<Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $107.4 million </Td> </Tr> <P> A Wrinkle in Time is a 2018 American science fantasy adventure film directed by Ava DuVernay and written by Jennifer Lee and Jeff Stockwell, based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Madeleine L'Engle . The film stars Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, Gugu Mbatha - Raw, Michael Peña, Storm Reid, Zach Galifianakis, and Chris Pine, and follows a young girl who, with the help of three astral travelers, sets off on a quest to find her father, who went missing after discovering a new planet . </P> <P> Principal photography began on November 2, 2016, in Los Angeles, California . With a production budget of over $100 million, the film became the first live - action film with a nine - digit budget to be directed by a woman of color . A Wrinkle in Time was released by Walt Disney Pictures in the United States on March 9, 2018, in Disney Digital 3 - D, Real D 3D, and IMAX . The film received mixed reviews, with critics "taking issue with the film's heavy use of CGI and numerous plot holes" while "celebrating its message of female empowerment and diversity ." </P> <P> Thirteen - year - old Meg Murry struggles to adjust to school and home life ever since her father Alex, a well - renowned scientist, mysteriously disappeared while he was studying astrophysics . Both Meg and her mother Kate believe he solved the question of humanity's existence and theorize he was teleported to another world . </P>

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