Warcraft premiered globally on May 24th, 2016.
Warcraft -LRB- alternatively known as Warcraft  : The Beginning -RRB- is a 2016 American action-fantasy film directed by Duncan Jones and written by Jones , Charles Leavitt , and Chris Metzen .. Duncan Jones. Duncan Jones. Charles Leavitt. Charles Leavitt. Chris Metzen. Chris Metzen. Warcraft. Warcraft. action-fantasy. fantasy film. It is based on the Warcraft video game series and novels set in the world of Azeroth .. Warcraft. Warcraft. video game. video game. Azeroth. Warcraft#Azeroth. The film stars Travis Fimmel , Paula Patton , Ben Foster , Dominic Cooper , Toby Kebbell , Ben Schnetzer , Robert Kazinsky , Clancy Brown , and Daniel Wu .. Travis Fimmel. Travis Fimmel. Paula Patton. Paula Patton. Ben Foster. Ben Foster. Dominic Cooper. Dominic Cooper. Toby Kebbell. Toby Kebbell. Ben Schnetzer. Ben Schnetzer. Robert Kazinsky. Robert Kazinsky. Clancy Brown. Clancy Brown. Daniel Wu. Daniel Wu. The film portrays the initial encounters between the humans and the orcs and takes place in a variety of locations established in the video game series .. video game. video game. humans. Races and factions of Warcraft#Humans. orcs. Races and factions of Warcraft#Orcs. The film was first announced in 2006 as a project partnership between Legendary Pictures and the game 's developer , Blizzard Entertainment .. Blizzard Entertainment. Blizzard Entertainment. Legendary Pictures. Legendary Entertainment. Warcraft premiered in Paris on May 24 , 2016 , and was released by Universal Pictures in the United States on June 10 , 2016 .. Warcraft. Warcraft. Universal Pictures. Universal Pictures. Paris. Paris. The film grossed $ 433 million worldwide and is the highest-grossing video game adaptation of all time , although it was still considered a mild financial disappointment due to its very large $ 160 million budget .. video game. video game. The film made over $ 220 million in China alone , representing more than half of its global total box office .. in China alone. Cinema of China#Industry