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Release Summary

Genre CGI Animation Cold/Icy Setting Cold/Icy Setting CGI Animation CGI Animation Alien Invasion 3D IMAX CGI Animation Children's Book Adaptation IMAX 3D Environmentalist Family Based on a Toy 3D CGI Animation
Distributor20th Century Fox Film Corporation 20th Century Fox Film Corporation DreamWorks (at Paramount) Universal Pictures Warner Bros.
Release DateMar 15, 2002Mar 31, 2006Mar 27, 2009Mar 2, 2012Feb 7, 2014
Gross To Date $176,387,405$195,330,621$198,351,526$214,151,550$257,760,692
Production Budget$59,000,000$80,000,000$175,000,000$70,000,000$60,000,000
Running Time1 hr 21 min1 hr 31 min1 hr 34 min1 hr 26 min1 hr 40 min
MPAA RatingPGPGPGPGPG

Domestic Summary

Total Gross $176,387,405$195,330,621$198,351,526$214,151,550$257,760,692
Opening Weekend $46,312,454$68,033,544$59,321,095$70,217,070$69,050,279
Opening % of Total26.3%34.8%29.9%32.8%26.8%
Widest Release3,3453,9694,1363,7693,890
Close DateSep 2, 2002Sep 7, 2006Aug 27, 2009Jul 26, 2012Sep 4, 2014
In Release292 days / 41 weeks276 days / 39 weeks280 days / 40 weeks4,399 days / 628 weeks328 days / 46 weeks
Weekends at #112123
Weekends in Top 1098977

Worldwide Summary

Worldwide Gross$383,257,136$660,998,756$381,509,870$348,961,366$468,060,692
Foreign Gross$206,869,731$465,668,135$183,158,344$134,809,816$210,300,000
Foreign % of Worldwide54%70.4%48%38.6%44.9%
Domestic Gross$176,387,405$195,330,621$198,351,526$214,151,550$257,760,692
Domestic % of Worldwide46%29.6%52%61.4%55.1%