<Li> $200 million (net) </Li> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $1.056 billion </Td> </Tr> <P> Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, or simply Rogue One, is a 2016 American epic space opera film directed by Gareth Edwards . The screenplay by Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy is from a story by John Knoll and Gary Whitta . It was produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures . It is the first installment of the Star Wars Anthology series, set immediately before the events of the original Star Wars film . The cast includes Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Riz Ahmed, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Jiang Wen and Forest Whitaker . Rogue One follows a group of rebels on a mission to steal the plans for the Death Star, the Galactic Empire's superweapon . </P> <P> Based on an idea first pitched by Knoll ten years before it entered development, the film was made to be different in tone and style from the traditional Star Wars films, including omitting the customary opening crawl . Principal photography on the film began at Elstree Studios near London during early August 2015 and wrapped in February 2016 . The film went through extensive reshoots and additional filming in mid-June 2016, with Gilroy joining for these . The film premiered in Los Angeles on December 10, 2016, and was released in the United States on December 16, 2016 . </P>

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