2012 is a 2009 American science-fiction, apocalyptic, disaster film directed and co-written by Roland Emmerich. The film is about a global cataclysmic event that is bringing an end to the world in the year 2012 and tells the heroic struggle of the survivors. 
The film contains references to the Mayanism, the Mayan Long-Count calendar and the 2012 phenomenon.
The film received mixed reviews from critics, praising the writing, acting, character development, musical score, special effects, and the dark tone compared to Emmerich's other work, while others criticize the 158-minute length and parts from the screenplay.
Despite this, it was a huge commercial and box office success and it is currently one of the highest grossing films of 2009.
In 2009, Adrian Helmsley, an American geologist visits Dr. Satnam Tsurutani in India and learns that neutrinos from a massive solar flare are causing the temperature of the Earth's core to increase rapidly.
Adrian informs White House Chief of Staff Carl Anheuser and United States President Thomas Wilson that this will trigger a catastrophic chain of natural disasters.
In 2010, Wilson, along with other international leaders, begin a massive, secret project intended to ensure that humanity survives. Approximately 400,000 people are chosen to board ships called "Arks" that are constructed at Cho Ming, Tibet in the Himalayas.
Additional funding for the project is raised by selling tickets to the private sector for €1 billion per person.
On Day 27, Month 01 and Year 0001, the global floodwaters from the tsunamis recede, and the three arks set sail for the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, where the Drakensberg Mountains have risen in relation to sea level.
Jackson reconciles with Kate and his family and Adrian starts a relationship with Laura. The Earth is shown from space, revealing a radically changed continental landscape.
Despite mixed reviews, 2012 earned $166,112,167 in North America and $603,567,306 in other territories for a worldwide total of $769,679,473.
Worldwide it is the 50th highest-grossing film, the fifth highest-grossing 2009 film and the fifth highest-grossing film distributed by Sony/Columbia, behind Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy and Skyfall.
It is also the second highest grossing film directed by Emmerich, behind Independence Day. On its worldwide opening weekend, it made $230.5 million, marking the fourth-largest opening of 2009 and the fourth-largest for Sony/Columbia.
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