Disney's A Christmas Carol | |
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Directed by | Robert Zemeckis |
Screenplay by | Robert Zemeckis |
Based on | A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens |
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Cinematography | Robert Presley |
Edited by | Jeremiah O'Driscoll |
Music by | Alan Silvestri |
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Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
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Running time | 96 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $175–200 million[2][3] |
Box office | $325.3 million[4] |
Disney's A Christmas Carol (or simply A Christmas Carol) is a 2009 American animated Christmas fantasy film produced, written for the screen and directed by Robert Zemeckis. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Zemeckis' ImageMovers Digital, and released by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is based on Charles Dickens's 1843 novel A Christmas Carol. The film was animated through the process of motion capture, a technique used in ImageMovers' previous animated films including The Polar Express (2004), Monster House (2006), and Beowulf (2007), and stars the voices of Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Bob Hoskins, Robin Wright Penn and Cary Elwes. It is Disney's third adaptation of the novel, following Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983) and The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992).
A Christmas Carol was officially released in Disney Digital 3D, RealD 3D, and IMAX 3D on November 6, 2009.[5] Its world premiere in London coincided with the switching-on of the annual Oxford Street and Regent Street Christmas lights.[6][7] The film grossed $325 million on a $175–200 million budget and received mixed reviews from critics, who criticized its dark tone and script, but praised its visuals, Alan Silvestri's musical score, and the performances of Carrey and Oldman. The film and Mars Needs Moms (2011) were the only ImageMovers Digital projects made, before the studio was shut down by the Walt Disney Company for unsatisfactory box office results. Despite this it was nominated for Favorite Animated Movie and Jim Carrey won Favorite Voice From an Animated Movie at the 2010 Kids' Choice Awards.[8]