<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $51 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $97.6 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Alpha is a 2018 American historical adventure film directed by Albert Hughes and written by Daniele Sebastian Wiedenhaupt, from a story by Hughes . The film stars Kodi Smit - McPhee as a young hunter who befriends an injured wolf during the last ice age, with Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson as his father . The wolf is played by Chuck, a five - year - old Czechoslovakian Wolfdog . </P> <P> Principal photography began in February 2016 in Canada and lasted through that April . The film was delayed several times, before being released in the United States on August 17, 2018, by Sony Pictures Releasing . It has grossed over $97 million worldwide and received generally favorable reviews from critics, who praised the performances and cinematography . </P>

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