The Day The Earth Stood Still Released Date, Rating, Genre, Cast

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Released Date

December 12, 2008

Distributor

Twentieth Century Fox

Genre

Thriller

Rating

PG-13

Budget

$80,000,000

Worldwide Gross

Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$79,366,978 + $153,726,881 = $233,093,859

Cast

Jaden Smith, Keanu Reeves, Kathy Bates, Jon Hamm, Jennifer Connelly, John Cleese, Robert Knepper, Kyle Chandler, James Hong, Juan Riedinger, John Rothman

Jaden Smith

as Jacob Benso

Keanu Reeves

as Klaatu

Kathy Bates

as Regina Jackson

Jon Hamm

as Dr. Michael Granier

Jennifer Connelly

as Helen Benson

John Cleese

as Professor Karl Barnhardt

Robert Knepper

as Colonel

Kyle Chandler

as John Driscoll

James Hong

as Mr. Wu

Juan Riedinger

as William Kwan

John Rothman

as Dr. Myron

About The Day The Earth Stood Still

A remake of the 1951 classic science fiction film about an alien visitor and his giant robot counterpart who visit Earth.

About

A reimagining of the 1951 film of the same name, the movie follows an alien visitor who is sent to change human behavior and eradicate humans from the Earth.

Trivia

The film grossed over $233 million worldwide. The plot of the movie is based on the short story by Harry Bates titled Farewell to the Master.