The production, however, was massive. With a production budget estimated between (excluding significant marketing costs), it was designed as a summer blockbuster. The film notably used actual US Navy veterans in several scenes, particularly on the historical USS Missouri . Reception: Why Did It Sink?
Battleship was an extraordinarily expensive production, with a budget estimated between $209 million and $220 million. To put this in perspective, the film needed to be a colossal hit to break even. Analysts estimated it required an opening weekend of over $50 million and global ticket sales of around $600 million just to cover its production and marketing costs. Battleship -2012-2012
The announcement of Battleship was initially met with widespread skepticism. Critics and audiences struggled to understand how a game about guessing grid coordinates ("E-4," "Miss!") could translate into a coherent narrative. The production, however, was massive