Apollo 18 (2011): Ratings, Box Office & Plot
Apollo 18 is a 2011 sci-fi thriller directed by Gonzalo López-Gallego. It runs 1 hour 30 minutes and earned $26.2 million worldwide on a $5 million budget. Critics gave it 24% on Rotten Tomatoes and 24 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 5.2/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 30m (90 min)
- Director
- Gonzalo López-Gallego
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Dimension Films
- Budget
- $5M
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Apollo 18 About?
The premise of Apollo 18 without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
This found-footage thriller follows the classified Apollo 18 mission to the moon. During the mission, astronauts Grey, Walker, and Anderson deploy radar scanners and unexpectedly encounter a Soviet spacecraft. They then discover the remains of a cosmonaut, revealing a disturbing and tragic event. As the crew investigates, they face mounting terror and begin to question the true nature of humanity's lunar exploration and the secrets hidden on the moon’s surface.
Apollo 18 Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- space sci fi
- moon
- secret mission
- cosmonaut
- astronaut
- alien creature
- secret
- conspiracy
- footprint
- found footage
- walking on the moon
- found footage horror
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- american
- analog horror
- 1960s
- 2010s
- nasa
- blood splatter
- walkman
- cassette tape
- trapped in space
- famous speech
- close up of eyes
- snoring
- blindfold
- hammock
- japaleno pepper
- pseudo documentary
- interference
- moon buggy
- motion detector
- archive footage
- apollo spacecraft
- rocket launching
- saturn v rocket
- home movie
- year 2011
- year 1972
- year 1970
- year 1969
- what happened to epilogue
- deception
- soviet flag
- spaceship crash
- barbecue
- u.s. department of defense
- crater
- hammer
- talking to the camera
- motion sensor
The Director of Apollo 18
Directed by Gonzalo López-Gallego.
- Director Gonzalo López-Gallego
Apollo 18 Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Apollo 18 24% on Rotten Tomatoes and 24 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 5.2/10.
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IMDb 5.2 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 24% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 23%
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Metacritic 24 Metascore
User score 5.0
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TMDB 53% User score
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Letterboxd 2.3 /5
20 ratings
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Movie Insider 3.1 /5
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Apollo 18 Plot Summary
What happens in Apollo 18 from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Decades-old footage from NASA’s abandoned Apollo 18 mission uncovers the mysterious reasons behind the United States’ absence from lunar exploration since 1973. Initially dismissed, the mission is suddenly approved as a top-secret Department of Defense operation. Commander Nathan Walker (Lloyd Owen), Lieutenant Colonel John Grey (Ryan Robbins), and Captain Benjamin Anderson (Warren Christie) are launched into space to deploy detectors aimed to warn against impending ICBM threats from the USSR.
Full summary
The whole story of Apollo 18, scene by scene
Apollo 18 Box Office & Budget
Apollo 18 grossed $26.2 million worldwide on a $5 million budget, 5.2 times what it cost. $17.7 million came from the US and Canada and $8.5 million (33%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$26.2M
5.2× its budget
- US & Canada
- $17.7M
- International
- $8.5M
- Budget
- $5M
Apollo 18 Trailers & Videos
13 videos: 2 trailers, 7 teasers and 4 clips.
- Trailer Official Trailer 2
- Teaser Truth
- Teaser Space
- Teaser Classified
How Well Do You Know Apollo 18?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Apollo 18 Also Known As
13 alternative titles, including “Apollo 18 - A Missão Proibida” and “阿波羅18號”.
- Also known as
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- Apollo 18 - A Missão Proibida
- 阿波羅18號
- Аполлон 18
- Apollo 18 - Missão Proibida
- Apollo 18: Ölüm Yolculuğu
- 阿波罗18号
- אפולו 18
- 아폴로 18
- Аполо 18
- Apolo 18
- หลุมลับสยองสองล้านปี
- Apolonas 18
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- アポロ18
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Movies Like Apollo 18
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Hangar 18, Moontrap and In the Shadow of the Moon.
Apollo 18 FAQ: Box Office, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, box office, ratings and post-credit scenes of Apollo 18, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Apollo 18?
Apollo 18 runs 1 hour 30 minutes (90 minutes).
When was Apollo 18 released?
Apollo 18 was released on September 2, 2011.
Who directed Apollo 18?
Apollo 18 was directed by Gonzalo López-Gallego.
More films by Gonzalo López-Gallego How much did Apollo 18 make at the box office?
Apollo 18 grossed $26.2 million worldwide ($17.7 million domestic, $8.5 million international) on a budget of $5 million.
How is Apollo 18 rated?
Apollo 18 has 5.2/10 on IMDb, 24% on Rotten Tomatoes, 24 on Metacritic and 53% on TMDB.
Does Apollo 18 have a post-credit scene?
No. Apollo 18 has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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