12 Facts About Lone Survivor

1.

Lone Survivor is a 2013 American biographical war film based on the 2007 nonfiction book of the same name by Marcus Luttrell with Patrick Robinson.

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Lone Survivor opened in limited release in the United States on December 25,2013, before opening across North America on January 10,2014.

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3.

Lone Survivor was director of photography Tobias Schliessler's fifth collaboration with Berg, as well as Berg's first film to be shot with digital cinematography.

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4.

Lone Survivor held its red carpet premiere on December 3,2013, at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City, where the film received a standing ovation.

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5.

In what the film industry calls a "platform release", Lone Survivor was released in a small number of theaters before opening wide in other countries; it opened in New York and Los Angeles on December 25,2013, before being released across North America on January 10,2014.

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6.

Lone Survivor remained in fifth place during its fifth weekend, grossing an additional $5,565,860, which was a 21.

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7.

Lone Survivor grossed $125,095,601 in the United States and Canada; coupled with its international take of $29,707,311, the film accumulated $154,802,912 in worldwide box office totals.

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8.

In North America, Lone Survivor is the 24th-highest-grossing film of 2013, and the sixth-highest-grossing R-rated film of that year.

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9.

Lone Survivor was released on Blu-ray and DVD on June 3,2014, by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment in the United States.

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10.

Several reviewers criticized Lone Survivor for focusing more on its action scenes than on characterization.

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11.

Lone Survivor received various awards and nominations, in categories ranging from recognition of the film itself to its screenplay, direction, stunts, and sound editing, to the performance of its lead actor, Mark Wahlberg.

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12.

Lone Survivor received two Academy Award nominations for Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing, although the film failed to win either; at the 86th Academy Awards, the film lost in both categories to Gravity.

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