Title Independence Day Overview On July 2, a giant alien mothership enters orbit around Earth and deploys several dozen saucer-shaped 'destroyer' spacecraft that quickly lay waste to major cities around the planet. On July 3, the United States conducts a coordinated counterattack that fails. On July 4, a plan is devised to gain access to the interior of the alien mothership in space, in order to plant a nuclear missile. Tagline Earth. Take a good look. It might be your last. Genres Action, Adventure, Science Fiction Keywords spacecraft, patriotism, countdown, independence, invasion, war, ufo, extraterrestrial, spaceship, alien, battle Production Companies Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Centropolis Entertainment Production Countries United States of America Spoken Languages English Original Language en Runtime minutes 145 Release Year 1996
Worldwide box office revenue: approximately 817 million USD