

2012
“We were warned.”
Dr. Adrian Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar storms, learns that the earth's core is heating up. He warns U.S. President Thomas Wilson that the crust of the earth is becoming unstable and that without proper preparations for saving a fraction of the world's population, the entire race is doomed. Meanwhile, writer Jackson Curtis stumbles on the same information. While the world's leaders race to build "arks" to escape the impending cataclysm, Curtis struggles to find a way to save his family. Meanwhile, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes of unprecedented strength wreak havoc around the world.
Genres
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Studio
Columbia Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How 2012 performed
Budget
$200.0M
Worldwide Gross
$791.2M
Gross Profit
$591.2M
Return
4.0× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$105M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~35/65, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (38% of the domestic run, typical for Action) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast

Jackson Curtis
John Cusack
Jackson Curtis

Kate Curtis
Amanda Peet
Kate Curtis

Adrian Helmsley
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Adrian Helmsley

Laura Wilson
Thandiwe Newton
Laura Wilson

Carl Anheuser
Oliver Platt
Carl Anheuser

Gordon Silberman
Tom McCarthy
Gordon Silberman

Charlie Frost
Woody Harrelson
Charlie Frost

President Thomas Wilson
Danny Glover
President Thomas Wilson

Noah Curtis
Liam James
Noah Curtis

Lilly Curtis
Morgan Lily
Lilly Curtis

Yuri Karpov
Zlatko Burić
Yuri Karpov

Tamara
Beatrice Rosen
Tamara
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