Ender's Game (film)

Ender's Game
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGavin Hood
Screenplay byGavin Hood
Based onEnder's Game
by Orson Scott Card
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDonald McAlpine
Edited by
Music bySteve Jablonsky
Production
companies
Distributed byLionsgate
Release dates
  • October 24, 2013 (2013-10-24) (Germany)
  • November 1, 2013 (2013-11-01) (United States)
Running time
114 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$110–115 million
Box office$125.5 million

Ender's Game is a 2013 American military science-fiction action film based on Orson Scott Card's 1985 novel of the same name. Written and directed by Gavin Hood, the film stars Asa Butterfield as Andrew "Ender" Wiggin, a gifted child sent to an advanced military academy in space to prepare for a future alien invasion. The supporting cast includes Harrison Ford, Hailee Steinfeld, Viola Davis, Abigail Breslin, and Ben Kingsley.

The film was released in Germany on October 24, 2013, followed by a release in the UK one day later. It was released in the United States, Canada, and several other countries on November 1, 2013, and was released in other territories by January 2014. Ender's Game received mixed reviews from critics and underperformed at the box-office, grossing only $125.5 million on a $110–115 million budget with a projected loss of $68 million for the studio.