Titanfall (film)

Titanfall is a 2017 computer-animated science fiction action film based on the 2014 video game of the same name. The film follows the storyline of the game closely, with a war continuing in the outer-space colonies of the Frontier. The film is the second to be produced by EA Films, the film division of EA Games, who made the Titanfall game.

Released on November 10, 2017, the film received mixed reviews, with praise for the animation and action segments but criticism for the plot and script. Nonetheless, the film was a box office success, grossing $504 million against a budget of $150 million. A sequel, Titanfall 2, was released in 2020.

Box office
In the United States and Canada, the film was released alongside Daddy's Home 2 and Murder on the Orient Express and was projected to gross $40-45 million in its opening weekend, which Variety called "poor, considering the budget". However, after making $23 million on its first day, including $4 million in Thursday night previews, projections were raised to $60-65 million. The film debuted with $61 million, dethroning holdover Thor: Ragnarok. Analysts at the time expected the film could leg out to $200 million domestically. In its second weekend, the film grossed $47 million, falling down to second behind newcomer Justice League, but in its third weekend, the film grossed $39 million, reclaiming the top spot.

Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 49% based on 421 reviews, with an average rating of 5.8/10. The site's consensus reads, "Titanfall may have visual punch, but as a whole, it fails to capture the essence of its source material." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 54 out of 100, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A-" on a scale of A+ to F.