Battle: Los Angeles

Battle: Los Angeles
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jonathan Liebesman
Written by	Chris Bertolini
Produced by	Ori Marmur Neal H. Moritz
Starring	Aaron Eckhart Michelle Rodriguez Ramon Rodriguez Bridget Moynahan Ne-Yo Michael Peña
Cinematography	Lukas Ettlin
Edited by	Christian Wagner
Music by	Brian Tyler
Production companies	Columbia Pictures Relativity Media Original Film
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release dates	March 8, 2011 (2011-03-08) (Westwood) March 11, 2011 (2011-03-11) (United States)
Running time	116 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$70–77 million[2]
Box office	$212 million[3]

Battle: Los Angeles (also known as Battle: LA, stylised as Battle Los Angeles in the opening sequence and internationally as World Invasion: Battle Los Angeles) is a 2011 American military science-fiction action film directed by Jonathan Liebesman and written by Chris Bertolini. The story follows a Marine staff sergeant played by Aaron Eckhart who leads a platoon of U.S. Marines, joined by other stranded military personnel, defending Los Angeles from alien invasion.^[4] The ensemble cast includes Michelle Rodriguez, Ramon Rodriguez, Bridget Moynahan, Ne-Yo, and Michael Peña.

The film was a co-production of Columbia Pictures, Relativity Media, and producers Neal H. Moritz and Ori Marmur's Original Film. It was distributed by Columbia, while Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released the film in the video rental market. The film won the BMI TV Music Award for composer Brian Tyler. The film score was orchestrated by Tyler in conjunction with the Hollywood Studio Symphony. The soundtrack was released by the Varèse Sarabande music label on March 8, 2011.

Principal photography began in September 2009, and the film was released in the United States on March 11, 2011. It grossed $211 million worldwide against a production budget of around $70 million, and received generally negative reviews from critics. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on June 14, 2011.