A science fiction disaster film with a production budget of $150 million significantly underperformed in theatrical release, earning just over $67 million globally. Despite securing a second-place opening weekend, the film experienced a sharp 70-percent audience decline in its second week before eventually being made available on Prime Video to potentially reach viewers it missed during its initial cinema run.

Helmed by disaster-film specialist Roland Emmerich, the 2022 release centers on a team attempting to prevent catastrophe after the moon is knocked from its orbit toward Earth. The film heavily employs Emmerich's characteristic style of world-ending scenarios and increasingly implausible plot developments, an approach that proved divisive with both critics and audiences, ultimately contributing to its theatrical failure despite its star-studded cast.