After Earth is a 2013 science fiction film directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Will Smith and his son Jaden Smith. Will Smith conceived of the story and had his production company Overbrook develop it. The film was distributed by Columbia Pictures and had an estimated $100 million marketing budget. After Earth received mostly negative reviews from critics and underperformed at the box office, grossing $60 million in the United States against a $130 million budget.