White House Down blamed "the box office flop of the movie "White House Down" as a key reason for the weakness". White House Down White House Down is a 2013 American political action thriller film directed by Roland Emmerich about an assault on the White House by a paramilitary group and the Capitol Police Officer who tries to stop them. The film's screenplay is by James Vanderbilt, and it stars Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx, with Maggie Gyllenhaal, James Woods, Jason Clarke, Joey King, and Richard Jenkins in supporting roles. The film was released on June 28, 2013 and grossed US$205 million worldwide.
Roland Emmerich went against conventional German styles in an attempt to appeal to a larger market. This subsequently resulted in "Moon 44" being released direct-to-video in the U.S. in early 1991. "Joey" and "Hollywood-Monster" eventually also saw home video releases in the U.S. (as "Making Contact" and "Ghost Chase", respectively) once Emmerich achieved more prominence in America. Producer Mario Kassar invited Emmerich to come to the United States to direct a futuristic action film entitled "Isobar". Dean Devlin, who appeared in "Moon 44", soon joined Emmerich as his writing and producing partner, and served in this capacity until 2000. Emmerich subsequently refused