2012 was released on November 13, 2009 by Columbia Pictures. The projected cost was $200 million to make. This dramatic film is based upon the prediction of the Mayan calendar that a series of natural disasters will end the world in 2012. When the movie opened, it opened at number one and grossed approximately $225 million that opening weekend. World wide this movie has made a total of $767,918,347 which made it the fifth highest grossing film of 2009.http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2009&p=.htm

2012 was released on Blu-Ray and DVD on March 2, 2010.

In 2009, scientists detect severe storms on the surface of the sun and believe this will have an effect on the earth. Over the next few years, scientists gather data that indicates the imminent destruction of the world and inform various world leaders. Rather than inform the public, the leaders formulate plans to save themselves.http://www.latinoreview.com/news/story-details-for-roland-emmerich-s-2012-4921

John Cusack plays a divorced author who tries to save his family from the destruction of the planet. His mission is to take his ex-wife, her new husband and his two children to one of the ships the government has hidden in the mountains. Amanda Peet plays Cusacks ex-wife now married to another man.

• "Mixing the closing in of Mayan calendar with natural disasters, 2012 presents an epic adventure about a global cataclysm leading to the end of the world. The movie is said to center on the heroic struggle of the survivors among whom are Amanda Peet and John Cusack's characters."— Ace ShowbizAceShowbiz: Chilling Teaser Trailer of 2012 (November 13, 2008)

• "The film follows the story of a family who goes on holiday in December 2012. This is the month that the Mayan calendar is due to stop.The cinema blockbuster, directed by Roland Emmerich, who helmed the epic The Day After Tomorrrow, asks how governments would prepare six billion people for the end of the world?"—Daily MailDaily Mail: Hollywood Predicts 2012 as the Year the World Ends (November 13, 2008)

• John Cusack
• Amanda Peet
• Thandie Newton
• Danny Glover
• Woody Harrelson
• Oliver Platt
• Chiwetel Ejiofor