2012 (film)

2009 film by Roland Emmerich films released in 2012 2012 in film other films with the same name 2012 (disambiguation)#Film October 2024 October 2024 2012 Poster.jpg Film poster showing a Nepalese monk on a mountain watching as tsumani waves coming over the Himalayan mountains, with the film's credits, title, and release date at the bottom and tagline above reading. "We were warned." Theatrical release poster Roland Emmerich Roland Emmerich Harald Kloser Harald Kloser Mark Gordon Larry Franco John Cusack Chiwetel Ejiofor Amanda Peet Oliver Platt Thandiwe NewtonThandie Danny Glover Woody Harrelson Dean Semler David Brenner Peter S. Elliot Harald Kloser Thomas Wander Columbia Pictures Centropolis Entertainment Sony Pictures Releasing 2009 11 13 158 minutes United Stateshttp://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=65014 American Film Institute 2012 May 6, 2014 English $200 million $791.2 million 2012 is a 2009 American disaster film directed by Roland Emmerich, written by Emmerich and Harald Kloser, and starring John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Thandiwe Newton,Thandie Credited as "Thandie Newton" Danny Glover, and Woody Harrelson. Based on the 2012 phenomenon, its plot follows numerous characters, including novelist Jackson Curtis (Cusack) and geologist Adrian Helmsley (Ejiofor), as they struggle to survive an eschatological sequence of events including earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and megatsunamis. Filming began in Vancouver in August 2008 and wrapped two months later.https://thecinemaholic.com/where-was-2012-filmed/ Where Was 2012 Filmed? March 27, 2021 An extensive marketing campaign was launched for the film, which included the creation of a website from its main characters' point of view, and a viral marketing website on which filmgoers could register for a lottery number to save them from the ensuing disaster. 2012 was released in the United States by Sony Pictures Releasing on November 13, 2009. Despite mixed reviews, the film was a commercial success, grossing $791.2 million worldwide against a production budget of $200 million, becoming the fifth highest-grossing film of 2009. The film was nominated for Best Action, Adventure, or Thriller Film and Best Special Effects at the 36th Saturn Awards, and for Best Visual Effects at the 15th Critics' Choice Awards. Plot In 2009, American geologist Adrian Helmsley visits astrophysicist Satnam Tsurutani in Jharkhand, India, and learns that a previously undiscovered type of neutrino from a solar flare is heating the Earth's core. Returning to Washington, D.C., Adrian alerts White House Chief of Staff Carl Anheuser and President Thomas Wilson. A year later, over forty-six nations led by the G8 and China begin building nine arks in Tibet, while storing cultural artifacts aboard them. Nima, a Buddhist monk, is evacuated with his grandparents, while his brother Tenzin joins the ark project. Additional funding is secretly raised by selling tickets to the rich for €1 billion per person. In 2012, struggling science-fiction writer Jackson Curtis is a chauffeur in Los Angeles for Russian billionaire Yuri Karpov. Jackson's former wife, Kate and their children, Noah and Lilly, live with Kate's boyfriend, plastic surgeon Gordon Silberman. Jackson takes Noah and Lilly camping at Yellowstone National Park. When they find Yellowstone Lake dried up and fenced off by the United States Army, they are caught and brought to Adrian. They later meet conspiracy theorist and radio personality Charlie Frost, who tells Jackson of Charles Hapgood's earth crust displacement theory and how the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar predicts the end of the world in 2012, and that the world's governments silence anyone attempting to warn the public. Despite his initial skepticism, Jackson begins to take Charlie's warning seriously after witnessing several signs that seem to confirm it. These include a conversation with Yuri's sons, Alec and Oleg, who warn of impending disaster after Jackson drops them off at Santa Monica Airport. He rents a Cessna 340A and sets out to rescue his family. As the Pacific Coast suffers a catastrophic 10.9-magnitude earthquake along the San Andreas Fault, Jackson and his family reach the airport and escape aboard the Cessna before the coast sinks into the Pacific Ocean. The group flies to Yellowstone, and Jackson retrieves Charlie's map of the Arks' location, just as the Yellowstone Caldera begins to erupt. Charlie stays behind to finish his broadcast and is killed by debris. Realizing they need a larger plane to fly to the Himalayas, the group lands at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas to locate one. Adrian, Carl, and First Daughter Laura fly to the arks while President Wilson remains in the White House to address the nation. Jackson finds the Karpovs, Yuri's girlfriend Tamara, and their pilot, Sasha. Sasha and Gordon fly the families out in Yuri's Antonov An-500, as the volcanic ash from Yellowstone envelops Las Vegas. The planet's crust shifts, resulting in billions of deaths in disasters worldwide, including President Wilson. With the presidential line of succession broken, Carl appoints himself acting commander-in-chief. Upon reaching the Himalayas, the Antonov runs out of fuel. As the plane touches down on a glacier, the party uses a Bentley Flying Spur stored in the hold to escape, while Sasha stays in the cockpit and is killed when the jet goes over a cliff. The survivors are spotted by People's Armed Police helicopters which take only the three ticket-bearing Karpovs, and Yuri reveals his knowledge of Tamara and Sasha's affair, leaving Jackson's family and her behind. The group encounters Nima, who, with his own family, takes them to the arks, where they stow away on Ark 4 with Tenzin's help. With a megatsunami approaching, Carl orders the loading gates closed, though many people have not yet boarded. Adrian persuades the captain and the other surviving world leaders to allow more passengers aboard the arks, while Yuri falls to his death as he pushes his sons onto Ark 4. As the gate closes, Tenzin is injured and Gordon is fatally crushed. Tenzin's impact driver lodges in the gate mechanism, preventing it from closing completely and disabling the ship's engines. As the tsunami strikes, the ark starts flooding as it is set adrift, heading for Mount Everest. Adrian rushes to clear the gears, but watertight doors close, trapping the stowaways and drowning Tamara. Noah and Jackson dislodge the tool, and the crew regains control of the ark. Twenty-seven days later, the waters start receding. The arks approach the Cape of Good Hope, where the Drakensberg Mountains are now the highest mountain range on Earth. Adrian and Laura begin a relationship, while Jackson and Kate reconcile. Cast right John Cusack Cannes 2014.jpg 168 Amanda Peet September 2014 (cropped).jpg 163 John Cusack (left) and Amanda Peet (right), who play lead roles in the film John Cusack as Jackson Curtis, a struggling writer and a father of two children.https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/33828/five-hilariously-disaster-ffic-minutes-2012 Five Hilariously Disaster-ffic Minutes of 2012 October 2, 2009 June 30, 2011 Foy Scott Dread Central Chiwetel Ejiofor as geologist Adrian Helmsley, chief science advisor to the U.S. President.https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i166e2aeceb59a4e10d4788ce304c4bcc John Cusack ponders disaster flick May 19, 2008 July 14, 2008 Simmons Leslie The Hollywood Reporter https://web.archive.org/web/20080525110813/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i166e2aeceb59a4e10d4788ce304c4bcc May 25, 2008 Amanda Peet as Kate Curtis, a medical student and Jackson's former wife.https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3id5f52df31901946c56e2dccd0127d599 Amanda Peet is 2012 lead June 13, 2008 July 14, 2008 Simmons Leslie Borys Kit The Hollywood Reporter https://web.archive.org/web/20080705150915/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3id5f52df31901946c56e2dccd0127d599 July 5, 2008 Oliver Platt as Carl Anheuser, the White House Chief of Staff. Thandiwe Newton (credited as Thandie Newton) as Laura Wilson, an art expert and First Daughter and Adrian's love interest. Tom McCarthy as Gordon Silberman, a plastic surgeon/pilot and Kate's boyfriend.Borys Kit https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i28d63d0cf815bdc3de58149f8871f21e Thomas McCarthy joins 2012 The Hollywood Reporter July 1, 2008 July 14, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080703070904/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i28d63d0cf815bdc3de58149f8871f21e July 3, 2008 George Segal as Tony Delgatto, a jazz singer. Danny Glover as Thomas Wilson, the President of the United States and Laura's father. Woody Harrelson as Charlie Frost, a fringe science conspiracy theorist and radio talk-show host. Liam James as Noah Curtis, Jackson and Kate's son. Morgan Lily as Lilly Curtis, Jackson and Kate's daughter. Blu Mankuma as Harry Helmsley, Adrian's father and Tony Delgatto's vocal partner. Zlatko Burić as Yuri Karpov, a Russian billionaire and former boxer. Beatrice Rosen as Tamara Jikan, Yuri's girlfriend. John Billingsley as Frederick West, a colleague of Adrian. Chin Han as Tenzin, an ark worker who attempts to save his family. Osric Chau as Nima, a Buddhist monk and Tenzin's younger brother. Alexandre Haussmann and Philippe Haussmann as Alec and Oleg Karpov, Yuri's twin sons. Jimi Mistry as Satnam Tsurutani, an Indian astrophysicist who discovers the neutrinos which are warming Earth's crust. Johann Urb as Sasha, Yuri's pilot. Ryan McDonald as Scotty, Adrian and Frederick's assistant. Stephen McHattie as Captain Michaels, the captain of Ark 4. Lisa Lu as Grandmother Sonam, Tenzin & Nima's grandmother. Henry O as Lama Rinpoche, a Buddhist monk. Patrick Bauchau as Roland Picard, the director of the Louvre who is killed with a car bomb by the U.S. government. Chang Tseng as Grandfather Sonam, Tenzin & Nima's grandfather. Karin Konoval as Sally, President Wilson's secretary. Agam Darshi as Aparna Tsurutani, Satnam's wife. Michael Buffer as himself, announcing for a boxing match in Las Vegas. Dean Marshall as the Ark 4 communications officer. Zinaid Memišević as Sergey Makarenko, the President of Russia. Merrilyn Gann as the Chancellor of Germany. Lyndall Grant as Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Governor of California. Vincent Cheng as a Chinese colonel. Leonard Tenisci as the Prime Minister of Italy. Parm Soor as the Saudi Arabian Prince who helps to pay for the construction of the Arks. Elizabeth Richard as Queen Elizabeth II. Frank C. Turner as Preacher. Production Development Graham Hancock's Fingerprints of the Gods was listed in 2012 credits as the film's inspiration,http://chicagoscifi.com/movies/0011/presskit_pages/credits.pdf 2012 (2015) – Credit List November 25, 2014 chicagoscifi.com March 1, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120301092053/http://chicagoscifi.com/movies/0011/presskit_pages/credits.pdf dead and Emmerich said in a Time Out interview: "I always wanted to do a biblical flood movie, but I never felt I had the hook. I first read about the Earth's crust displacement theory in Graham Hancock's Fingerprints of the Gods."Emmerich Roland Roland Emmerich David Jenkins Roland Emmerich's guide to disaster movies https://www.timeout.com/film/features/show-feature/9039/roland-emmerichs-guide-to-disaster-movies.html November 16, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091116122546/http://www.timeout.com/film/features/show-feature/9039/roland-emmerichs-guide-to-disaster-movies.html November 16, 2009 dead Time Out June 2, 2023 He and composer-producer Harald Kloser worked closely together, co-writing the spec script which was marketed to studios in February 2008. A number of studios heard budget projection and story plans from Emmerich and his representatives, a process the director had previously undertaken for Independence Day (1996) and The Day After Tomorrow (2004).Michael Fleming https://variety.com/2008/film/markets-festivals/studios-vie-for-emmerich-s-2012-1117981155/ Studios vie for Emmerich's 2012 Variety February 19, 2014 July 14, 2014 Later that month, Sony Pictures Entertainment obtained the rights to the spec script, set to be distributed under their Columbia Pictures label.Michael Fleming https://variety.com/2008/film/markets-festivals/sony-buys-emmerich-s-2012-1117981245/ Sony buys Emmerich's 2012 Variety February 21, 2014 July 14, 2014 According to Emmerich, 2012 was produced for about $200 million.'2012's Roland Emmerich: Grilled https://www.thewrap.com/article/2012s-roland-emmerich-grilled-9799 Ian Blair The Wrap November 6, 2013 December 9, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20091114105031/http://www.thewrap.com/article/2012s-roland-emmerich-grilled-9799 November 14, 2009 live Filming Filming, originally scheduled to begin in Los Angeles in July 2008,Tatiana Siegel https://www.variety.com/VR1117986091.html John Cusack set for 2012 Variety May 19, 2014 July 14, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20080709040955/http://www.variety.com/VR1117986091.html July 9, 2008 live commenced in Kamloops, Savona, Cache Creek, and Ashcroft, British Columbia, in early August 2008 and wrapped in mid-October.http://www.tourismkamloops.com/news_showNew_ID_134.html 2012 Filmed in Thompson Region! Tourismkamloops.com December 14, 2012 June 30, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20110717081146/http://www.tourismkamloops.com/news_showNew_ID_134.html July 17, 2011 live With the possibility of a Screen Actors Guild strike looming in the wake of the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike, the film's producers drew up a contingency plan in case of a walkout by actors.https://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSN0139577320080801 https://web.archive.org/web/20081205115615/http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSN0139577320080801 dead December 5, 2008 Big Hollywood films shooting despite strike threat Reuters August 1, 2008 August 5, 2008 Uncharted Territory, Digital Domain, Double Negative, Scanline, and Sony Pictures Imageworks were hired to create the film's visual effects. The film depicts the destruction of several cultural and historical landmarks around the world like Christ the Redeemer and the Vatican. Emmerich said that the Kaaba was considered for selection, but Kloser was concerned about a possible fatwa against him. Emmerich reveals fear of fatwa axed 2012 scene Child, Ben October 3, 2015 The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/nov/03/roland-emmerich-2012-kaaba London Soundtrack 2012 (soundtrack)2012 (soundtrack) The film's score was composed by Kloser and Thomas Wander. Adam Lambert contributed a song to the film, "Time for Miracles", which was written by Alain Johannes and Natasha Shneider.Vena Jocelyn Adam Lambert Feels 'Honored' To Be On '2012' Soundtrack MTV Movie News November 4, 2009 http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1625467/story.jhtml January 18, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100128215936/http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1625467/story.jhtml January 28, 2010 dead The 24-song soundtrack includes "Fades Like a Photograph" by Filter and "It Ain't the End of the World" by George Segal and Blu Mankuma."2012: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Amazon.com. Retrieved April 3, 2011. "Master of Shadows" by Two Steps from Hell was used for the film's trailers. Release Marketing 2012 was marketed through the fictional Institute for Human Continuity, at a viral marketing website that was created by the movie studio. The website featured main-character Jackson Curtis's book Farewell Atlantis, streaming media, blog updates, and radio broadcasts from zealot Charlie Frost on his website, This Is the End. On November 12, 2008, the studio released the first trailer for 2012, which ended with a suggestion to viewers to "find out the truth" by entering "2012" on a search engine. The Guardian called the film's marketing "deeply flawed", associating it with "websites that make even more spurious claims about 2012".Pickard Anna https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/nov/25/2012-ronald-emmerich 2012: a cautionary tale about marketing The Guardian November 25, 2014 December 10, 2008 London https://web.archive.org/web/20090122074947/http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2008/nov/25/2012-ronald-emmerich January 22, 2009 live At the website, filmgoers could register for a lottery number to be part of a small population that would be rescued from the global destruction.Billington Alex http://www.firstshowing.net/2008/11/15/roland-emmerichs-2012-viral-institute-for-human-continuity/ Roland Emmerich's 2012 Viral — Institute for Human Continuity FirstShowing.net November 15, 2012 December 10, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20081220133933/http://www.firstshowing.net/2008/11/15/roland-emmerichs-2012-viral-institute-for-human-continuity/ December 20, 2008 live David Morrison of NASA, who had received over 1,000 inquiries from people who thought the website was genuine, condemned it. "I've even had cases of teenagers writing to me saying they are contemplating suicide because they don't want to see the world end", Morrison said. "I think when you lie on the internet and scare children to make a buck, that is ethically wrong." https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/relax-the-end-isnt-nigh-1804340.html Relax, the end isn't nigh Connor Steve October 17, 2009 The Independent October 20, 2015 London https://web.archive.org/web/20091020091758/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/relax-the-end-isnt-nigh-1804340.html October 20, 2009 live Another marketing website promoted Farewell Atlantis.Farewell Atlantis by Jackson Curtis – Fake website http://farewellatlantis.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20110710224325/http://farewellatlantis.com/ July 10, 2011 dead Sony Pictures June 3, 2023 Comcast organized a "roadblock campaign" to promote the film in which a two-minute scene was broadcast on 450 American commercial television networks, local English-language and Spanish-language stations, and 89 cable outlets during a ten-minute window between 10:50 and 11:00 pm Eastern and Pacific Time on October 1, 2009. https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/sony-readies-roadblock-for-2012-1118009036/ Sony readies 'roadblock' for 2012 Graser Mark September 23, 2009 Variety September 29, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20091011065817/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118009036.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2562 October 11, 2009 live The scene featured the destruction of Los Angeles and ended with a cliffhanger, with the entire 5:38 clip available on Comcast's Fancast website. According to Variety, "The stunt will put the footage in front of 90% of all households watching ad-supported TV, or nearly 110 million viewers. When combined with online and mobile streams, that could increase to more than 140 million". Theatrical 2012 was released to cinemas on November 13, 2009, in Indonesia, Mexico, Sweden, Canada, Denmark, China, India, Italy, the Philippines, Turkey, the United States, and Japan.http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/2012/international/ 2012 Worldwide Release Dates November 12, 2009 sonypictures.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100209182844/http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/2012/international/ February 9, 2010 According to Sony Pictures, the film could have been completed for a summer release, but a delay allowed more time for production.Carl DiOrio The Associated Press '2012' release date pushed back https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/2012-release-date-pushed-77923/ The Hollywood Reporter 20 January 2009 Home media The DVD and Blu-ray versions were released on March 2, 2010. The two-disc Blu-ray edition includes over 90 minutes of features, including Adam Lambert's music video for "Time for Miracles" and a digital copy for PSP, PC, Mac, and iPod.https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/35179/early-art-and-specs-2012-rocking-dvd-and-blu-ray Early Art and Specs: 2012 Rocking on to DVD and Blu-ray DreadCentral July 3, 2010 A 3D version was released in Cinemex theaters in Mexico in February 2010.http://www.cinemex.com/cartelera/pelicula/9628 Cinemex cinemex.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130208052317/http://www.cinemex.com/cartelera/pelicula/9628 February 8, 2013 It was later released on Ultra HD Blu-ray on January 19, 2021.4k Movie, Streaming, Blu-Ray Disc, and Home Theater Product Reviews & News High Def Digest https://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/2009s-epic-disaster-film-2012-coming-to-4k-uhd-bluray-january-19th-2021/45514 www.highdefdigest.com Alternate ending An alternate ending appears in the film's DVD release. After Ark 4's Captain Michaels announces that they are heading for the Cape of Good Hope, Adrian learns by phone that his father, Harry, and Harry's friend Tony Delgatto, survived a megatsunami that capsized their cruise ship Genesis. Adrian and Laura strike up a friendship with the Curtis family, Kate thanks Laura for taking care of Lilly, Laura tells Jackson that she enjoyed his book Farewell Atlantis, and Jackson and Adrian have a conversation reflecting on the events of the worldwide crisis. Carl apologizes to Adrian and Laura for his negligent actions. Jackson returns Noah's cell phone, which he recovered during the Ark 4 flood. Finally, the ark finds the shipwrecked Genesis and its survivors on a beach.Orange, B. Alan EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Watch the Alternate Ending for '2012'! http://www.movieweb.com/news/exclusive-video-watch-the-alternate-ending-for-2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131218203520/http://www.movieweb.com/news/exclusive-video-watch-the-alternate-ending-for-2012 December 18, 2013 December 16, 2013 MovieWeb Reception Box office 2012 grossed $166.1 million in North America and $625.1 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $791.2 million against a production budget of $200 million,1190080 2012 July 21, 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20210218213548/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1190080/ February 18, 2021 live making it the first film to gross over $700 million worldwide without making $200 million domestically.https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2017/06/12/box-office-johnny-depps-pirates-5-breaks-walt-disneys-memorial-day-curse/?c=0&s=BoxOffice Box Office: Johnny Depp's 'Pirates 5' Breaks Walt Disney's Memorial Day Curse Mendelson, Scott Scott Mendelson Forbes June 12, 2017 June 12, 2017 Worldwide, it was the fifth-highest-grossing 2009 filmhttps://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2009&p=.htm 2009 Worldwide Grosses Box Office Mojo January 20, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20100121033759/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2009&p=.htm January 21, 2010 live and the fifth-highest-grossing film distributed by Sony-Columbia, (behind Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy and Skyfall).https://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/?sort=studio&order=ASC&pagenum=3&p=.htm All Time Worldwide Box Office Grosses boxofficemojo.com 2012 is the second-highest-grossing film directed by Roland Emmerich, behind Independence Day (1996).https://boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Director&id=rolandemmerich.htm Roland Emmerich boxofficemojo.com It earned $230.5 million on its worldwide opening weekend, the fourth-largest opening of 2009 and for Sony-Columbia.https://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/worldwideopenings.htm?sort=studio&order=ASC&p=.htm All Time Worldwide Opening Records at the Box Office boxofficemojo.com 2012 ranked number one on its opening weekend, grossing $65,237,614 on its first weekend (the fourth-largest opening for a disaster film).https://www.boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=disaster.htm&sort=opengross&order=DESC&p=.htm Disaster Movies at the Box Office December 25, 2014 Box Office Mojo Outside North America it is the 28th-highest-grossing film, the fourth-highest-grossing 2009 film,https://boxofficemojo.com/intl/weekend/yearly/?yr=2009&p=.htm Overseas Total Yearly Box Office Box Office Mojo June 29, 2011 and the second-highest-grossing film distributed by Sony-Columbia, after Skyfall. 2012 earned $165.2 million on its opening weekend, the 20th-largest overseas opening.https://boxofficemojo.com/intl/weekend/opening/ Overseas Total All Time Openings Box Office Mojo June 29, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20110623165415/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/weekend/opening/ June 23, 2011 liveNovember 15, 2009 Finke Nikki '2012' Dominates For $225M 5-Day Launch Worldwide; 'Xmas Carol' Holds Well; 'Precious' & 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' Play To Packed Theaters; 'Pirate Radio' Sinks https://deadline.com/2009/11/first-box-office-18611/ Deadline In total earnings, the film's three highest-grossing territories after North America were China ($68.7 million), France and the Maghreb ($44.0 million), and Japan ($42.6 million).https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=2012.htm 2012 (2009) – International Box Office Results – Box Office Mojo Box Office Mojo 2010 July 7, 2017 In 2020, the film received renewed interest during the COVID-19 pandemic, becoming the second-most popular film and seventh-most popular overall title on Netflix in March 2020.https://www.businessinsider.com/pandemic-and-2012-among-netflixs-most-popular-titles-2020-3 Movies and TV shows about pandemics and disasters are surging in popularity on Netflix Travis Clark Business Insider March 20, 2020 March 29, 2020 Critical response On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval percentage of 40% based on 242 reviews, with the critics consensus reading: "Roland Emmerich's 2012 provides plenty of visual thrills, but lacks a strong enough script to support its massive scope and inflated length."2012 Rotten Tomatoes https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/2012 Fandango Media April 29, 2025 On Metacritic, the film has a score of 49 out of 100 based on 34 critic reviews, meaning "Mixed or Average".2012 Reviews Metacritic https://www.metacritic.com/movie/2012/ Fandom, Inc. April 29, 2025 Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.Home - Cinemascore cinemascore.com https://www.cinemascore.com/ April 29, 2025 Roger Ebert praised 2012, giving it 3 1 2 stars out of 4 and saying that it "delivers what it promises and since no sentient being will buy a ticket expecting anything else, it will be, for its audiences, one of the most satisfactory films of the year".https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/2012-2009 The late, great planet Earth: A thoroughly destroyable show Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert Roger Ebert November 12, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091115111837/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20091111%2FREVIEWS%2F911119994 November 15, 2009 April 1, 2020 live Ebert and Claudia Puig of USA Today called the film the "mother of all disaster movies". https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2009-11-13-2012rev13_ST_N.htm '2012': Now that's Armageddon! USA Today Puig Claudia Claudia Puig November 13, 2009 November 20, 2009 Dan Kois of The Washington Post gave the film 4 out of 4 stars, deeming it "the crowning achievement in Emmerich's long, profitable career as a destroyer of worlds."Kois Dan November 13, 2009 Movie review: '2012' is a perfect disaster The Washington Post en-US http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/12/AR2009111207930.html October 30, 2021 0190-8286 Jim Schembri of The Age gave the film 4 out of 5 stars, describing it as "a great, big, fat, stupid, greasy cheeseburger of a movie designed to show, in vivid detail, what the end of human civilisation will look like according to his vast army of brilliant visual effects artists."Schembri Jim November 12, 2009 2012 https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/movies/2012-20091112-ge86nv.html October 30, 2021 The Age en Peter Travers of Rolling Stone compared the film to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, writing: "Beware 2012, which works the dubious miracle of almost matching Transformers 2 for sheer, cynical, mind-numbing, time-wasting, money-draining, soul-sucking stupidity." https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/25457899/review/30842785/2012 2012: Review Rolling Stone Peter Travers November 12, 2009 November 12, 2009 Peter Travers https://web.archive.org/web/20091115093733/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/25457899/review/30842785/2012 November 15, 2009 dead Rick Groen of The Globe and Mail gave the film 1 out of 4 stars, writing: "As always in Emmerich's rollicking Armageddons, the cannon speaks with an expensive bang, while the fodder gets afforded nary a whimper."Groen Rick November 12, 2009 Apocalypse by the numbers en-CA The Globe and Mail https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/apocalypse-by-the-numbers/article1346284/ October 30, 2021 Christopher Orr of The New Republic wrote that the film's "ludicrous thrills begin burning themselves out by the movie's midpoint", and added: "As the movie approaches its two-and-a-half hour mark, you, too, may feel that The End can't come soon enough."Orr Christopher November 13, 2009 The Mini-Review: '2012' The New Republic https://newrepublic.com/article/71153/the-mini-review-2012 October 30, 2021 0028-6583 Tim Robey of The Daily Telegraph gave the film 2 out of 5 stars, saying that it was "dim, dim, dim, and so absurdly overscaled that we're not supposed to mind."Robey Tim November 4, 2013 2012, review https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/6551436/2012-review.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/6551436/2012-review.html January 11, 2022 subscription live October 30, 2021 The Telegraph Linda Barnard of the Toronto Star gave the film 1 out of 4 stars, writing: "the clunky script and kitchen-sink approach to Emmerich's global apocalypse tale... makes the movie fail on a bunch of fronts."Barnard Linda November 12, 2009 2012: No end in sight en-CA The Toronto Star https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2009/11/12/2012_no_end_in_sight.html October 30, 2021 0319-0781 Accolades Awards Accolades thumb|upright|alt=A smiling Danny Glover|Danny Glover was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for his role as President Thomas Wilson. Award Category Nominee(s) Result Broadcast Film Critics Association Awardshttp://www.bfca.org/ccawards/CCA_2009_press.php https://archive.today/20120719183027/http://www.bfca.org/ccawards/CCA_2009_press.php dead July 19, 2012 The 15th Annual Critics Choice Movie Awards Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards June 30, 2011 Best Visual Effects Volker Engel, Marc Weigert, Mike Vézina NAACP Image Awardhttp://www.naacpimageawards.net/41/winners/ The 41st NAACP Image Awards NAACP Image Award June 30, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110718235242/http://www.naacpimageawards.net/41/winners/ July 18, 2011 dead Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Chiwetel Ejiofor Danny Glover Motion Picture Sound Editorshttp://www.mpse.org/goldenreels/2010awards/2010featurenominees.html 2010 Golden Reel Award Nominees: Feature Films Motion Picture Sound Editors June 30, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110716131219/http://www.mpse.org/goldenreels/2010awards/2010featurenominees.html July 16, 2011 dead Best Sound Editing – Music in a Feature Film Fernand Bos, Ronald J. Webb Best Sound Editing – Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film Fernand Bos, Ronald J. Webb Satellite Awardshttp://www.filmmisery.com/?p=1919 Satellite Awards Announce 2009 Nominations Filmmisery.com November 29, 2009 June 30, 2011 August 8, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200808202151/http://www.filmmisery.com/?p=1919 dead Best Sound (Editing and Mixing) Paul N.J. Ottosson, Michael McGee, Rick Kline, Jeffrey J. Haboush, Michael Keller Best Visual Effects Volker Engel, Marc Weigert, Mike Vézina Best Art Direction and Production Design Barry Chusid, Elizabeth Wilcox Best Film Editing David Brenner, Peter S. Elliot Saturn Awardshttps://screenrant.com/2010-saturn-award-nominations-ross-45936/ Avatar Leads 2010 Saturn Awards Nominations Screenrant.com February 19, 2010 June 30, 2011 Miller, Ross https://web.archive.org/web/20110703161213/http://screenrant.com/2010-saturn-award-nominations-ross-45936/ July 3, 2011 live Best Action, Adventure, or Thriller Film 2012 Best Special Effects Volker Engel, Marc Weigert, Mike Vézina Visual Effects Society Awardshttps://www.visualeffectssociety.com/ayear/8th-annual-ves-awards 8th Annual VES Awards visual effects society March 24, 2015 December 22, 2017 Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture Volker Engel, Marc Weigert, Josh Jaggars Best Single Visual Effect of the Year Volker Engel, Marc Weigert, Josh R. Jaggars, Mohen Leo for "Escape from L.A." Outstanding Created Environment in a Feature Motion PictureHaarm-Pieter Duiker, Marten Larsson, Ryo Sakaguchi, Hanzhi Tang for "Los Angeles Destruction" Canceled television spin-off Sequel In 2010 Entertainment Weekly reported a planned spin-off television series, 2013, which would have been a sequel to the film.http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/03/02/abc-passes-2012-tv-show ABC passes on '2012' TV show Entertainment Weekly March 2, 2010 July 3, 2014 Rice, Lynette dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101017150120/http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/03/02/abc-passes-2012-tv-show/ October 17, 2010 2012 executive producer Mark Gordon told the magazine, "ABC will have an opening in their disaster-related programming after Lost ends, so people would be interested in this topic on a weekly basis. There's hope for the world despite the magnitude of the 2012 disaster as seen in the film. After the movie, there are some people who survive, and the question is how will these survivors build a new world and what will it look like. That might make an interesting TV series." However, plans were canceled for budget reasons. 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