Two young brothers are drawn into an intergalactic adventure when their house is hurled through the depths of space by the magical board game they are playing.Two young brothers are drawn into an intergalactic adventure when their house is hurled through the depths of space by the magical board game they are playing.Two young brothers are drawn into an intergalactic adventure when their house is hurled through the depths of space by the magical board game they are playing.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 3 nominations
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- TriviaThe beginning and end of the movie were shot on the same, intact, set. Throughout the movie the set was damaged and destroyed forcing the film to be shot in sequence except for the beginning and the end.
- GoofsWhen Danny get a card that says "Shipmate enters cryonic sleep for 5 turns," it actually takes 8 turns.
- Alternate versionsThe UK release was cut, the distributor chose to remove dangerous imitable techniques (using aerosol as blowtorch and setting fire to sofa with the use of accelerant) in order to obtain a PG classification. An uncut 15 classification was available.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Jeopardy!: 2005 College Championship Semifinal Game 3 (2005)
- SoundtracksHey Man
Written and Performed by The Vacancies
Courtesy of Blackheart Records Group
Featured review
jumanji for trekkies
i was expecting this film to merely be a decent way to waste some time like it's predecessor, but zathura is better. it's just as wacky as jumanji, but just seems to make more sense.
it's a little bit on the short side and i expected a few more action scenes, but what's there is pretty good.
the dialogue is funny, but was a little more edgy than i expected.
overall, the film moved along at a brisk pace and had some nice unexpected twists. it was nice to see that it was filmed as a retro "buck rogers type" sci-fi game, but with modern day action levels. it's a nice mix.
the film offers enough action to keep your attention and enough surprises to keep you guessing. it was a lot better than i expected it to be. it was fun.
it's a little bit on the short side and i expected a few more action scenes, but what's there is pretty good.
the dialogue is funny, but was a little more edgy than i expected.
overall, the film moved along at a brisk pace and had some nice unexpected twists. it was nice to see that it was filmed as a retro "buck rogers type" sci-fi game, but with modern day action levels. it's a nice mix.
the film offers enough action to keep your attention and enough surprises to keep you guessing. it was a lot better than i expected it to be. it was fun.
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- takatomon
- Nov 12, 2005
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- Release date
- Country of origin
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- Language
- Also known as
- Zathura
- Filming locations
- 216 Oaklawn Avenue, South Pasadena, California, USA(Budwing house; exterior)
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Box office
- Budget
- $65,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $29,258,869
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $13,427,872
- Nov 13, 2005
- Gross worldwide
- $65,079,104
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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