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Video game experts are recruited by the military to fight 1980s-era video game characters who've attacked New York.
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Cast
80 people
Adam Sandler
Brenner
Known for
Hotel Transylvania
50 First Dates
Kevin James
Cooper
Known for
Grown Ups
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Michelle Monaghan
Violet
Known for
Source Code
The Best of Me
Peter Dinklage
Eddie
Known for
Game of Thrones
I Care a Lot
Josh Gad
Ludlow
Known for
Frozen
Beauty and the Beast
Matt Lintz
Matty
Known for
Ms. Marvel
The Alienist
Brian Cox
Admiral Porter
Known for
Succession
The Bourne Supremacy
Denis Akiyama
Professor Iwatani
Known for
Johnny Mnemonic
WildC.A.T.S: Covert Action Teams
Sean Bean
Corporal Hill (SAS Officer)
Known for
Game of Thrones
The Martian
Jane Krakowski
First Lady Jane Cooper
Known for
Dickinson
30 Rock
Dan Aykroyd
1982 Championship MC
Known for
Ghostbusters
Trading Places
Affion Crockett
Sergeant Dylan Cohan
Known for
The Wedding Ringer
Fifty Shades of Black
Chris Columbus Director · Tim Herlihy Screenplay Timothy Dowling Screenplay
Worldwide gross $245M · Budget $88M · United States release July 24, 2015
Box office
Budget
$88,000,000
Worldwide gross
$244,874,809
Gross vs. budget
2.8×
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
Happy Madison Productions
Production
1492 Pictures
Production
LStar Capital
Production
Film Croppers Entertainment
Production
China Film Group Corporation
Production
India Take One Productions
Production
26th Street Pictures
Production
China Film Co.
Production
Prime Focus Studios
Production
China · France · India · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
South Korea · July 16, 2015
Theatrical
United States · July 24, 2015
Theatrical
United States
July 18, 2015 · Premiere · New York City, New York
Argentina
July 23, 2015 · Theatrical
Australia
July 30, 2015 · Theatrical
Austria
July 31, 2015 · Theatrical
Bahrain
July 23, 2015 · Theatrical
Belgium
July 29, 2015 · Theatrical
Bolivia
July 23, 2015 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 23, 2015 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
July 24, 2015 · Theatrical
Cambodia
July 30, 2015 · Theatrical
Canada
July 24, 2015 · Theatrical
Chile
July 23, 2015 · Theatrical
China
September 15, 2015 · Theatrical
Colombia
July 30, 2015 · Theatrical
Croatia
August 20, 2015 · Theatrical
Cyprus
August 21, 2015 · Theatrical
Czechia
August 20, 2015 · Theatrical
Denmark
July 23, 2015 · Theatrical
Dominican Republic
July 23, 2015 · Theatrical
Ecuador
July 24, 2015 · Theatrical
Egypt
July 23, 2015 · Theatrical
Estonia
July 24, 2015 · Theatrical
Ethiopia
July 24, 2015 · Theatrical
Finland
August 7, 2015 · Theatrical
France
July 22, 2015 · Theatrical
Germany
July 30, 2015 · Theatrical
Greece
July 30, 2015 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
July 23, 2015 · Theatrical
Hungary
July 30, 2015 · Theatrical
Iceland
July 24, 2015 · Theatrical
India
August 7, 2015 · Theatrical
Indonesia
July 24, 2015 · Theatrical
Iraq
July 23, 2015 · Theatrical
Ireland
August 12, 2015 · Theatrical
Israel
July 23, 2015 · Theatrical
Italy
July 29, 2015 · Theatrical
Jamaica
July 22, 2015 · Theatrical
Japan
September 12, 2015 · Theatrical
Jordan
July 23, 2015 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
July 23, 2015 · Theatrical
Kenya
July 31, 2015 · Theatrical
Kuwait
August 20, 2015 · Theatrical
Latvia
July 31, 2015 · Theatrical
Lebanon
July 23, 2015 · Theatrical
Lithuania
July 24, 2015 · Theatrical
Malaysia
July 23, 2015 · Theatrical
Mexico
July 30, 2015 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 20, 2015 · Theatrical
November 25, 2015 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
New Zealand
September 3, 2015 · Theatrical
Nigeria
July 31, 2015 · Theatrical
North Macedonia
July 23, 2015 · Theatrical
Norway
July 24, 2015 · Theatrical
Oman
July 23, 2015 · Theatrical
Pakistan
July 24, 2015 · Theatrical
Peru
July 30, 2015 · Theatrical
Philippines
August 26, 2015 · Theatrical
Poland
July 24, 2015 · Theatrical
Portugal
July 30, 2015 · Theatrical
Qatar
July 23, 2015 · Theatrical
Romania
July 24, 2015 · Theatrical
Russia
July 23, 2015 · Theatrical
Serbia
July 23, 2015 · Theatrical
Singapore
August 13, 2015 · Theatrical
Slovakia
August 13, 2015 · Theatrical
November 16, 2025 · Digital · VOYO
Slovenia
July 23, 2015 · Theatrical
South Africa
July 24, 2015 · Theatrical
Spain
July 24, 2015 · Theatrical
Sweden
August 12, 2015 · Theatrical
Syria
July 23, 2015 · Theatrical
Taiwan
July 24, 2015 · Theatrical
Thailand
August 20, 2015 · Theatrical
Türkiye
August 14, 2015 · Theatrical
Ukraine
July 23, 2015 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
July 23, 2015 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 7, 2015 · Theatrical
Uruguay
July 23, 2015 · Theatrical
Venezuela
July 24, 2015 · Theatrical
Vietnam
July 24, 2015 · Theatrical
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