The Watch
“Got protection?”
Four everyday suburban guys come together as an excuse to escape their humdrum lives one night a week. But when they accidentally discover that their town has become overrun with aliens posing as ordinary suburbanites, they have no choice but to save their neighborhood – and the world – from total extermination.
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Cast
50 people
Ben Stiller
Evan
Known for
Madagascar
Night at the Museum
Vince Vaughn
Bob
Known for
Hacksaw Ridge
The Internship
Jonah Hill
Franklin
Known for
The Wolf of Wall Street
21 Jump Street
Richard Ayoade
Jamarcus
Known for
The IT Crowd
Soul
Rosemarie DeWitt
Abby
Known for
La La Land
The Boys
Erinn Hayes
Bob's Wife
Known for
Kevin Can Wait
Medical Police
Erin Moriarty
Chelsea
Known for
The Boys
Blood Father
Jill Jane Clements
City Council Woman
Known for
Elvis
Rings
Will Forte
Sergeant Bressman
Known for
Gravity Falls
The Last Man on Earth
Mel Rodriguez
Chucho
Known for
The Last Man on Earth
Onward
Doug Jones
Hero Alien
Known for
Star Trek: Discovery
Pan's Labyrinth
Nicholas Braun
Jason
Known for
Succession
The Sheep Detectives
Akiva Schaffer Director · Seth Rogen Writer Evan Goldberg Writer
Worldwide gross $68M · Budget $68M · United States release July 27, 2012
Box office
Budget
$68,000,000
Worldwide gross
$68,267,862
Gross vs. budget
1.0×
Production
21 Laps Entertainment
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
Big Screen Productions
Production
Down Productions
Production
Dune Entertainment
Production
Dune Entertainment III
Production
Ingenious Film Partners
Production
Ingenious Media
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Puerto Rico · July 26, 2012
Theatrical
United States · July 27, 2012
Theatrical
Argentina
August 23, 2012 · Theatrical
Australia
September 13, 2012 · Theatrical
Austria
September 7, 2012 · Theatrical
Azerbaijan
August 23, 2012 · Theatrical
Belarus
August 23, 2012 · Theatrical
Belgium
August 15, 2012 · Theatrical
Bolivia
August 30, 2012 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 7, 2012 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
August 31, 2012 · Theatrical
Canada
July 27, 2012 · Theatrical
Chile
August 23, 2012 · Theatrical
Colombia
August 31, 2012 · Theatrical
Costa Rica
August 31, 2012 · Theatrical
Czechia
August 16, 2012 · Theatrical
Denmark
August 23, 2012 · Theatrical
Dominican Republic
September 6, 2012 · Theatrical
Ecuador
August 31, 2012 · Theatrical
El Salvador
October 26, 2012 · Theatrical
Estonia
August 10, 2012 · Theatrical
Finland
August 24, 2012 · Theatrical
France
September 12, 2012 · Theatrical
February 23, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
Germany
September 5, 2012 · Theatrical
Greece
September 13, 2012 · Theatrical
December 6, 2012 · Physical · DVD
December 13, 2012 · Physical · Blu-ray
Guatemala
September 21, 2012 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
September 20, 2012 · Theatrical
Hungary
October 18, 2012 · Digital
Ireland
August 29, 2012 · Theatrical
Italy
November 8, 2012 · Theatrical
Japan
March 2, 2013 · Digital
Kazakhstan
August 23, 2012 · Theatrical
Mexico
August 17, 2012 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 16, 2012 · Theatrical
New Zealand
September 13, 2012 · Theatrical
Nicaragua
August 31, 2012 · Theatrical
Norway
September 7, 2012 · Theatrical
Panama
September 21, 2012 · Theatrical
Peru
September 20, 2012 · Theatrical
Poland
September 21, 2012 · Theatrical
Portugal
September 6, 2012 · Theatrical
Romania
August 24, 2012 · Theatrical
Russia
August 23, 2012 · Theatrical
Singapore
August 23, 2012 · Theatrical
Slovenia
August 23, 2012 · Theatrical
Spain
November 9, 2012 · Theatrical
Sweden
August 10, 2012 · Theatrical
Ukraine
August 23, 2012 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 29, 2012 · Theatrical
Uruguay
September 7, 2012 · Theatrical
Venezuela
October 12, 2012 · Theatrical
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