ROLAND EMMERICH

Imagine a really terrible version of Independence Day, featuring a lunar catastrophe.

“Jackass Forever,” the fourth movie in the anarchic stunt and prank series, earned $23.5 million in ticket sales in its first weekend in theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday.

The German-born writer/director shares his inspiration for a story about the moon crashing into Earth

In "Moonfall," a space shuttle plays a part in NASA's attempt to save Earth. In reality, though, it was the movie makers that came to the rescue, saving a real NASA simulator from an uncertain fate.

Standby for destruction on a truly planetary scale as mankind once again struggles to survive in "Moonfall."

NASA launched a spacecraft toward an asteroid, hoping to redirect it before it threatens Earth. Mark Strassmann has the details.

On November 23, NASA launched a mission to test deflecting an asteroid from colliding with Earth. The probe, known as DART, is expected to intercept an asteroid 6.8 million miles away in late 2022. If successful, it could become part of NASA's planetary-defense strategy.

In "Moonfall," Earth faces an extinction-level event caused by an alien that's been living on the moon.

The first teaser trailer for Roland Emmerich's new sci-fi film "Moonfall" has arrived.

Set in the distant future, a female astronaut, shipwrecked on the long-decimated Earth, must decide the fate of the wasteland's remaining populace in "The Colony."

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This image released by Lionsgate shows Nick Jonas in a scene from "Midway." (Reiner Bajo/Lionsgate via AP)LOS ANGELES, CA The World War II film "Midway" has scored a surprise victory at the box office over "The Shining" sequel "Doctor Sleep" this weekend. Lionsgate on Sunday says the war epic from director Roland Emmerich earned an estimated $17.5 million in North American theaters to take the top spot on the charts. 1 spot would go to Warner Bros.' "Doctor Sleep," the high-profile Stephen King adaptation starring Ewan McGregor. "Doctor Sleep" was expected to open over to $25 million.