jean-Baptiste, Benton Jew, Shurlan Joseph, B. David King, Amelia Kirkner, Brian Kirkner, Kate J. Kogelman, Peter Konig, Jessica Lang, Art Lilyander, Stephanie Little, Rob Mallard, Joey Martin, Drew Meyers, Joshua Min, Jason Wayne Morgan, Wayne Morgan, Ky Hoang Nguyen, Steffen Reichstadt, John H. Russell, Kenneth Sayers, Hunter Simms, Aaron Sims, Shea Soutar, Douglas Stanley, Danelle Vierkant, Joe Voltolin, James Bryant Wactor, Richard Blake Wester, Lisa Yeiser, Linda Michelle Zogleman, Joey Sisson

Sound Department

Michael Babcock, Justine Baker, Andrew Bock, Elliott Elsey, Danny Fehsenfeld, Joshua Fielstra, Christopher Flick, Larry Ford Jr., Gary A. Hecker, Robert Jackson, Richard King, R.J. Kizer, Howard London, Reed Lovell, David Lucarelli, Tiffany T. Mack, Kevin O Connell, Rick Owens, Kurt Peterson, Craig Rhee, Carl Rohrs, Dan Sharp, Randy Singer, Hugo Weng, Ed White, Dusty Albertz, Mark DeSimone, Brian Smith, David Weisberg

Special Effects by

Chris Cline, Ken Gorrell, Heath Hood, P. David Miller, Matt Sigmon, Gazal Tabrizipour, David Waine

Visual Effects by

Marc Adamson, Mayur Dadarao Adhau, Laide Agunbiade, Neishaw Ali, Ryan Andersen, Syed Arafath Apsar, Aaron Arendt, Rob Au, Kelsey Ayukawa, Charles Bahous, Dmitri Bajenov, Pharoah Barrett, Joel Bautista, Karina Benesh, Rachel Beniuk, Jordan Benwick, Andres Berkstein, Rich Bobo, Erin Bosworth, Christian Boudman, Manuel Bover, Patrick Bramley, Alex Branton, Kirk Brillon, Shawn Broes, Doug Campbell, Jeff Campbell, Dave Cardwell, Anna-Lena Carl, Ben Case, Andy Chan, Stephen Cheatum, Richard Chiu, James Chretien, Chad E. Collier, Janice Barlow Collier, Paul Copeland, Ryan Coster, Carlos Patrick De Leon, Christian Deiß, Nikola Djordjic, Tim Donlevy, Pauline Duvall, Matthew Eberle, Christopher Edwards, Cat Rowe Farquharson, Mike Fay, Tim Fescoe, Christopher Finley, Kelly Fischer, Ryan Flick, Jonathan Fung, Megan Galbraith, Micah Gallagher, Mahsa Ghorbankarimi, Bryan Godwin, Joe Greenberg, John Haley, Martin Halle, Brian Hanable, Michael S. Harbour, Peter Hart, Jerome Hartman, John Hasbrook, Spencer Hecox, Laura Hiltz, Evan Hirschberg, Sunghwan Hong, Diana Stulic Ibanez, Inna Itkin, Hetal Jain, Beau Janzen, Adam Jewett, Viv Jim, Himanshu Joshi, Anastazja Karolewska, Harimander Singh Khalsa, Asim Khan, Anne Kim, Joel Kittle, Shira Mandel Kluger, Jason Kolodziejczak, Alice Koppel, Jessica Koubi, István Veress Kovács, Anthony Kramer, Norman Krüsmann, Aaron Kupferman, James Kuroda, Annie-Claude Lapierre, Jongju Lee, Gregory D. Liegey, Javier Lopez-Duprey, Geoff Lou, Michael Lowes, Brett Madill, Eldose Madott, Brett Magnuson, Arnon Manor, Michael Masuda, John Mather, Steve McLeod, Crisanta Melendez, Daniel Mellitz, Josh Methven, Ivan Mickovic, Scott Miller, Christian Moreton, Eden Munoz, Nathalia Ruiz Murray, Makarand Nazirkar, Charlotte Nelson, James P. Noon, Molly Pabian, Jinnie Pak, Chris Pember, Kalle Peterson, Chi Pham, Darren Poe, Melvin Polayah, Darren Porter, Jacquelyn Racine, Andrew Rasmussen, Carrie Richardson, Saysana Rintharamy, Greg Rodin, Cesar Rodriguez Bautista, Casey Rolseth, Nick Romick, Sean Rourke, Sue Rowe, Chris Ryan, Avi Salem, Derek Schneider, Eric Schoellnast, Sean Schur, Tanner Scott, Shareef Shanawany, Kerry Shea, Ahmed Shehata, Drew Shields, Tim Sibley, Sally Slade, Stephen Smart, Patrick Smith, Lisa Spence, Scott Stokdyk, Errol Stussi, Daniel Svaboe, Moshe Swed, Charles Angus Taylor, Christa Tazzeo, Brandon Terry, Gaetan Thiffault, Jeremy Thompson, Erik Christopher Toth, Tzung-Da Tsai, Donald Tse, Juan Valenzuela Alcaraz, Michele C. Vallillo, David Van Dyke, Pieter Van Houte, Michael J. Viera, Scott Vosbury, Will Wallace, Nina Walsh, Daniel Warom, Martin Toby Watson, Blair Werschler, Alex J. Wood, Marvin Woodyatt, Xye, Kirsten Yamaguchi, Donmill Yip, Patrick Zentis, Sreyans Bardia, Melody Horton, Hetal Jain, Satbir Singh Kukreja, Taylor McNutt, Prakash Pathak, Erik Polasek, Bandhavit Puangpikul

Stunts

Robert Alonzo, Daniel Arrias, Loyd Bateman, Randy Beckman, Nick Benseman, John Bernecker, Nicolas Bosc, Joey Box, Emily Brobst, Richard Burden, Jimmy Chhiu, Stephen Conroy, Brandon Cornell, Ashleigh Dejon, Nick DeKay, Josh Diogo, Zack Duhame, Jacob Garcia, Walter Garcia, Travis Gomez, Charles Haugk, Crystal Hooks, Jacob Hugghins, Isaac Hughes, Terry Jackson, Michael Jamorski, Michael B. Johnson, Karin Justman, Keone Kim, Lauren Mary Kim, Steve Kim, Ralf Koch, Paul Lacovara, Jasi Cotton Lanier, Danny Le Boyer, Samuel Le, Jeremy Marinas, Sarah Molasky, T. Ryan Mooney, Josh Mueller, Mike Mukatis, Courtney Munch, Carl Anthony Nespoli, Tang Nguyen, Paul Andrew O Connor, Jane Oshita, Susan Purkhiser, Jade Quon, Jimmy N. Roberts, Cody Robinson, Marvin Ross, Steve Rummenie, James Ryan, Ryan Ryusaki, Eric R Salas, Christopher Tardieu, Pete Turner, Eric VanArsdale

Camera and Electrical Department

Charlotte Acker, Matt Alexander, Richard Arnold, Monica Barronton, Justin Bernhard, Victor Bland, Kenneth Bolton, Jermaine Brantley, John Burkhart, Dwight O. Campbell, Bill Chapman, Dan Cornwall, Jeff Crumbley, Jorge Del Valle, Rusty Edmonson, Dale Fowler, Marc Goldbaum, Rodrigue Gomes, Jared Greenstein, Joshua Heetderks, Jimmy Hendrix, Stuart Huggins, Darryl Humber, Kevin Jackson, Matthew Kelly Jackson, Alexander A. Joseph, Glenn Kaplan, Brian Kirkner, Adam Kogelman, Steve Koster, Skip Leger, Patrick Longman, Evan Patrick McCliment, Larry McConkey, Joey Meyerhoff, Greg Morse, Joseph Parker, Tiko Pavoni, C. Alan Rawlins, Brittany Regan, Manuel Manny Rivera, Paul Sanford, Alfredo J. Santiago, Riko Schatke, Art Schultz, Clyde Sharman, James C. Sharpe, Matt Shearer, Thom Shepard, Joshua Sherrill, Lamar Still, Stephen Stumberg, Jeff C. Sutton, Fred Thomas, Peter Thoren, Cris Toebben, Steven Walker, Joel C. Warren, Jon Derek Wilson, Chuck Zlotnick, Gregory Still

Animation Department

Simone Brundisini, Stephen Clee, Heidi Elliott, Michael Halley

Casting Department

Natalia Breslauer, Ranjani Brow, Stefni Colle, Tara Feldstein, Ashley Hallford, Ashley Lambert, View Lenbury, Inthira Maew Limthao, Jamie Maddox, John McAlary, Chase Paris, Tammy L. Smith, Thitiya Tongbai, Zach Copeland

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Charlene Amateau, Dustin Angus, Amber Blackman, Rendell Bryce, Sara Cobbeldick, Kairo Courts, Gina DeDomenico, Shayne Allen Duhon, Myra N. Foy, Austin Freeman, Ira M. Hammons-Glass, Crystal Renee Hayslett, Mattison Lewis, Mary E. Martin, Mia Nunnally, Ashley Marie Parker, Jodie Stern, Rachel A. Walker, Icy White, Melissa Yanda

Editorial Department

David Alonzo, Joe Binford Jr., Alex Brownley, Woodrow Drake, Travis Flynn, Jonathan Foust, Dustin Frost, Joshua A.C. Johnson, Dale Jones, Alex Portin, Tom Reiser, Scott Salamon, Ian Sullivan, Max Unterfenger, Leslie Webb

Location Management

Kevin Abrams, Santos Cornier, Caleb Duffy, Erin G. Fuller, John Jamieson, James A. Mahathey, Melanie Manning, Valerie Martin, Trey Neely, Caroline Nightbird, Rob Pittard, Marc Del Santro, Ryan Schaetzle, Georgia Anne Thompson, Clay Valenti, Elizabeth A. Wright, Louis Zuppardi

Music Department

Nico Abondolo, Eun-Mee Ahn, Helen Z. Altenbach, Erik Arvinder, Alex Belcher, Charlie Bisharat, Bill Booth, Jacob Braun, Rob Brophy, Andrew Bulbrook, Eric Byers, Sandy Cameron, Darius Campo, Victor Chaga, John W. Chapman, Stephen Coleman, Meredith Crawford, Wade Culbreath, Zach Dellinger, Drew Dembowski, Steve Dress, Andrew Duckles, Maverick Dugger, E. Duke-Kirkpatrick, Bruce Dukov, Steve Erdody, David Everson, Katelyn Faraudo, Alma L. Fernandez, Chris Fogel, Richard Ford, Vanessa Freebairn-Smith, Matthew Funes, Daniel Futcher, Julie Gigante, Kevin Globerman, Gregory Goodall, Craig Gosnell, Jessica Guideri, Tom Hardisty, Dylan S. Hart, Tamara Hatwan, Paula Hochhalter, Steve Holtman, Benjamin Jacobson, Matthew K. Justmann, Andrew Kawczynski, Philip Keen, Dan Kelley, Brian Kilgore, Jenny Kim, Andrew Kinney, Chris Kollgaard, Tom Kramer, Timothy Landauer, Erich Lee, Natalie Leggett, Phillip Levy, Jon Lewis, Lisa Liu, Timothy Loo, Frank Macchia, Shawn Mann, Luke Maurer, Serena McKinney, Ed Meares, Aaron Meyer, Lucia Micarelli, Victoria Miskolczy, Maria Newman, Helen Nightengale, Grace Oh, Alyssa Park, Julian Pastorelli, Mark Petrie, Katia Popov, Teag Reaves, Bill Reichenbach, Rafael Rishik, Ryan Robinson, Peter Rotter, Darren Rutter, Neil Samples, George Kim Scholes, Jay j2 Singh, Kate Sloan, Tereza Stanislav, Steve Trapani, Joann Turovsky, Michael Valerio, Josefina Vergara, Irina Voloshina, David Walther, Dave Washburn, Dan Weniger, Rich Wheeler, Booker White, Roger Wilkie, Jesica Yap, Yelena Yegoryan

Script and Continuity Department

Robert John Dubiel, Gail Hunter

Transportation Department

Don Baer, Nicholas Balibucci, Ron Baum Jr., Jorge Casillas, Brandon Dotson, Josh Dover, Kevin Gabrels, Stephon Harris, Cyril O Neil, Grace Outlaw, Josh Outlaw, Bryan Place, Stephen Roland, Jon Smith, Vernon Stacey, Stephanie Watts, Doug Wright

Additional Crew

Stuart Allan, Noelle Jane Baptiste, Wesley Barker, Ryan Bartley, Lorri Bearbower, Mikael Betru, Hannah Bidinger, Amber Blackman, Bart Brainerd, Annemarie Bruno, Michael Buster, Amanda Cape, Bristie A. Caruthers, Michael H. Cole, John M. Connor, Stephen Conroy, Robert Coquia Jr., Emily Damico, Zion DeBeatham, Jennifer DiQuollo, Trevor Duke-Moretz, Gregory Fears, Chase Fein, Cliff Fleming, Cory Fleming, Miles A. Fletcher, Jennifer Trino Gagne, Andrea Giannetti, Khristian Godbout, Brandon Gorrell, John Gross, Portia Hammond, John Harmsen, Robert Higginbotham, James Hinton, Diane Hounsell, Cindy Huggins, Kaylee Johnson, Steven Johnson, David Karp, Colette S. Knight, Sanders Lewis, Will Liebenrood, Shari Lomack, Adam Lubanski, Garrett V. Martin, Donnie McCormick, Ryan McNeil, Trevor McNure, Charlie McSpadden, David Midgen, Rhyan A. Minter, Max Mittelman, Harrison Moore, Lucas Moore, Nick Moyer, Tracy Oliver, Felicia Orman, Jessica Pennington, Alan Robbins, Bruce Roberts, Rebecca Rogers, Rick Rosset, TanNeshia Sanders, John T. Scanlon, C. Alexander Sears, Rick Shuster, Jonathan Siebel, Katie Silverman, Lydia Silverman, Gabrielle Stein, David Stickler, Stan Swofford, Laura Torrance, Bryn Vale, Lloyd T. Weaver, Émile Azouri, Jamie Clevenger, Amanda Kelley, Anastasiya Kukhtareva, Shelby Young

Genres

Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Companies

Columbia Pictures, LStar Capital, Material Pictures

Countries

USA, UK

Languages

English

ContentRating

PG-13

ImDbRating

5.2

ImDb Rating Votes

109410

Metacritic Rating

33

Short Description

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.

Development began in March 2012, when Sony 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, with Jon Billington serving as the production designer. The 5th Wave was released on January 22, 2016, in the United States by Columbia Pictures. It grossed $109 million worldwide against a $54 million budget, and received generally unfavorable reviews from critics for the CGI, storyline, and screenplay, though some praise was given to the acting.

Box Office Budget

$38,000,000 (estimated)

Box Office Opening Weekend USA

$10,326,356

Box Office Gross USA

$34,916,787

Box Office Cumulative Worldwide Gross

$109,906,372

Keywords

Alien,based on novel,invasion,alien attack,kiss