The Choice ( 2016 film ) - wikipedia The Choice ( 2016 film ) The Choice Theatrical release poster Directed by Ross Katz Produced by Nicholas Sparks Peter Safran Theresa Park Screenplay by Bryan Sipe Based on The Choice by Nicholas Sparks Starring Benjamin Walker Teresa Palmer Maggie Grace Alexandra Daddario Tom Welling Tom Wilkinson Music by Marcelo Zarvos Cinematography Alar Kivilo Edited by Joe Klotz Lucy Donaldson Production company Nicholas Sparks Productions The Safran Company Distributed by Lionsgate Release date February 5, 2016 ( 2016 - 02 - 05 ) Running time 111 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $10 million Box office $23.4 million The Choice is a 2016 American romantic drama film directed by Ross Katz and written by Bryan Sipe, based on Nicholas Sparks ' 2007 novel of the same name about two neighbors who fall in love at their first meeting. The movie stars Benjamin Walker, Teresa Palmer, Maggie Grace, Alexandra Daddario, Tom Welling and Tom Wilkinson. Principal photography began on October 13, 2014, in Wilmington, North Carolina. Lionsgate released the film on February 5, 2016. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3.1 Filming 4 Reception 4.1 Box office 4.2 Critical reception 5 Home media 6 References 7 External links Plot Travis Shaw ( Benjamin Walker ) is a veterinarian, living in the city of Wilmington, NC, who falls in love on his first meeting with Gabby Holland ( Teresa Palmer ), who has moved into the house next door. Gabby is a medical student who is in a relationship with a fellow doctor, Ryan McCarthy ( Tom Welling ). With Ryan out of state overseeing a new hospital opening, Gabby and Travis spend more time together, starting a relationship. Ryan returns, and is keen to resume his relationship with Gabby. Unsure of her feelings, Gabby tells Travis that their relationship was n't necessarily serious, so she says Yes to Ryan 's marriage proposal. Monica ( Alexandra Daddario ) breaks up with Travis telling him she knows about him and Gabby, and that he should fight for her because they love each other. Travis goes to the hospital, only to find out Gabby left after she broke off her engagement with Ryan. Ryan punches him for the affair. Travis then goes to Gabby 's family home to propose to her. After convincing her of his love, she says yes. They marry and over the course of the next few years they have two children and become a happy family. One evening, after a dinner to which Travis has failed to show due to a work emergency, Gabby drives back home but is involved in an accident with another car. She survives but is now in a coma, which seems permanent. Travis, wracked with guilt, has to decide whether to take her off life support. After a storm nearly destroys their house, Travis finds the wind chimes that Gabby had on her porch. Travis goes to his island and builds a gazebo and hangs the wind chimes there. The shell chime starts to ring in the wind and Travis runs to the hospital where Gabby has woken up from her coma. He takes her home where she is welcomed by the family and Travis ' sister 's newborn child. To make up for missing their dinner date they have one in the front yard, where she tells him she heard everything he said whilst in the coma. The last shot is of Travis and Gabby with their children and dogs sitting in the gazebo called Gabby 's Point, looking out onto the shore and up at the stars. Cast Benjamin Walker as Travis Shaw Teresa Palmer as Gabby Holland Maggie Grace as Stephanie Shaw Alexandra Daddario as Monica Tom Welling as Dr. Ryan McCarthy Tom Wilkinson as Dr. Shep Noree Victoria as Liz Brad James as Ben Anna Enger as Megan Wilbur Fitzgerald as Mr. Holland Callan White as Mrs. Holland Jesse C. Boyd as Matt Dianne Sellers as Jackie Brett Rice as Dr. McCarthy Production On June 10, 2014, Lionsgate acquired the American and United Kingdom rights to make a film adaptation of Nicholas Sparks ' 2007 novel The Choice. Bryan Sipe wrote the script for the film, which Sparks, Theresa Park and Peter Safran produced. On September 2, Ross Katz was set to direct the film, which Sparks co-financed and - produced with his Nicholas Sparks Productions, along with Safran 's The Safran Company. On September 30, Benjamin Walker was cast to play the lead role in the film, Travis Parker. On the same day, Teresa Palmer was cast as the female lead, Gabby Holland. On October 7, Tom Wilkinson was added to the cast to play Dr. Shep. On October 8, Alexandra Daddario, Tom Welling, and Maggie Grace joined the film. Welling plays Ryan, a doctor at his father 's practice who is Gabby 's boyfriend, and Grace plays Travis ' sister, Stephanie. Filming Principal photography on the film began on October 13, 2014, in Wilmington, North Carolina, and lasted through November 21. For the first three days, the crew and extras filmed at the Dockside Restaurant & Bar and Bridge Tender Marina along with actors, near Wrightsville Beach. On October 20, filming was taking place at Hanover Seaside Club in Wrightsville Beach. The production later moved to downtown Wilmington, where filming took place in a house. Reception Box office The Choice grossed $18.7 million in North America and $4.7 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $23.4 million. The film was released in North America on February 5, 2016, alongside Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and Hail, Caesar !. The film was projected to gross $7 -- 9 million from 2,631 theaters in its opening weekend. It made $290,000 from Thursday night previews and $6,050,443 in its opening weekend, finishing fifth at the box office behind Kung Fu Panda 3 ( $21.2 million ), Hail, Caesar ! ( $11.4 million ), Star Wars : The Force Awakens ( $7 million ) and The Revenant ( $6.9 million ). Critical reception The Choice received negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 11 %, based on 79 reviews, with an average rating of 3.7 / 10. The site 's critical consensus reads, `` Like the 10 Nicholas Sparks movies before it, The Choice finds tragedy striking star - crossed lovers in the sun - dappled South -- yet even for those who loved its predecessors, this gauzy melodrama may feel painfully formulaic. '' Metacritic reports a score of 26 out of 100, based on 23 critics, indicating `` generally unfavorable reviews ''. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of `` B + '' on an A+ to F scale. Frank Schenk of the Hollywood Reporter criticized the film as being `` the cinematic equivalent of staring at a Hallmark Card for two hours. '' A.A. Dowd of the A.V. Club called it `` a formulaic mush ''. Moira Macdonald of the Seattle Times wrote the film `` moves inexorably to its inevitable tear - jerky end. '' Andrew Barker of Variety describes the film as `` beginning as a merely mediocre retread of standard Sparksian tropes, veering off into self - parody around the hour - mark, and finally concluding with one of the most brazenly cynical climaxes recently committed to film. '' Devan Coggan of Entertainment Weekly concluded that the film was a `` predictable, recycled mess. '' Home media The Choice was released on DVD and Blu - ray on May 3, 2016. The movie was released for inclusion in Amazon Prime membership in 2017. References Jump up ^ `` THE CHOICE ( 12A ) ''. British Board of Film Classification. February 5, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` Box Office Plays Defense Against Super Bowl With Younger Skewing Fare ''. deadline.com. ^ Jump up to : `` The Choice ( 2016 ) ''. The Numbers. Retrieved May 8, 2016. Jump up ^ Fleming Jr, Mike ( June 10, 2014 ). `` Lionsgate Acquires North American, UK Distribution Rights To Nicholas Sparks ' Novel Adaptation ' The Choice ' ''. deadline.com. Retrieved October 8, 2014. Jump up ^ Siegel, Tatiana ( September 2, 2014 ). `` Nicholas Sparks ' Novel ' The Choice ' Gets a Director ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 8, 2014. Jump up ^ Kit, Borys ( September 30, 2014 ). `` ' Abraham Lincoln : Vampire Hunter ' Star Nabs Lead in Nicholas Sparks Adaptation ' The Choice ' ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 1, 2014. Jump up ^ `` UPDATE : Teresa Palmer Joins Benjamin Walker In ' The Choice ', Nicholas Sparks Adaptation From Lionsgate ''. deadline.com. September 30, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2014. Jump up ^ Kroll, Justin ( October 7, 2014 ). `` Tom Wilkinson Joins Nicholas Sparks ' ' The Choice ' ''. variety.com. Retrieved October 9, 2014. Jump up ^ Sneider, Jeff ( October 8, 2014 ). `` ' True Detective 's ' Alexandra Daddario Joins Nicholas Sparks Adaptation ' The Choice ' ''. thewrap.com. Retrieved October 9, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Nicholas Sparks Adaptation, The Choice, Begins Production in North Carolina ''. comingsoon.net. October 13, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2014. ^ Jump up to : Spiers, Jonathan ( October 13, 2014 ). `` Cameras start rolling on Sparks film ' The Choice ' ''. portcitydaily.com. Retrieved October 13, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Extras needed for upcoming scenes in ' The Choice ' ''. wect.com. October 7, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Nicholas Sparks ' ' The Choice ' begins filming next week ''. starnewsonline.com. October 10, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Nicholas Sparks ' ' The Choice ' begins filming in Wilmington, NC next week ; Extras needed ''. onlocationvacations.com. October 7, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2014. ^ Jump up to : STRZALKOWSKI, BIANCA ( October 20, 2014 ). `` '' The Choice '' begins filming in Wrightsville Beach ``. luminanews.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Moviegoers Begin To ' Hail, Caesar ! ' & Walk To ' Zombies ' On Thursday Night ''. deadline.com. ^ Jump up to : `` ' Kung Fu Panda 3 ' Pummeling ' Caesar ', ' Zombies ' & ' The Choice ' At Weekend B.O. '' deadline.com. Jump up ^ `` The Choice ( 2016 ) ''. Boxofficemojo.com. 2016 - 02 - 05. Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 15. Jump up ^ `` The Choice ( 2016 ) ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 7, 2016. Jump up ^ `` The Choice reviews ''. Metacritic. Retrieved February 14, 2016. Jump up ^ `` ' The Choice ' : Film Review ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016 - 02 - 08. Jump up ^ `` The Choice is the same damn Nicholas Sparks movie we get every year ''. www.avclub.com. Retrieved 2016 - 02 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Tear - jerky : ' The Choice ' is an interminable drag ''. The Seattle Times. 2016 - 02 - 04. Retrieved 2016 - 02 - 08. Jump up ^ Barker, Andrew. `` Film Review : ' The Choice ' ''. Variety. Retrieved 2016 - 02 - 08. Jump up ^ `` ' The Choice ' : EW review ''. Entertainment Weekly 's EW.com. Retrieved 2016 - 02 - 08. External links Official website The Choice on IMDb The Choice at Rotten Tomatoes The Choice at Metacritic Nicholas Sparks Novels The Notebook ( 1996 ) Message in a Bottle ( 1998 ) A Walk to Remember ( 1999 ) The Rescue ( 2000 ) A Bend in the Road ( 2001 ) Nights in Rodanthe ( 2002 ) The Guardian ( 2003 ) The Wedding ( 2003 ) True Believer ( 2005 ) At First Sight ( 2006 ) Dear John ( 2006 ) The Choice ( 2007 ) The Lucky One ( 2008 ) The Last Song ( 2009 ) Safe Haven ( 2010 ) The Best of Me ( 2011 ) The Longest Ride ( 2013 ) See Me ( 2015 ) Two by Two ( 2016 ) Every Breath ( 2018 ) Non-fiction Wokini : A Lakota Journey to Happiness and Self - Understanding ( 1990 ) Three Weeks with My Brother ( 2004 ) Film adaptations Message in a Bottle ( 1999 ) A Walk to Remember ( 2002 ) The Notebook ( 2004 ) Nights in Rodanthe ( 2008 ) Dear John ( 2010 ) The Last Song ( 2010 ) The Lucky One ( 2012 ) Safe Haven ( 2013 ) The Best of Me ( 2014 ) The Longest Ride ( 2015 ) The Choice ( 2016 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Choice_(2016_film)&oldid=851938098 '' Categories : 2016 films English - language films American films 2010s romantic drama films American romantic drama films Films based on works by Nicholas Sparks Films set in North Carolina Films shot in North Carolina Lions Gate Entertainment films Wilmington, North Carolina Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from January 2016 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Ελληνικά Español فارسی Français 한국어 Bahasa Indonesia Italiano Magyar 日本 語 Polski Português ไทย Українська Tiếng Việt 6 more Edit links This page was last edited on 25 July 2018, at 15 : 00 ( UTC ). 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Question: where does the movie the choice take place
Answer: Wilmington, NC