Pixels (2015 film)

Pixels
Pixels
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Chris Columbus
Screenplay by	Tim Herlihy; Timothy Dowling;
Story by	Tim Herlihy
Based on	Pixels; by Patrick Jean
Produced by	Adam Sandler; Chris Columbus; Mark Radcliffe; Allen Covert;
Starring	Adam Sandler; Kevin James; Michelle Monaghan; Peter Dinklage; Josh Gad; Brian Cox;
Cinematography	Amir Mokri
Edited by	Hughes Winborne
Music by	Henry Jackman
Production; companies	Columbia Pictures; Happy Madison Productions; 1492 Pictures; LStar Capital; China Film Co., Ltd.; Film Croppers Entertainment;
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date	July 24, 2015 (United States);
Running time	106 minutes
Countries	United States; China;
Language	English
Budget	$88–129 million
Box office	$244.9 million

Pixels is a 2015 science fiction comedy film^[6] directed by Chris Columbus and written by Tim Herlihy and Timothy Dowling, based on a story penned by Herlihy.^[5] Loosely adapted from the 2010 short film of the same name by Patrick Jean (who serves as an executive producer on the film), the film stars Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan, Peter Dinklage, Josh Gad and Brian Cox. Combining animated video game characters and visual effects, the film involves an alien race misinterpreting video feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war, to which they respond by attacking Earth with technological replicas of characters from the games. The President of the United States assembles a team of former arcade champions to lead the planet's defense.

Development on the film began in 2010 with Chris Columbus signing on to direct in 2013. Licensing for arcade game characters that appear in the film was obtained the following year. Filming began in Toronto on May 28, 2014, and was completed in three months. In post-production, visual effect techniques employed the use of voxels, a three-dimensional cube in 3D computer graphics, to replicate the low-resolution pixels of older arcade games on the screen.

Pixels was theatrically released in the United States on July 24, 2015, by Columbia Pictures. The film received generally negative reviews and was a commercial disappointment, grossing $244 million worldwide against a production budget of $88–129 million. It was nominated for five Razzies including Worst Picture.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Chang, Justin (July 22, 2015). "Film Review: 'Pixels'". Variety. Archived from the original on August 7, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
^ "Pixels (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. July 14, 2015. Archived from the original on August 20, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Pixels (2015)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
^ "2015 Feature Film Study" (PDF). FilmLA. June 15, 2016. p. 6. Archived from the original on July 4, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Pixels". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
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[variety-1] Chang, Justin (July 22, 2015). "Film Review: 'Pixels'". Variety. Archived from the original on August 7, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016.

[2] "Pixels (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. July 14, 2015. Archived from the original on August 20, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2015.

[bfi-3] "Pixels (2015)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2016.

[filmla-4] "2015 Feature Film Study" (PDF). FilmLA. June 15, 2016. p. 6. Archived from the original on July 4, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2016.

[BOM-5] "Pixels". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved February 11, 2021.

[AFI-6] Cite error: The named reference AFI was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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