Ender's Game (film)

Ender's Game
Ender's Game
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Gavin Hood
Screenplay by	Gavin Hood
Based on	Ender's Game; by Orson Scott Card
Produced by	Roberto Orci; Alex Kurtzman; Gigi Pritzker; Linda McDonough; Robert Chartoff; Lynn Hendee; Orson Scott Card; Ed Ulbrich;
Starring	Asa Butterfield; Harrison Ford; Ben Kingsley; Viola Davis; Hailee Steinfeld; Abigail Breslin;
Cinematography	Donald McAlpine
Edited by	Zach Staenberg; Lee Smith;
Music by	Steve Jablonsky
Production; companies	OddLot Entertainment; Chartoff Productions; Taleswapper; K/O Paper Products;
Distributed by	Summit Entertainment (through Lionsgate)
Release dates	October 24, 2013 (Germany); November 1, 2013 (United States);
Running time	114 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$110–115 million
Box office	$125.5 million

Ender's Game is a 2013 American military science fiction film written and directed by Gavin Hood, based on the 1985 novel by Orson Scott Card. 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, Ben Kingsley, Viola Davis, Hailee Steinfeld, and Abigail Breslin.

Ender's Game was released in the United States on November 1, 2013, by Summit Entertainment. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, but underperformed at the box-office, grossing $126 million against a $110–115 million budget, with a projected loss of $68 million for the studio.