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Changed date to April 11 as per IMDb Release date Tcla75 ( talk) 22:30, 17 March 2012 (UTC)
The synopsis is far from neutral ("dynamic and intense battle") 77.11.37.96 ( talk) 21:33, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
While I agree, the movie has not yet come out, and the synopsis is taken from the production company, and until the movie is released and independent sources come out, this should probably stay the same. 99.92.76.100 ( talk) 22:59, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
Plot in terrible shape; missing huge chunks of info on the film, and existing writing is full of errors. — Preceding unsigned comment added by NoshRunner ( talk • contribs)
I don't get how the box office/gross in the side panel work. It says 58 million which is a very old number, yet there is a newer number of 129 million to see if you pick edit, but that is under gross not box office. I cannot find that anywhere in the article though. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.224.220.127 ( talk) 21:22, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
Thanks to the unregistered or un-logged in user who added in the missing details in the Box Office section. I had no idea how I was going to fix that. For those who missed it, that section had "[movie title] ( millions)" several times, complete with space between the open parenthesis and millions. The aforementioned unspecified user added in the missing numbers before I could even think of where to look for them.
As always, I must also think my wife, Luraj, for adding in the paragraph breaks that made it possible for me to even read the article (I get headaches when trying to read walls of text). So many thanks all around. -- Kitsunegami ( talk) 02:44, 30 April 2012 (UTC)
Even thought the makers of the movie have stated it is "loosly based" on the game, isn't it more accurate to say "inspired by?" Just because they say it is based on the game does not mean that what they said semantically correct. 139.225.234.78 ( talk) 03:28, 8 May 2012 (UTC)
The opening line "Battleship is a 2012 American science fiction naval war film inspired by the classic pen and paper game" is extremely debatable. I, for one, never knew there was a pen and paper version, but grew up playing the vertical board game, and assumed -- as I'm sure the vast majority of American moviegoers assumed, that the film was simply cashing in on an iconic commercial game. The assertion that the film has anything to do with the pen and paper game seems ludicrous on its face, and needs to be supported by a source, at least. 24.90.172.109 ( talk) 04:36, 12 July 2012 (UTC) 93.74.237.242 ( talk) 13:05, 12 August 2012 (UTC)
93.74.237.242 ( talk) 13:15, 12 August 2012 (UTC)where did you guys found the name of the Liam Neeson's character Admiral Shane?
Why is Tadanobu Asano as Captain Nagata second to last in the cast list, behind characters that are of much lesser importance to the story? -- Imladros ( talk) 00:08, 19 April 2013 (UTC)
The first paragraph of the Plot section links the film's fictional Earth-like planet to the real-life planet Gliese 581 g, a link added by short-time contributor 58.182.45.72 in 2012. Can anyone confirm that the film explicitly makes that connection? (and if so, where in the film?) Or is that speculation on the part of our article? If it's WP:OR, I'll undo the speculative link. Unician ∇ 09:40, 7 July 2014 (UTC)
A recent edit described main character Lieutenant Alex Hopper as “ex-enlisted”. Is there a point in the film where that is mentioned? Unician ∇ 02:09, 1 September 2014 (UTC)
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There's nothing in the article text to support that contention. We need an authoritative source from the director, producer or scriptwriter to support that statement, or it needs to be removed. Same name - a common term (referring to the U.S.S. Missouri in this case) - doesn't imply derivative relationship. Sbalfour ( talk) 18:04, 21 January 2017 (UTC)
Actually, the text mentions it's based on the glitzy boardgame, and an internet search supports the contention. So I've restored the reference. Sbalfour ( talk) 00:52, 22 January 2017 (UTC)
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- has anyone connected with the film stated that the WW2 'hedgehog' weapon was the inspiration for the aliens' projectile weapons they used against the navies of Earth? 50.111.23.84 ( talk) 19:53, 18 July 2020 (UTC)
This article states: "grossing just $303 million worldwide against a production budget of over $209 million, resulting in a $150 million loss for the studio." What is the basis of this math? It would appear that $303 million box office vs. the $209 million production budget would give a profit of $94 million, not a loss of $150 million as claimed. If one considers industry websites that indicate the pruduction budget was $220 million vs. $313 million worldwide gross, the profit from movie theatre showings would still be $93 million. Domestic video sales reported on these sites were an additional $33 million (haven't found the foreign figures yet), so suspect the overall profit was well over $100 million. The referenced Forbes article is a bit suspect as it is based on incomplete information so perhaps isn't the best gauge of anything. While no doubt a disappointment financially given the industry expectations, it still made a fair amount of money (We'd happily take the $100 million). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:801:4280:a710:e896:aaa6:f86a:aae0 ( talk) 22:44, 2021 June 4 (UTC)
I would be interested in seeing a list of the WWII veterans who appeared in the film, and what they did during the war. Awesome generation.
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Changed date to April 11 as per IMDb Release date Tcla75 ( talk) 22:30, 17 March 2012 (UTC)
The synopsis is far from neutral ("dynamic and intense battle") 77.11.37.96 ( talk) 21:33, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
While I agree, the movie has not yet come out, and the synopsis is taken from the production company, and until the movie is released and independent sources come out, this should probably stay the same. 99.92.76.100 ( talk) 22:59, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
Plot in terrible shape; missing huge chunks of info on the film, and existing writing is full of errors. — Preceding unsigned comment added by NoshRunner ( talk • contribs)
I don't get how the box office/gross in the side panel work. It says 58 million which is a very old number, yet there is a newer number of 129 million to see if you pick edit, but that is under gross not box office. I cannot find that anywhere in the article though. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.224.220.127 ( talk) 21:22, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
Thanks to the unregistered or un-logged in user who added in the missing details in the Box Office section. I had no idea how I was going to fix that. For those who missed it, that section had "[movie title] ( millions)" several times, complete with space between the open parenthesis and millions. The aforementioned unspecified user added in the missing numbers before I could even think of where to look for them.
As always, I must also think my wife, Luraj, for adding in the paragraph breaks that made it possible for me to even read the article (I get headaches when trying to read walls of text). So many thanks all around. -- Kitsunegami ( talk) 02:44, 30 April 2012 (UTC)
Even thought the makers of the movie have stated it is "loosly based" on the game, isn't it more accurate to say "inspired by?" Just because they say it is based on the game does not mean that what they said semantically correct. 139.225.234.78 ( talk) 03:28, 8 May 2012 (UTC)
The opening line "Battleship is a 2012 American science fiction naval war film inspired by the classic pen and paper game" is extremely debatable. I, for one, never knew there was a pen and paper version, but grew up playing the vertical board game, and assumed -- as I'm sure the vast majority of American moviegoers assumed, that the film was simply cashing in on an iconic commercial game. The assertion that the film has anything to do with the pen and paper game seems ludicrous on its face, and needs to be supported by a source, at least. 24.90.172.109 ( talk) 04:36, 12 July 2012 (UTC) 93.74.237.242 ( talk) 13:05, 12 August 2012 (UTC)
93.74.237.242 ( talk) 13:15, 12 August 2012 (UTC)where did you guys found the name of the Liam Neeson's character Admiral Shane?
Why is Tadanobu Asano as Captain Nagata second to last in the cast list, behind characters that are of much lesser importance to the story? -- Imladros ( talk) 00:08, 19 April 2013 (UTC)
The first paragraph of the Plot section links the film's fictional Earth-like planet to the real-life planet Gliese 581 g, a link added by short-time contributor 58.182.45.72 in 2012. Can anyone confirm that the film explicitly makes that connection? (and if so, where in the film?) Or is that speculation on the part of our article? If it's WP:OR, I'll undo the speculative link. Unician ∇ 09:40, 7 July 2014 (UTC)
A recent edit described main character Lieutenant Alex Hopper as “ex-enlisted”. Is there a point in the film where that is mentioned? Unician ∇ 02:09, 1 September 2014 (UTC)
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There's nothing in the article text to support that contention. We need an authoritative source from the director, producer or scriptwriter to support that statement, or it needs to be removed. Same name - a common term (referring to the U.S.S. Missouri in this case) - doesn't imply derivative relationship. Sbalfour ( talk) 18:04, 21 January 2017 (UTC)
Actually, the text mentions it's based on the glitzy boardgame, and an internet search supports the contention. So I've restored the reference. Sbalfour ( talk) 00:52, 22 January 2017 (UTC)
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- has anyone connected with the film stated that the WW2 'hedgehog' weapon was the inspiration for the aliens' projectile weapons they used against the navies of Earth? 50.111.23.84 ( talk) 19:53, 18 July 2020 (UTC)
This article states: "grossing just $303 million worldwide against a production budget of over $209 million, resulting in a $150 million loss for the studio." What is the basis of this math? It would appear that $303 million box office vs. the $209 million production budget would give a profit of $94 million, not a loss of $150 million as claimed. If one considers industry websites that indicate the pruduction budget was $220 million vs. $313 million worldwide gross, the profit from movie theatre showings would still be $93 million. Domestic video sales reported on these sites were an additional $33 million (haven't found the foreign figures yet), so suspect the overall profit was well over $100 million. The referenced Forbes article is a bit suspect as it is based on incomplete information so perhaps isn't the best gauge of anything. While no doubt a disappointment financially given the industry expectations, it still made a fair amount of money (We'd happily take the $100 million). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:801:4280:a710:e896:aaa6:f86a:aae0 ( talk) 22:44, 2021 June 4 (UTC)
I would be interested in seeing a list of the WWII veterans who appeared in the film, and what they did during the war. Awesome generation.