Ballerina (2016 film)

Ballerina
French theatrical release poster
Directed by
  • Éric Summer
  • Éric Warin
Written by
  • Éric Summer
  • Laurent Zeitoun
  • Carol Noble
Produced by
  • Laurent Zeitoun
  • Yann Zenou
  • Nicolas Duval Adassovsky
  • André Rouleau
  • Valérie d'Auteuil
Starring
CinematographyJericca Cleland
Edited byYvann Thibaudeau
Music byKlaus Badelt
Production
company
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 19 October 2016 (2016-10-19) (Paris)
  • 14 December 2016 (2016-12-14) (France)
  • 24 February 2017 (2017-02-24) (Canada)
  • 25 August 2017 (2017-08-25) (US)
Running time
89 minutes[1]
Countries
  • Canada
  • France
LanguageEnglish
Budget$30 million[2]
Box office$106.1 million[3]

Ballerina (titled Leap! in the United States) is a 2016 3D animated musical adventure comedy film co-directed by Éric Summer and Éric Warin and written by Summer, Carol Noble and Laurent Zeitoun. A co-production between Canadian and French companies, the film takes place in 1880s France and follows an orphan girl who dreams of becoming a ballerina and gets a chance to audition for the celebrated school of the Paris Opera Ballet.

Ballerina stars the voices of Elle Fanning, Dane DeHaan, Maddie Ziegler and Carly Rae Jepsen. The film was released in cinemas in France and the United Kingdom on 12 December 2016, followed by releases in various countries over the following several months, including Canada on 24 February 2017. The film was released in the United States on 25 August 2017, with the voices of Nat Wolff (who replaced DeHaan), Kate McKinnon and Mel Brooks added. Ballerina received generally mixed reviews from critics, but was a box office success, grossing $106.1 million worldwide against a $30 million budget.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Ballerina". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  2. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (14 May 2013). "'Ballerina': Quad, Gaumont Dance Pas de Deux". Variety. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Leap! (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
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