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Metabolic wastes or excretes are substances left over from metabolic processes (such as cellular respiration) which cannot be used by the organism (they are surplus or toxic), and must therefore be excreted. This includes nitrogen compounds, water, CO2, phosphates, sulfates, etc. Animals treat these compounds as excretes. Plants have chemical "machinery" which transforms some of them (primarily the nitrogen compounds) into useful substances, and it has been shown by Brian J. Ford that abscised leaves also carry wastes away from the parent plant. In this way, Ford[citation needed] argues that the shed leaf acts as an excretory (an organ carrying away excretory products).
All the metabolic wastes are excreted in a form of water solutes through the excretory organs (nephridia, Malpighian tubules, kidneys), with the exception of CO2, which is excreted together with the water vapor throughout the lungs. The elimination of these compounds enables the chemical homeostasis of the organism.
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1 Nitrogen wastes
1.1 Ammonotelism
1.2 Ureotelism
1.3 Uricotelism
2 Water and gases
3 Solids
4 See also
5 References
Nitrogen wastes[edit]
Further information: Urea § Physiology, and Urea cycle
The nitrogen compounds through which excess nitrogen is eliminated from organisms are called nitrogenous wastes (/naɪˈtrɒdʒɪnəs/) or nitrogen wastes. They are ammonia, urea, uric acid, and creatinine. All of these substances are produced from protein metabolism. In many animals, the urine is the main route of excretion for such wastes; in some, the feces is.
Ammonotelism[edit]
Ammonotelism is the excretion of ammonia and ammonium ions. Ammonia (NH3) forms with the oxidation of amino groups.(-NH2), which are removed from the proteins when they convert into carbohydrates. It is a very toxic substance to tissues and extremely soluble in water. Only one nitrogen atom is removed with it. A lot of water is needed for the excretion of ammonia, about 0.5 L of water is needed per 1 g of nitrogen to maintain ammonia levels in the excretory fluid below the level in body fluids to prevent toxicity. Thus, the marine organisms excrete ammonia directly into the water and are called ammonotelic.[1] Ammonotelic animals include protozoans, crustaceans, platyhelminths, cnidarians, poriferans, echinoderms, and other aquatic invertebrates.[2]
Ureotelism[edit]
The excretion of urea is called ureotelism. Land animals, mainly amphibians and mammals, convert ammonia into urea, a process which occurs in the liver and kidney. These animals are called ureotelic.[2] Urea is a less toxic compound than ammonia; two nitrogen atoms are eliminated through it and less water is needed for its excretion. It requires 0.05 L of water to excrete 1 g of nitrogen, approximately only 10% of that required in ammonotelic organisms.
Uricotelism[edit]
Uricotelism is the ridding of excess nitrogen using uric acid. This method is used by birds and diapsids, insects, lizards, and snakes, and these animals are called uricotelic.[2] Uric acid is less toxic than ammonia or urea. It contains four nitrogen atoms and only a small amount of water (about 0.001 L per 1 g of nitrogen) is needed for its excretion. Uric acid is the least soluble in water and can be stored in cells and body tissues without toxic effects. A single molecule of uric acid can remove four atoms of nitrogen making uricotelism more efficient than ammonotelism or ureotelism.[2]
Uricotelic organisms typically have white pasty excreta. Some mammals including humans excrete uric acid as a component of their urine but it is only a small amount.
Water and gases[edit]
These compounds form during the catabolism of carbohydrates and lipids in condensation reactions, and in some other metabolic reactions of the amino acids. Oxygen is produced by plants and some bacteria in photosynthesis, while CO2 is a waste product of all animals and plants. Nitrogen gases are produced by denitrifying bacteria and as a waste product, and bacteria for decaying yield ammonia, as do most invertebrates and vertebrates. Water is the only liquid waste from animals and photosynthesizing plants.[3]
Solids[edit]
Nitrates and nitrites are wastes produced by nitrifying bacteria, just as sulfur and sulfates are produced by sulfur-reducing bacteria and sulfate-reducing bacteria. Insoluble iron waste can be made by iron bacteria by using soluble forms. In plants, resins, fats, waxes, and complex organic chemicals are exuded from plants, e.g., the latex from rubber trees and milkweeds. Solid waste products may be manufactured as organic pigments derived from breakdown of pigments like hemoglobin, and inorganic salts like carbonates, bicarbonates, and phosphate, whether in ionic or molecular form, are excreted as solids.[3]
Animals dispose of solid waste as feces.
See also[edit]
Ammonia poisoning
Deamination
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Chris M. Wood; R.S. Munger; D.P. Toews (1989). "Ammonia, urea, and H+ distribution and the evolution of ureotelism in amphibians" (PDF). Journal of Experimental Biology. 144: 215–233.
^ Jump up to: a b c d S. Sreekumar (2010). Basic Physiology. PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd. p. 180–181. ISBN 9788120341074.
^ Jump up to: a b "excretion." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Ultimate Reference Suite. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica, 2010.
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A crore (/krɔːr/; abbreviated cr) or koti denotes ten million (10,000,000 or 107 in scientific notation) and is equal to 100 lakh in the Indian numbering system as 1,00,00,000 with the local style of digit group separators (a lakh is equal to one hundred thousand and is written as 1,00,000).[1]
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1 Money
2 South Asian languages
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4 See also
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Money[edit]
Large amounts of money in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal are often written in terms of crores. For example, 150,000,000 (one hundred and fifty million) is written as 'fifteen crore rupees', '15crore' or 'Rs 15 crore'.[1]
Trillions (in the short scale) of money are often written or spoken of in terms of lakh crore. For example, one trillion rupees is:
= One lakh crore rupees
= ₹1 lakh crore
= Rs 1 lakh crore
= Rs 105+7
= Rs 1012
= Rs 10,00,00,00,00,000 in Indian notation
= Rs 1,000,000,000,000 in Western notation
Lakh is also used in Sri Lanka; however, most Sri Lankans use the term koatiya (කෝටිය) or koti (கோடி) for crore when referring to money.[clarification needed] The word crore is a borrowing from the Prakrit word kroḍi, is in turn from the Sanskrit koṭi,[2] denoting ten million in the Indian numbering system, which has separate terms for most powers of ten from 100 up to 1019. The crore is known by various regional names.
South Asian languages[edit]
See also: Languages of India, Languages of Bangladesh, Languages of Pakistan, Languages of Nepal, and Languages of Sri Lanka
Assamese: কোটি kûti, কৌটি kouti
Bengali: কোটি ko̊ŧi
Hindi: करोड़ karoṛ
Gujarati: કરોડ karoḍ
Kannada: ಕೋಟಿ koṭi
Konkani: कोटि koṭi or करोऱ karoṛ
Malayalam: കോടി koḍi (often written kodi)
Marathi: कोटि koṭi
Nepali: करोड karoḍ
Odia: କୋଟି koṭi
Pāli: koṭi
Punjabi: کروڑ - ਕਰੋੜ karoṛ (often written karor)
Sindhi: ڪروڙ kiroṛu
Sinhala: කෝටිය koṭiya
Sylheti: কুটি kuṭi
Tamil: கோடி kōṭi
Telugu: కోటి kōṭi
Urdu: کروڑ karoṛ
In other languages[edit]
Burmese: ကုဋေ [ɡədè] (increasingly archaic)
Chinese: 克若爾 or 克若尔 kèruò’ěr; 俱胝 jùzhī in Chinese Buddhist texts, but 一千萬 or 一千万 yī qiānwàn ("a thousand myriad") is used in ordinary contexts
Japanese: クロー kurō, but 千万 senman ("thousand myriad") is normally used. See article on Japanese numerals.
Kapampangan: katâ / kata-katâ
Pashto: کروړ korur
Persian: کرور Krur / Korur
Tagalog: karora (archaic usage, also kotiha or kotiya). Sampúng milyón is normally used.
Thai: โกฏิ kot or kot̩i (from Pali koti, obsolete)
See also[edit]
Myriad (10,000)
Names of large numbers
Names of numbers in English
Bollywood 100 Crore Club
References[edit]
Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Crore". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
^ Jump up to: a b "Knowing our Numbers". Department Of School Education And Literacy. National Repository of Open Educational Resources. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
Jump up ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed., 1893, s.v. 'crore'
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El Yunque National Forest
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El Yunque National Forest
Location
Puerto Rico
Nearest city
Río Grande
Coordinates
18°19′N 65°47′W / 18.317°N 65.783°W / 18.317; -65.783Coordinates: 18°19′N 65°47′W / 18.317°N 65.783°W / 18.317; -65.783
Area
28,434 acres (115.07 km2)[1]
Established
January 17, 1903
Visitors
600,000[2] (in 2005[citation needed])
Governing body
U.S. Forest Service
Website
http://www.fs.usda.gov/elyunque/
El Yunque National Forest, formerly known as the Caribbean National Forest,[3][4] is a forest located in northeastern Puerto Rico. It is the only tropical rain forest in the United States National Forest System and the United States Forest Service[5]
This forest is commonly known as El Yunque, which may be attributed to either a Spanish approximation of the aboriginal Taíno word yu-ke which means "white lands", or the word "anvil," which is yunque in Spanish. The second-tallest mountain within El Yunque is also named El Yunque.
El Yunque National Rainforest is located on the slopes of the Sierra de Luquillo mountains, encompassing 28,000 acres (43.753 mi2 or 113.32 km2) of land, making it the largest block of public land in Puerto Rico.
The highest mountain peak in the forest rises 3,494 feet (1,065 m) above sea level. Ample rainfall (over 20 feet a year in some areas) creates a jungle-like setting — lush foliage, crags, waterfalls, and rivers are a prevalent sight. The forest has a number of trails from which the jungle-like territory's flora and fauna can be appreciated. El Yunque is also renowned for its unique Taíno petroglyphs. Indigenous people believed that El Yunque was the throne of their chief god Yúcahu, so that it is the Caribbean equivalent to Mount Olympus. El Yunque National Rainforest is currently partially closed until further notice due to Hurricane Maria.[6][7]
Contents
1 History
2 Climate
3 Ecology and conservation
4 Flora
4.1 Dwarf forest
5 Fauna
5.1 Coqui
5.2 Puerto Rican Amazon
5.3 Arthropods
6 El Portal Rain Forest Center
7 Miscellaneous
8 See also
9 Notes
10 References
11 Further reading
12 External links
History[edit]
El Yunque National Forest map
The forest region was initially set aside in 1876 by King Alfonso XII of Spain and represents one of the oldest reserves in the Western Hemisphere. It was established as the Luquillo Forest Reserve on 17 January 1903 by the General Land Office with 65,950 acres (266.9 km2), and became a National Forest in 1906. It was renamed Caribbean National Forest on 4 June 1935.[8] It is home to over 200 species of trees and plants, 23 of which are found nowhere else.[citation needed] The critically endangered Puerto Rican amazon (Amazona vittata), with an estimated wild population of 30 individuals, occurred exclusively in this forest until 19 November 2006, when another wild population was released by the Department of Natural Resources in the municipality of Utuado's Río Abajo State Forest.
An executive order signed by President George W. Bush on 2 April 2007 changed the name of the Caribbean National Forest to El Yunque National Forest, better reflecting the cultural and historical feelings of the Puerto Rican people.[9]
Climate[edit]
Further information: Effects of global warming
Because Puerto Rico is south of the Tropic of Cancer, it has a tropical climate. There is no distinct wet or dry season in El Yunque; it rains year round. The temperature and length of daylight remain fairly constant throughout the year. The average temperature in the summer is 80°F(26°C) high and 68°F (20°C) Low and in the Winter 72°F(22°C) high and 58°F(15°C) low, Temperatures can Drop below 50°F(10°C) on clear nights during the Winter, but never below freezing. All of these factors provide a year-round growing season.
Skyline of the El Yunque National Rainforest from a trail.
Ecology and conservation[edit]
Coca Falls
Its ecosystem is specifically surveyed by the Management Team of Ecosystems (Equipo de Manejos de Ecosistemas), which is led by Pedro Rios.[10] Due to its location in the northeastern part of Puerto Rico, the incoming trade winds from the Atlantic Ocean bash into the mountains, leading to an excess of rainfall registered at about 240 inches (6.1 m) per year.[10] This process is called orographic lift and accounts for the intense rainfall and constant cloud presence in this mountainous region. This constant cloud cover and persistent winds produced by the adiabatic process of air particles rushing up through the mountainside has affected the morphology of El Yunque, but the most effect has been on the bosque enano or dwarf forest.[11]
Flora[edit]
El Yunque is composed of four different forest vegetation areas: Tabonuco Forest, Palo Colorado Forest, Sierra Palm Forest, and Dwarf Forest. The following image shows the green wilderness of El Yunque from one of its peaks; Pico El Yunque.
View towards Pico Los Picachos from the top of Pico El Yunque. The visibility for local conditions was exceptional for that day.
Dwarf forest[edit]
The Dwarf forest ecosystem is located at around 3,000 feet (910 m) and composes the smallest sub-region in El Yunque. The forest is characterized by the variation of vegetation that is only found in Puerto Rico. The vegetation shows stunted growth in which the diameter of the trunk is widened and the number of leaves on the branches is lower than expected.[11] Other specific factors that affect the growth of this sub-region are the high level of acidity and poor water runoff from the soil.
Although many species have adapted to these harsh environments, five species are frequent in the dwarf forest: Ocotea spathulata, Tabebuia rigida, Calyptranthes krugii, Eugenia borinquensis and Calycogonium squamulosum. The other abundant type of plants in the dwarf forest are epiphytes. El Yunque supports a vast array of animal and plant life that varies depending on the altitude range in the rainforest. The great amount of competition in the canopy does not allow lower level plants to develop and prosper.[12] The characteristic of having a widened tree trunk is ideal for epiphytes that require a host to live. Therefore, a substantial amount of epiphytic plants have cemented their existence in the flora of El Yunque, specifically in the dwarf forest due to the moisture, precipitation and protection from the sun.
Fauna[edit]
Coqui[edit]
A coquí
Main article: Coquí
Approximately 16 species of common coqui, members of the diverse neotropical frog genus Eleutherodactylus, are known in Puerto Rico. Of these 16, 13 have been found in El Yunque National Forest.[13] This small frog earned its Puerto Rican common name due to the call of the most common coquí species in Puerto Rico, Eleutherodactylus coqui, which begins as the sun sets and ends in early dawn. This has made it an animal of great endearment to Puerto Ricans.
Although the coquí is an amphibian, it possesses some features that are unusual in frogs. These differences are seen mainly in its morphology, reproduction, and developmental stages. In terms of morphology, the coquí does not have webbing between its toes because it is a tree dweller in moist environments. Another significant difference is that it does not have a definite larval stage and the eggs laid by the female are terrestrial instead of aquatic.[13] This means that a miniature frog-let, rather than a tadpole, arises from the incubation period.
Puerto Rican Amazon[edit]
The Puerto Rican parrot is a little parrot that measures 28–30 cm (11.0–11.8 in), the bird is a predominantly green parrot with a red forehead and white rings around the eyes. The species is the only remaining native parrot in Puerto Rico. The total estimated population was 58–80 individuals in the wild and over 300 individuals in captivity.
Arthropods[edit]
Further information: Effects of climate change on terrestrial animals
Per a study published October 2018, by Bradford C. Lister and Andres Garcia, arthropod biomass in the Luquillo rainforest data taken during the 1970s compared to 30 years later has fallen 10 to 60 times. The study revealed synchronous declines in the lizards, frogs, and birds that eat arthropods. The study indicated that climate warming is the driving force behind the collapse of the forest’s food web. Over the past 30 years, forest temperatures have risen 2.0 °C.[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]
El Portal Rain Forest Center[edit]
El Portal Rain Forest Center (SCF Architects)
Nightview of El Portal (SCF Architects)

Opened in 1996, the El Portal Rain Forest Center was designed by Segundo Cardona, FAIA of Sierra Cardona Ferrer Architects to give visitors an introduction or beautiful beginning of what the rain forest looks like. Built on a 28,434-acre tropical forest, the Portal was built as a model headquarters for ecotourism and economic development and training, the Center was built to educate those concerned about the wellbeing of the Caribbean National Forest and preserve the unique tropical forest heritage and environment.[23]
A walkway set at 60 feet (18 m) above the ground allows for a view of the tops of trees, and another walkway winds along tree bases. Exhibits at the center focus on the plants and animals of the rain forest, the importance of rain forests around the world, and threats to rain forests and efforts to conserve them.[24]
The entry experience begins atop an elevated walkway that unites the facility with the surrounding forest and provides views to the mountain peaks, ocean and reforested terrain. The Center contains 9,000 square feet of exhibits, an enclosed theater, conference center classrooms and laboratories, as well as administrative offices. To preserve natural conditions, care was taken to use existing openings for roads, parking areas and buildings while the arrival sequence and parking lots were designed with contours to save existing trees.[25][26]
The Portal has survived several major hurricanes including Hurricane Georges on September 21, 1998, Hurricane Maria on September 20, 2017.
Miscellaneous[edit]
America the Beautiful quarter depicting El Yunque National Forest
Yokahu Tower
There is a common misconception that El Yunque National Forest is the only rainforest in the United States National Forest System (NFS).[note 1] However, this is not the case. There are other rainforests in the National Forest System, including those in Alaska (Example: Tongass National Forest) and the Pacific Northwest (Example: Mount Hood Wilderness) as stated in the US Forest Service website.[27] As El Yunque's own official website states, El Yunque is the only tropical rainforest in the System, but it is not the only rainforest.[28] There are two observation towers including Yokahu Tower and Mount Britton Tower.
El Yunque National Forest was chosen to be Puerto Rico's entry in the America the Beautiful Quarters program. Its only National Park Service site, San Juan National Historic Site had already been featured on the District of Columbia and United States Territories Quarters in 2009.
In 2002, the U.S. Congress designated areas bounded by the Río Mameyes, Río de la Mina, and Río Icacos in the Caribbean National Forest as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.[29]
See also[edit]
Puerto Rico portal
El Toro Wilderness
El Yunque, Puerto Rico - the mountain peak
Puerto Rican moist forests - ecoregion
America the Beautiful Quarters
El Portal Rainforest Center (Q50988700)
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ See, for example, Puerto Rico - Nature and Scientific Wonders. Smithsonian Institution. 6 November 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2013; Frommer's Puerto Rico. Frommer's Introduction to El Yunque. Retrieved 15 August 2013;Puerto Rico Chapter Marks Milestones, Looks Ahead. Sierra Club. Retrieved 15 August 2013;Hiking in Puerto Rico. Matthew Gilbertson and Amanda Morris. 25 March 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Land Areas of the National Forest System" (PDF). U.S. Forest Service. January 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
Jump up ^ "Puerto Rico". Fly Eat Travel Blog. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
Jump up ^ "History & Culture". U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
Jump up ^ "Executive Order 7059-A of June 4, 1935 Changing the Name of the Luquillo National Forest".
Jump up ^ This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Department of Agriculture document "El Yunque National Forest". Retrieved on November 28, 2015.
Jump up ^ Ferré-Sadurní, Luis (October 11, 2017). "Another Victim of Hurricane Maria: Puerto Rico's Treasured Rainforest". The New York Times. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
Jump up ^ "El Yunque National Forest - Home". www.fs.usda.gov. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
Jump up ^ Davis, Richard C. (2009-09-29). "National Forests of the United States" (PDF). The Forest History Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-12.
Jump up ^ "Executive Order: Renaming a National Forest in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico". Business Wire. 2007-04-02. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
^ Jump up to: a b "About the Forest". U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved 2011-06-11. [permanent dead link]
^ Jump up to: a b Weaver, Peter L. (2008). "Dwarf Forest Recovery After Disturbance in the Luquillo Mountains of Puerto Rico". Caribbean Journal of Science. 44 (2): 150–163.
Jump up ^ Mohlenbrock, Robert H. (October 1991). "Epiphytes of El Yunque, Puerto Rico". Natural History: 76.
^ Jump up to: a b Burrowes, Patricia A.; Ana V. Longo (June 2010). "Persistence with Chytridiomycosis Does Not Assure Survival of Direct-developing Frogs". EcoHealth: 185–195.
Jump up ^ Climate-driven declines in arthropod abundance restructure a rainforest food web
Jump up ^ Two degrees decimated Puerto Rico's insect populations
Jump up ^ Huge Arthropod Declines Documented in Puerto Rican Rainforest
Jump up ^ Here's what's devastating Puerto Rico's insect populations—and the animals that eat them
Jump up ^ ‘Hyper-alarming’ study reveals dramatic decline of insect population in rainforest. Researchers warn decrease could put food supply in jeopardy from loss of pollinating insects.
Jump up ^ Daily briefing: Insect populations are crashing even in lush, protected tropical rainforests
Jump up ^ Why scientists are so worried by the huge, sudden loss of insects. A stunning paper on Puerto Rican insects is just one story in an age of mass extinction.
Jump up ^ Humanity is obliterating millions of years of animal evolution and entire food webs
Jump up ^ ‘Hyperalarming’ study shows massive insect loss
Jump up ^ "Nuevos tiempos, nuevas ideas y nuevos momentos". Ocean Drive. 21 December 2010.
Jump up ^ "Explore El Portal Tropical Forest Center in El Yunque Forest". PuertoRico.com. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
Jump up ^ "Forest Service USDA". Retrieved 26 March 2018.
Jump up ^ Cardona, Segundo; Hermida, Teresa, eds. (2008). Segundo Cardona. Guaynabo: DASE. ISBN 978-0-615-15402-2.
Jump up ^ [1] Retrieved 15 August 2013.
Jump up ^ [2] Retrieved 15 August 2013.
Jump up ^ Caribbean National Forest Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2002. H. R. 3954. One Hundred Seventh (107th) Congress of the United States of America. SECOND SESSION (2nd Session). (PUBLIC LAW 107–365. DEC. 19, 2002. 116 STAT. 3027) 23 January 2002. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
Further reading[edit]
Manuel, Víctor (2010). El Yunque (in Spanish) (First ed.). Impressive Publications. ISBN 978-0-9825402-6-8.
Manuel, Víctor (2011). El Yunque (Second ed.). Impressive Publications. ISBN 0-9825402-6-4.
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Night at the Museum
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Shawn Levy
Produced by
Shawn Levy
Chris Columbus
Michael Barnathan
Screenplay by
Thomas Lennon
Robert Ben Garant
Based on
The Night at the Museum
by Milan Trenc
Starring
Ben Stiller
Carla Gugino
Dick Van Dyke
Robin Williams
Steve Coogan
Crystal the Monkey
Jake Cherry
Ricky Gervais
Mickey Rooney
Bill Cobbs
Rami Malek
Pierfrancesco Favino
Brad Garrett
Music by
Alan Silvestri
Cinematography
Guillermo Navarro
Edited by
Don Zimmerman
Production
company
1492 Pictures
21 Laps Entertainment
Ingenious Film Partners
Dune Entertainment
Distributed by
20th Century Fox
Release date
December 17, 2006 (2006-12-17) (New York City)
December 22, 2006 (2006-12-22) (United States)
Running time
108 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$110 million
Box office
$574.5 million[1]
Night at the Museum is a 2006 American fantasy-comedy film directed by Shawn Levy and written by Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon, based on the 1993 children's book of the same name by Croatian illustrator Milan Trenc. The film stars Ben Stiller as Larry Daley, a divorced father who applies for a job as a night watchman at New York City's American Museum of Natural History and subsequently discovers that the exhibits, animated by a magical Egyptian artifact, come to life at night.
It was released on December 22, 2006 by 20th Century Fox. The first installment in the Night at the Museum trilogy, the film was a box office success despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, grossing over $574 million.
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1 Plot
2 Cast
2.1 Humans
2.2 Exhibits
3 Production
4 Music
4.1 Songs
4.2 Score
4.2.1 Track list
5 Release
5.1 Box office
5.2 Critical reaction
5.3 Home media
6 Awards
7 Sequels
8 References
9 External links
Plot[edit]
Larry Daley is a divorced man from Brooklyn, hoping to find a good job to impress his ten-year-old son Nick, but his ex-wife Erica believing he is a bad example for their son. Larry is hired at the American Museum of Natural History to replace the retiring security guards Cecil Fredericks, Gus, and Reginald. Larry meets the museum’s neurotic curator Dr. McPhee, and very attractive museum docent Rebecca Hutman, who plans to write a dissertation on Sacagawea. On his first night, Cecil hands Larry an instruction manual on what to do in the museum, warning him not to let anything “in or out.”
Larry soon discovers that at night, the museum’s exhibits come to life and cause havoc for him. Amongst the lively exhibits are a playful Tyrannosaurus skeleton named Rexy; a mischievous capuchin monkey named Dexter who destroys the instructions; the warring miniature factions of cowboys and legionnaires led by Jedediah and General Octavius; violent Attila the Hun and his army; a talking Easter Island Head that desires gum who calls Larry "dum dum"; the fire-seeking neanderthals; and a wax model of Theodore Roosevelt, who is in love with Sacagawea.
Roosevelt explains to Larry that the exhibits have come to life every night since the arrival of an Egyptian artifact, the Tablet of Akhmenrah, the mummified pharaoh trapped in his sarcophagus. He also explains to Larry that as night guard, it is his job to make sure that no exhibit sets foot out of the museum, otherwise they will disintegrate into dust if the sun rises while they are outside. The next day, Cecil advises Larry to research history to make up for the instructions’ destruction. He studies in libraries and from Rebecca. Larry puts his new knowledge to good use on his second night, but some of his plans backfire and the neanderthals set their exhibit on fire, leading to one becoming dust after venturing outside. After having doubts and almost getting fired the next day, Larry offers to introduce Sacagawea to Rebecca, but she thinks he is mocking her.
On his third night, Larry brings Nick to the museum to watch the exhibits come to life, but they strangely do not. They catch Cecil, Gus, and Reginald stealing artifacts, who explain the tablet’s magic has allowed them to feel physically young in their old age, and plot to frame Larry for the theft while they enjoy a happy retirement. Nick activates the tablet, but Cecil steals it, locking Larry and Nick in the Egyptian exhibit. They free Akhmenrah, and rally the exhibits to stop the thieves and retrieve their colleagues who fled out into Central Park. Gus and Reginald are captured, but Cecil escapes by stagecoach.
Larry and several exhibits give chase, where they stop Cecil and recover the tablet, using its magic to escort all of the exhibits back into the museum before sunrise. Rebecca witnesses this and makes amends with Larry and is subsequently introduced to Sacagawea. The next day, McPhee fires Larry, but when they go into the museum, they find it is crowded due to last night’s strange activities, and Larry is immediately rehired. During the credits, Larry, Nick, and the exhibits throw a party while Cecil, Gus, and Reginald are granted mercy by Larry but ordered to serve as museum janitors for their crimes.
Cast[edit]
Humans[edit]
Ben Stiller as Larry Daley, a night-shift security guard at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
Dick Van Dyke as Cecil Fredericks, a veteran security guard
Carla Gugino as Rebecca Hutman, a museum docent
Mickey Rooney as Gus, a veteran security guard
Bill Cobbs as Reginald, a veteran security guard
Jake Cherry as Nick Daley, Larry's son
Ricky Gervais as Dr. McPhee, the curator of the Museum of Natural History and Larry's boss
Kim Raver as Erica Daley, Larry's former wife
Charlie Murphy as the taxi-driver
Paul Rudd as Don, Erica's fiancé
Anne Meara as Debbie
Exhibits[edit]
Robin Williams as a wax model of Theodore Roosevelt
Patrick Gallagher as a wax model of Attila the Hun
Rami Malek as the mummy of Pharaoh Ahkmenrah
Pierfrancesco Favino as a bronze statue of Christopher Columbus
Owen Wilson (uncredited) as Jedediah, a miniature cowboy figure
Steve Coogan as Octavius, a miniature Roman general figure
Mizuo Peck as a polyurethane model of Sacagawea
Kerry van der Griend, Dan Rizzuto, Matthew Harrison, and Jody Racicot as wax models of neanderthals
Martin Christopher as a wax model of Meriwether Lewis
Martin Sims as a wax model of William Clark
Randy Lee, Darryl Quon, Gerald Wong, and Paul Chih-Ping Cheng as wax models of the Huns
Brad Garrett as the voice of the Easter Island Head
Crystal the Monkey as Dexter, a stuffed capuchin monkey
Production[edit]
The building featured in the film, which was constructed on a sound stage in Burnaby, British Columbia, is based on the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, external shots of which were used in the movie.[2]
Trainers spent several weeks training Crystal, who plays the troublemaking monkey Dexter, to slap and bite Stiller in the film.
Robin Williams' Theodore Roosevelt costume closely resembles that of John Wayne's character in The Shootist.[3]
Director Shawn Levy credited Ben Stiller for the ensemble cast: "When actors hear that Ben Stiller is in a movie they want to work with him. It['s] a high-water mark and it absolutely draws actors in and I'm convinced that's a big part of why we got this cast."[4]
Music[edit]
Songs[edit]
Ben Stiller claimed that he watched Tom Cruise in the Mission: Impossible films to learn how to imitate his running technique, shown here as Stiller portraying his film character running for dear life from the Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton (Rexy).[4]
"Friday Night" - performed by McFly; not featured in American version of the film, but heard in some international cuts, used during the end credits. It can be heard on the American DVD on the Spanish dub.
"September" - performed by Earth, Wind and Fire; used before the end credits where everyone in the museum is partying.
"Weapon of Choice" - performed by Fatboy Slim; used in the scene where Larry returns to the museum for his second night and is preparing for the chaos.
"Tonight" - performed by Keke Palmer and Cham; used for the end credits.
"Eye of the Tiger" - performed by Ben Stiller; used in the scene where Larry is bored and messes around with the telephone at the front desk beatboxing the music.
An instrumental version of "Mandy" by Barry Manilow is used when Larry is standing in the elevator, while escaping from Attila the Hun.
"Ezekiel Saw Them Dry Bones" is the tune Larry whistles as he passes the empty T. rex exhibit on his first night.
"Camptown Races" by Stephen Foster is sung by the townspeople of the American West miniature diorama. This is a period-correct song.
Score[edit]
Alan Silvestri replaced John Ottman as score composer.[5] Silvestri's score was used for the teaser trailer of Horton Hears a Who!
Night at the Museum (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film score by Alan Silvestri
Released
December 19, 2006 (2006-12-19)
Recorded
2006
Genre
Film score
Length
53:19
Label
Varese Sarabande
Track list[edit]
Varese Sarabande released a soundtrack album of the score on December 19, 2006.[6]
All tracks written by Alan Silvestri.
Night at the Museum (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
No.
Title
Length
1. "Night at the Museum" 02:35
2. "One of Those Days" 00:49
3. "An Ordinary Guy?" 01:27
4. "Tour of the Museum" 02:35
5. "Civil War Soldiers" 04:08
6. "Out of Africa" 01:07
7. "Meet Dexter" 01:27
8. "Mayan Warriors" 00:57
9. "Where's Rexy?" 00:48
10. "West from Africa" 01:49
11. "The Iron Horse" 01:06
12. "Saved by Teddy" 01:57
13. "Tablet of Akmenrah" 00:37
14. "Tracking, Dear Boy" 01:08
15. "Some Men Are Born Great" 00:50
16. "Sunrise" 00:42
17. "Study Up on History" 02:15
18. "Teddy Likes Sacagawea" 01:53
19. "Tearing Limbs" 01:45
20. "Caveman on Fire" 00:43
21. "Outrun the Sun" 00:58
22. "Show You What I Do" 02:55
23. "Tablet's Gone" 02:45
24. "Theodore Roosevelt at Your Service" 01:11
25. "This Is Your Moment" 02:10
26. "Rally the Troops" 01:07
27. "Tree Take Down" 01:21
28. "Cecil's Escape" 01:26
29. "Stage Coach" 02:28
30. "Teddy in Two" 01:18
31. "Cab Ride" 00:50
32. "Big Fan" 01:03
33. "Heroes Return" 00:54
34. "A Great Man" 00:57
35. "Full House" 01:21
Total length: 53:19
Release[edit]
Night at the Museum had its premiere in New York City on December 17, 2006, in South Korea on December 21, 2006, on December 22, 2006 in United States, December 26, 2006 in UK, January 12, 2007 in Brazil, on February 14, 2007 in China and on March 17, 2007 in Japan.[7]
The film was released under the title of "Noche en el museo" in Spain, "Una notte al museo" in Italy, "La nuit au musée" in France, "Ночь в музее" in Russia and "Uma Noite no Museu" in Brazil.[7]
Box office[edit]
At the end of its box office run, Night at the Museum earned a gross of $250.9 million in the US and Canada and $323.6 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $574.5 million against a budget of $110 million.[1] It is also the highest-grossing film worldwide of the trilogy.[8]
It was the highest-grossing film in its opening weekend, grossing $30.8 million plating in 3,685 theaters, with a $8,258 per-theater average. For the four-day Christmas holiday weekend, it took in $42.2 million.[1] The movie was also released in IMAX large screen format, often on site at museums of science or natural history such as the Pacific Science Center in Seattle.
In its second weekend, Night at the Museum expanded into 83 more theaters and took in approximately $36.7 million, out-grossing its opening weekend. It maintained the top position in its third week, with an additional $23.7 million.[9]
During its opening weekend of December 15, 2006, the film grossed a figure of estimated $5 million, with the highest debut coming from South Korea ($5.04 million).[10] The biggest market in the other territories were the UK, Japan, South Korea, and Germany, where it grossed $40.8 million, $30 million, $25.7 million, $22.9 million.[11]
Critical reaction[edit]
Night at the Museum received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 43%, based on 132 reviews, with an average rating of 5.3/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Parents might call this either a spectacle-filled adventure or a shallow and vapid CG-fest, depending on whether they choose to embrace this on the same level as their kids".[12] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 48 out of 100, based on 28 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[13]
James Berardinelli of Reelviews gave it 2 stars out of 4, and commented on Stiller's performance by stating "It might be fair to give Ben Stiller an 'A' for effort, but to call what he does in this movie "acting" is a misnomer. He does a lot of running around, occasionally falling down or bumping into things."[14] One positive review by William Arnold of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, gave it a B-, and stated that the film was "Out to impress and delight a family audience with the pageantry of human and natural history, and that's a surprisingly worthy ambition for a Hollywood comedy."[15] In a case of life imitating art, museum officials at the American Museum of Natural History have credited the film for increasing the number of visitors during the holiday season by almost 20%. According to a museum official, between December 22, 2006, and January 2, 2007, there were 50,000 more visitors than during the same period the prior year.[16] CinemaScore polls conducted during the opening weekend, cinema audiences gave the film an average grade of "A-" on an A+ to F scale.[17]
Home media[edit]
The film was released on a 2-Disc DVD edition in the United Kingdom on April 2, 2007. It was released on 1-Disc and 2-Disc DVD editions and Blu-ray Disc format on April 24, 2007 elsewhere.
The film became the first non-Disney film to be reviewed by Ultimate Disney (now known as DVDizzy.com), due to the website dealing with other studios besides Disney.[18][19]
As of 6 December 2009[update], the film has sold 9,191,694 DVDs and grossed $153,566,058 in DVD sales.[20]
Awards[edit]
Award
Category
Nominee
Result
Ref.
Saturn Awards Best Fantasy Film N/A Nominated
ASCAP Award Top Box Office Films Alan Silvestri Won
Artios Best Feature Film Casting - Comedy Ilene Starger
Coreen Mayrs (Vancouver casting)
Heike Brandstatter (Vancouver casting) Won
Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Movie N/A Nominated [21]
MTV Movie Award Best Comedic Performance Ben Stiller Nominated
National Movie Award Best Comedy N/A Nominated
Teen Choice Award Choice Movie: Comedy and Choice Movie Actor: Comedy Ben Stiller Nominated
Taurus Award Hardest Hit Greg Fitzpatrick Nominated [22]
Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actor Age Ten or Younger Jake Cherry Nominated [23]
Sequels[edit]
Main articles: Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian and Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
The first installment in the trilogy, Night at the Museum was followed by a sequel titled Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian,[24] which was released on May 22, 2009 in North America. The third and final installment, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, was released on December 19, 2014 in North America.[25]
In 2016, The Hollywood Reporter stated that the Alibaba Pictures Group intended to remake the film. [26]
References[edit]
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Jump up ^ "MovieLocationsGuide.com". Night at the Museum Filming Locations. Retrieved January 8, 2007.
Jump up ^ Classic Movies. "John Wayne: one last shot before the final farewell". Telegraph. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
^ Jump up to: a b "Sun2Surf.com". Stiller shifts to the Museum. Retrieved January 8, 2007.
Jump up ^ "Night at the Museum Soundtrack". amazon.com. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
Jump up ^ "Night at the Museum [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]". allmusic.com. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
^ Jump up to: a b "Night at the Museum Release". imdb.com. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
Jump up ^ "Night at the Museum Showdown". boxofficemojo.com. IMDB. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
Jump up ^ "Night at the Museum domestic weekend". boxofficemojo.com. IMDB. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
Jump up ^ "Night at the Museum Foreign Weekly". boxofficemojo.com. IMDB. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
Jump up ^ "NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM foreign market". boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
Jump up ^ "Night at the Museum". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
Jump up ^ "Night at the Museum". metacritic.com. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
Jump up ^ "Reelviews.com". Night at the Museum. Retrieved January 7, 2007.
Jump up ^ Arnold, William (December 21, 2006). "SeattlePI.com". Shallow 'Museum' exhibits some appealing qualities. Retrieved January 7, 2007.
Jump up ^ "msnbc.com". Movie boosts Natural History Museum visits. Retrieved September 11, 2007.
Jump up ^ "Cinemascore". cinemascore.com/. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
Jump up ^ "UltimateDisney.com". Non-Disney films to be reviewed by Ultimate Disney. Retrieved April 20, 2007.
Jump up ^ "UltimateDisney.com". "Night at the Museum" at UltimateDisney.com. Retrieved April 24, 2007.
Jump up ^ "Night ath the Museum". the-numbers.com. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
Jump up ^ "2007 Host Nominee Release". Nickelodeon. February 7, 2007. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Taurus World Stunt Awards - Hardest Hit". World Stunt Awards. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
Jump up ^ "28th Annual Young Artist Awards Nominations". Young Artist Association. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian". imdb.com. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
Jump up ^ "Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb". comingsoon.net. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
Jump up ^ Rebecca Sun and Patrick Brzeski (April 25, 2016). "China's Alibaba Pictures to Remake 'Night at the Museum'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
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Miracles from Heaven (film)
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Miracles from Heaven
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Directed by
Patricia Riggen
Produced by
DeVon Franklin
T. D. Jakes
Joe Roth
Written by
Randy Brown
Based on
Miracles from Heaven
by Christy Beam
Starring
Jennifer Garner
Martin Henderson
Kylie Rogers
John Carroll Lynch
Eugenio Derbez
Queen Latifah
Music by
Carlo Siliotto
Cinematography
Checco Varese
Edited by
Emma E. Hickox
Production
companies
Affirm Films
Roth Films
Franklin Entertainment
Distributed by
Columbia Pictures
Release date
February 21, 2016 (2016-02-21) (Dallas)
March 16, 2016 (2016-03-16) (United States)
Running time
109 minutes[1]
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$13 million[2]
Box office
$73.9 million[3]
Miracles from Heaven is a 2016 American Christian comedy drama film directed by Patricia Riggen and written by Randy Brown. It is based on Miracles from Heaven by Christy Beam, which recounts the true story of her young daughter who had a near-death experience and was later cured of an incurable disease. The film stars Jennifer Garner, Kylie Rogers, Martin Henderson, John Carroll Lynch, Eugenio Derbez, and Queen Latifah. Principal photography began in Atlanta, Georgia, in July 2015. The film was released on March 16, 2016. The movie was financially successful, and although critical reception was mixed, Garner's performance earned general praise.
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3 Production
3.1 Filming
4 Soundtrack
5 Release
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6 Reception
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7 References
8 External links
Plot[edit]
Set in Burleson, Texas, between 2008 and 2012, the film centers on a 10-year-old girl named Annabel Beam, daughter of Christy Beam. One day, Anna starts to vomit, and when examined by her doctor, he does not find anything abnormal. On March 20, 2008, Anna wakes up her family at midnight because of an intense stomach pain severe enough that her parents decide to take her to the hospital. Doctors find no signs of illness, except to say it could be either acid reflux, or lactose intolerance, but Christy is not convinced by this. The following morning, Christy finally finds a pediatrician in the hospital that is able to diagnose Anna with an abdominal obstruction, and he tells them he must operate immediately or she will die. After the emergency surgery is performed, the doctor explains that Anna has been left with pseudo-obstruction motility disorder and she is unable to eat, so feeding tubes are needed for her nutrition. The doctor then tells the Beams' about America's foremost pediatric gastroenterologist, Dr. Nurko, who practices in Boston, but explains it could take months for them to be seen. In January 2009, Christy and Anna travel to Boston despite not having an appointment with the doctor.
Dr. Nurko has a last minute opening, and when Anna is subsequently examined at Boston Children's Hospital, the extent of her chronic illness is found. She then goes through extensive treatment. During this ordeal, Anna and her mother befriend a local Massachusetts resident named Angela, as well as Ben and his sick daughter, Haley.
On December 29, 2011, Anna, along with her bigger sister Abbie, climb up to a very high branch of an old cotton tree. While they are on that branch, it begins to break. Anna goes to the trunk for safety, whereupon stepping on it, she falls in a hole to the base of the tree. When Christy finds out what has happened, she desperately calls her husband, as well as the fire department. Anna is then rescued by the firefighters, who warn Christy to expect the worst by saying that nobody could fall 30 feet without sustaining a serious injury; broken bones or paralysis. Once out, Anna is airlifted to a hospital, where a battery of tests are run on her, and all of the tests come back negative. Other than a minor concussion, Anna is uninjured.
Sometime after the fall, Anna seems to no longer be affected by her illness. When Christy and Anna go to an appointment with Dr. Nurko, he tells Christy that Anna is miraculously cured. Anna then recounts with her parents the experience she had during the fall. She describes how her soul left her body during the fall, and God promised that she would be cured of her illness upon her return to Earth. At church, Christy shares the story of how God miraculously healed her daughter with His love. As Christy finishes her speech, one of the congregation protests, stating that she does not believe Christy. Ben, who has traveled from Boston upon hearing the story about Anna, believes her and tells her that his daughter Haley died peacefully because Anna gave her faith when in the hospital.
Cast[edit]
Jennifer Garner as Christy Beam, Anna's mother[4]
Kylie Rogers as Anna Beam[5]
Martin Henderson as Dr. Kevin Beam, Christy's husband and Anna's father[6]
Eugenio Derbez as Dr. Nurko, a pediatric gastroenterologist who is Anna's doctor at the Boston Children's Hospital.[7]
Queen Latifah as Angela, a waitress who befriends Anna and her mother in a restaurant in Boston[8]
Brighton Sharbino as Abbie Beam, the oldest Beam daughter
Courtney Fansler as Adelynn Beam, the youngest Beam daughter
Zach Sale as Dr. Blyth, the first doctor to listen to Christy about her sick daughter
Kelly Collins Lintz as Emmy, a family friend of the Beams
John Carroll Lynch as Reverend Scott, the Senior Pastor of the Beam family's church
Brandon Spink as Billy Snyder, a friend of Anna
Hannah Alligood as Haley, a sick cancer patient who becomes friends with Anna
Wayne Pere as Ben, Haley's father
Bruce Altman as Dr. Burgi, Anna's doctor who is the head of the pediatric division at the hospital in Texas
Suehyla El-Attar as a receptionist at the Boston Children's hospital
The Beam family makes a cameo at the end of the film before the credits.
Production[edit]
On November 10, 2014, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Sony Pictures Entertainment had acquired the film adaptation rights to a faith-based memoir, Miracles From Heaven: A Little Girl, Her Journey to Heaven, and Her Amazing Story of Healing, written by Christy Beam, and hired Randy Brown to write the script.[9] The team behind the studios' 2014 Christian film Heaven Is for Real, T. D. Jakes and Joe Roth, were retained to produce the film along with DeVon Franklin.[9]
On April 8, 2015, the studio hired Patricia Riggen to direct the film.[10] On April 30, 2015, Jennifer Garner was cast to star in the film as Christy Beam.[4] On June 22, 2015, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Queen Latifah was cast as a waitress who befriends Anna and Beam at the Boston Children's Hospital.[8] On the same day, Variety confirmed the casting of Martin Henderson to play the girl's father and Beam's husband.[6]
On June 29, 2015, Kylie Rogers was cast as Beam's sick daughter Anna.[5] On July 17, 2015, Eugenio Derbez was cast to play a character inspired by Children's Hospital specialist Dr. Samuel Nurko, an American-based Mexican pediatric gastroenterologist who eases his young patients' treatment by playing games with them.[7] John Carroll Lynch was also cast in the film for an unspecified role.[11]
Filming[edit]
Principal photography on the film began in Atlanta, Georgia, in July 2015, as Garner was spotted filming on July 8.[12] Filming was subsequently confirmed by various sources, together with announcements that David R. Sandefur and Emma E. Hickox had been appointed as production designer and editor, respectively.[11][13] On August 2, 2015, Latifah and Garner were spotted on the set of film in Atlanta.[14]
Soundtrack[edit]
The Miracles from Heaven soundtrack features songs from Howie Day, George Harrison, Clayton Anderson, Third Day and others.[15] The southern Christian rock band Third Day made a cameo as the church worship band.[16]
No.
Title
Music
Length
1. "Soul on Fire" Third Day
2. "Right Where I Belong" Clayton Anderson
3. "Collide" Howie Day
4. "Your Words" Third Day
5. "Here Comes the Sun" Cam
Release[edit]
On May 11, 2015, the film was scheduled for a March 18, 2016 release by Columbia Pictures. On January 10, it was moved up to March 16.[17] The film held its world premiere on February 21, 2016 in Dallas, Texas.[18]
Home media[edit]
Miracles from Heaven was released on Digital Media on June 21, 2016, and was followed by a DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K Ultra HD release on July 12, 2016, from AFFIRM Films and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.[19][20] The film debuted in second place on the home video sales chart behind The Divergent Series: Allegiant for the week ending on July 17, 2016.[21]
Reception[edit]
Box office[edit]
Miracles from Heaven grossed $61.7 million in North America and $12.2 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $73.9 million, against a budget of $13 million.[3]
The film grossed $1.9 million on its first day, finishing second at the box office behind Zootopia ($4.6 million).[22] The film had an $18 million Wednesday-to-Sunday gross, including $14.8 million in its opening weekend, finishing third at the box office behind Zootopia ($37.2 million) and The Divergent Series: Allegiant ($29 million).[23]
On its opening weekend in the United Kingdom, Miracles from Heaven grossed $29 thousand, dropping to $231 by week four.[24]
Critical response[edit]
Miracles from Heaven received generally mixed reviews from critics, with Garner's performance receiving praise. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 43%, based on 87 reviews, with an average rating of 5/10. The site's consensus reads, "Miracles from Heaven makes the most out of an outstanding performance from Jennifer Garner, but it isn't quite enough to keep this faith-based drama from preaching to the choir."[25] On Metacritic the film has a score of 44 out of 100, based on 20 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[26] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A+" on an A+ to F scale.[22]
Accolades[edit]
Association
Category
Nominee
Result
Ref.
People's Choice Awards Favorite Dramatic Movie Miracles from Heaven Nominated [27]
Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie: Drama Miracles from Heaven Won [28]
Choice Movie Actress: Drama Jennifer Garner Nominated
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "AMC Theatres: Miracles from Heaven". AMC Theatres. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
Jump up ^ Lang, Brent. "Box Office: 'Allegiant' Opening Falling Short of Other 'Divergent' Films". Variety. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
^ Jump up to: a b "Miracles from Heaven (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
^ Jump up to: a b Kroll, Justin (April 30, 2015). "Jennifer Garner to Star in 'Miracles From Heaven' for Sony (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
^ Jump up to: a b Kit, Borys (June 29, 2015). "'Whispers' Actress Joins Jennifer Garner in 'Miracles from Heaven' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
^ Jump up to: a b Kroll, Justin (June 22, 2015). "Martin Henderson Joins Jennifer Garner in 'Miracles From Heaven'". Variety. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
^ Jump up to: a b Hopewell, John (July 17, 2015). "Platino Awards: Eugenio Derbez Joins 'Miracles From Heaven'". Variety. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
^ Jump up to: a b Siegel, Tatiana; Kit, Borys (June 22, 2015). "Queen Latifah to Star in Sony's 'Miracles From Heaven' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
^ Jump up to: a b Kit, Borys (November 10, 2014). "'Heaven Is for Real' Producers Reteam for Sony's 'Miracles From Heaven' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
Jump up ^ Kit, Borys (April 8, 2015). "Sony's 'Miracles From Heaven' Adaptation Finds Director (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
^ Jump up to: a b "MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN Starring Jennifer Garner, Martin Henderson, Kylie Rogers, Eugenio Derbez & Queen Latifah Begins Filming in Atlanta". PR Newswire. July 17, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
Jump up ^ "Jennifer Garner dons brighter look in yellow cardigan and polka dot dress as she gets back to work on faith-based film after split". Daily Mail. July 8, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
Jump up ^ "On the Set for 7/13/15: Jennifer Garner Begins Shooting Miracles from Heaven, Michael Bay Wraps 13 Hours & Doug Liman Calls Cut on Mena". ssninsider.com. July 13, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
Jump up ^ "Queen Latifah and Jennifer Garner on the Miracles from Heaven Set". comingsoon.net. August 2, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
Jump up ^ "Miracles from Heaven". IMDb. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
Jump up ^ "'Miracles From Heaven': Film Review". IMDb. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
Jump up ^ Busch, Anita (May 11, 2015). "'Miracles From Heaven' To Release In Time For Easter From Sony". Deadline.com. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
Jump up ^ Atlas, Darla (February 22, 2016). "Jennifer Garner Opens Up About Faith and Family Following the Premiere of Miracles from Heaven". People.com. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
Jump up ^ Miracles From Heaven Coming Soon on Home Media Christian Cinema, May 24, 2016
Jump up ^ Silas Lesnick (July 21, 2016). "July 12, 2016: This Week on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD". Comingsoon.net. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
Jump up ^ John Latchem (July 21, 2016). "'Allegiant' Debuts Atop Disc Sales Charts". Variety. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
^ Jump up to: a b "'Miracles From Heaven' Opens Wednesday With A+ CinemaScore". deadline.com.
Jump up ^ Scott Mendelson (March 20, 2016). "Weekend Box Office: 'Divergent: Allegiant' Crumbles, 'Miracles From Heaven' Nabs Divine Debut". Forbes. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
Jump up ^ [1] Box Office Mojo
Jump up ^ "Miracles from Heaven (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
Jump up ^ "Miracles from Heaven reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
Jump up ^ "People's Choice Awards Nominees 2017 – Full List". Deadline. November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
Jump up ^ Goodman, Jessica (August 1, 2016). "Teen Choice Awards 2016: See the full list of winners". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
External links[edit]
Official website
Christy Beam
Miracles from Heaven on IMDb
Miracles from Heaven at the TCM Movie Database
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