Pixels
“Play for the planet.”
Video game experts are recruited by the military to fight 1980s-era video game characters who've attacked New York.
Genres
Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
Studio
Columbia Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How Pixels performed
Budget
$88.0M
Worldwide Gross
$244.9M
Gross Profit
$156.9M
Return
2.8× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$33M
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.
Where to Watch
Cast
Brenner
Adam Sandler
Brenner
Cooper
Kevin James
Cooper
Violet
Michelle Monaghan
Violet
Eddie
Peter Dinklage
Eddie
Ludlow
Josh Gad
Ludlow
Matty
Matt Lintz
Matty
Admiral Porter
Brian Cox
Admiral Porter
Professor Iwatani
Denis Akiyama
Professor Iwatani
Corporal Hill (SAS Officer)
Sean Bean
Corporal Hill (SAS Officer)
First Lady Jane Cooper
Jane Krakowski
First Lady Jane Cooper
1982 Championship MC
Dan Aykroyd
1982 Championship MC
Sergeant Dylan Cohan
Affion Crockett
Sergeant Dylan Cohan
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