<Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $142.3 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Saban's Power Rangers, simply known as Power Rangers, is a 2017 American superhero film based on the franchise of the same name, directed by Dean Israelite and written by John Gatins . It is the third Power Rangers film, and is a reboot . The film features the main characters of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers television series with a new cast, starring Dacre Montgomery, Naomi Scott, RJ Cyler, Becky G, Ludi Lin, Bill Hader, Bryan Cranston, and Elizabeth Banks . </P> <P> It is the first blockbuster film to feature LGBTQ and autistic superheroes . Franchise creator Haim Saban returned to produce the film under his investment firm . The film premiered at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles on March 22, 2017, and was released in the United States on March 24, 2017 . It was also met with mixed reviews upon release, with criticism primarily focusing on its uneven tone, product placement and divergences from its source material, but praise aimed at the performances (particularly Montgomery's and Cyler's). It was also a box office disappointment, grossing $142 million worldwide against a budget of $100 million . </P> <P> In the Cenozoic era, six interplanetary warriors, the Power Rangers, are tasked with protecting life on Earth and the Zeo Crystal . The Green Ranger, Rita Repulsa, betrays them and plans to dominate the universe . The Red Ranger, Zordon, survives Rita's attack and hides five of the Rangers' power source, the Power Coins . He orders Alpha 5, his robotic assistant, to perform a meteor strike that kills him, the dinosaurs, and sends Rita to the bottom of the sea, foiling her scheme . </P>

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