War of the Worlds (2005 film) has grossed $704,745,540 including DVD sales, making it the fourth highest grossing film of 2005, and the 66th highest grossing film worldwide. The film received generally positive reviews from critics. Review aggregator website Metacritic gave the film an average score of 73 based on 40 reviews. Rotten Tomatoes gives "War of the Worlds" a 75% "certified fresh" rating based on 255 reviews and the critical consensus: "Steven Spielberg's adaptation of War of the Worlds delivers on the thrill and paranoia of H.G. Wells' classic novel while impressively updating the action and effects for modern audiences." James Berardinelli praised the acting
The War of the Worlds (radio 1968) in 2001. It will again be rebroadcast in 2018. Coinciding with the 30th anniversary of the 1968 broadcast, The Making of WKBW's The War of the Worlds was broadcast on WNED-TV, hosted by Bob Koshinski. It featured Jim Faigan, Irv Weinstein, Jefferson Kaye and director Danny Kriegler. This is to be followed up by the documentary "WKBW Radio's War of the Worlds, 50 Years later". It is set to debut October 30, 2018. The War of the Worlds (radio 1968) The War of the Worlds was a radio drama, originally aired by Buffalo, New York radio station WKBW 1520 on