Mars Attacks!
“Nice planet. We'll take it!”
A fleet of Martian spacecraft surrounds the world's major cities and all of humanity waits to see if the extraterrestrial visitors have, as they claim, "come in peace." U.S. President James Dale receives assurance from science professor Donald Kessler that the Martians' mission is a friendly one. But when a peaceful exchange ends in the total annihilation of the U.S. Congress, military men call for a full-scale nuclear retaliation.
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Cast
71 people
Jack Nicholson
President Dale / Art Land
Known for
The Shining
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Glenn Close
Marsha Dale
Known for
101 Dalmatians
What Happened to Monday
Annette Bening
Barbara Land
Known for
American Beauty
Captain Marvel
Pierce Brosnan
Donald Kessler
Known for
GoldenEye
The Foreigner
Danny DeVito
Rude Gambler
Known for
Batman Returns
The Lorax
Martin Short
Jerry Ross
Known for
Only Murders in the Building
Frankenweenie
Sarah Jessica Parker
Nathalie Lake
Known for
Sex and the City
Hocus Pocus 2
Michael J. Fox
Jason Stone
Known for
Back to the Future
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Rod Steiger
General Decker
Known for
Duck, You Sucker
Jesus of Nazareth
Tom Jones
Tom Jones
Also in
The Emperor's New Groove
Tom Jones: Live on Soundstage
Lukas Haas
Richie Norris
Known for
Inception
Spider-Noir
Natalie Portman
Taffy Dale
Known for
V for Vendetta
Black Swan
Tim Burton Director · Jonathan Gems Screenplay Danny Elfman Composer
Worldwide gross $101M · Budget $70M · United States release December 13, 1996
Box office
Budget
$70,000,000
Worldwide gross
$101,371,017
Gross vs. budget
1.4×
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
Tim Burton Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
Canada · December 13, 1996
Theatrical
United States · December 13, 1996
Theatrical
United States · March 31, 1997
Physical · VHS
United States
December 13, 1996 · Premiere · Hollywood, California
June 1, 2004 · Physical · DVD
September 7, 2010 · Physical · Blu-ray
August 11, 2026 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD
Australia
December 24, 1996 · Theatrical
Brazil
February 14, 1997 · Theatrical
Canada
May 16, 2008 · TV · Teletoon
Czechia
March 13, 1997 · Theatrical
Denmark
March 7, 1997 · Theatrical
France
February 26, 1997 · Theatrical
April 22, 2026 · TV · Novo19
October 11, 2026 · TV · RTL9
Germany
February 26, 1997 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 28, 1997 · Theatrical
Italy
March 7, 1997 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 7, 1997 · Theatrical
South Korea
April 5, 1997 · Theatrical
Spain
February 26, 1997 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 7, 1997 · Theatrical
May 1, 1998 · Physical · DVD
September 1, 1998 · Physical · VHS
October 27, 2010 · Physical · Blu-ray
United Kingdom
February 28, 1997 · Theatrical
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