Independence Day
7.0
“The question of whether or not we are alone in the universe has been answered.”
Strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world's major cities. As these extraordinary events unfold, it becomes increasingly clear that a force of incredible magnitude has arrived. Its mission: total annihilation over the Fourth of July weekend. The last hope to stop the destruction is an unlikely group of people united by fate and unimaginable circumstances.
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Part of Independence Day Collection
2 films
Cast
120 people
Will Smith
Capt. Steven Hiller
Known for
Suicide Squad
I Am Legend
Bill Pullman
President Thomas J. Whitmore
Known for
Spaceballs
The Sinner
Jeff Goldblum
David Levinson
Known for
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
The Fly
Mary McDonnell
Marilyn Whitmore
Known for
Battlestar Galactica
Dances with Wolves
Judd Hirsch
Julius Levinson
Known for
Forever
Numb3rs
Robert Loggia
General William Grey
Known for
Scarface
Big
Randy Quaid
Russell Casse
Known for
Brokeback Mountain
Kingpin
Margaret Colin
Constance Spano
Known for
Gossip Girl
The Devil's Own
James Rebhorn
Albert Nimzicki
Known for
The Game
Scent of a Woman
Harvey Fierstein
Marty Gilbert
Known for
Mulan
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
Adam Baldwin
Major Mitchell
Known for
Full Metal Jacket
Firefly
Brent Spiner
Dr. Brackish Okun
Known for
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: Picard
Roland Emmerich Director · Dean Devlin Screenplay David Arnold Composer
Worldwide gross $817M · Budget $75M · United States release July 2, 1996
Box office
Budget
$75,000,000
Worldwide gross
$817,400,891
Gross vs. budget
10.9×
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
Centropolis Entertainment
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 25, 1996
Premiere
United States · July 2, 1996
Theatrical
United States · June 27, 2000
Physical · DVD
United States
March 11, 2008 · Physical · Blu-ray
Australia
August 29, 1996 · Theatrical
Brazil
August 15, 1996 · Theatrical
Canada
July 2, 1996 · Theatrical
Czechia
October 10, 1996 · Theatrical
December 7, 2006 · Physical
Denmark
October 11, 1996 · Theatrical
Estonia
October 4, 1996 · Theatrical
Finland
October 4, 1996 · Theatrical
France
October 2, 1996 · Theatrical
November 21, 2000 · Physical · DVD
March 12, 2008 · Physical · Blu-Ray
February 23, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
October 26, 2025 · TV · TF1
March 9, 2026 · TV · TMC
May 25, 2026 · TV · W9
Germany
September 18, 1996 · Theatrical
Greece
October 25, 1996 · Theatrical
Hungary
October 24, 1996 · Theatrical
Ireland
August 9, 1996 · Theatrical
Italy
September 27, 1996 · Theatrical
Mexico
July 18, 1996 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 3, 1996 · Theatrical
December 18, 2001 · TV · SBS 6
November 30, 2007 · Physical · Blu ray
November 23, 2017 · Physical · DVD
New Zealand
August 29, 1996 · Theatrical
Portugal
October 11, 1996 · Theatrical
Romania
October 4, 1996 · Theatrical
Russia
October 15, 1996 · Theatrical
Slovakia
October 10, 1996 · Theatrical
June 8, 2002 · TV · Markíza
May 8, 2012 · TV · JOJ
South Korea
July 27, 1996 · Theatrical
Spain
September 13, 1996 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 3, 1996 · Theatrical
May 19, 2004 · Physical · DVD
December 19, 2007 · Physical · Blu-ray
November 7, 2016 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD (20th Anniversary Edition)
United Kingdom
August 9, 1996 · Theatrical
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