| Legend Quest: The Legend of Chupacabras | |
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| Spanish | La Leyenda del Chupacabras |
| Literally | The Legend of The Chupacabras |
| Directed by | Alberto Rodríguez |
| Written by | Acán Cohen Alberto Rodríguez |
| Based on | Characters by Ricardo Arnaiz |
| Produced by | José C. García de Letona Fernando de Fuentes S |
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| Edited by | Alberto Rodríguez |
| Music by | Leoncio Lara |
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| Distributed by | Videocine |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
| Budget | $1.6 million[1] |
| Box office | MX$100.7 million (US$5.4 million)[2][3] |
Legend Quest: The Legend of Chupacabras (released in Latin America as La Leyenda del Chupacabras) is a 2016 Mexican animated comedy horror film directed by Alberto Rodríguez.[4] Produced by Ánima Estudios, the film is the fourth installment to the Leyenda film series and its story is inspired by the chupacabras legend.[4]
The film was released theatrically in the United States on October 14, 2016 in limited release, distributed by Pantelion Films and Lionsgate,[5] and in Mexico on October 21, 2016,[6][7][8][9]
The film is a major box-office success, grossing a total of $100.7 million pesos during its theatrical run in Mexico.[2][10]
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- ^ a b Gutiérrez, Vicente (6 February 2018). "La Leyenda del Charro Negro triunfa en la taquilla". El Economista (in Spanish). Periódico El Economista. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "La Leyenda del Chupacabras: Foreign". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 27 November 2016. Note: Outdated calculation for the film's Mexican gross.
- ^ a b Roastbrief (31 March 2016). "Ánima Estudios anuncia "La Leyenda del Chupacabras", la nueva película de la saga de "Las Leyendas"". Roastbrief (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ Univision (8 September 2016). "La leyenda de 'El Chupacabras'". Univision 23 (in Spanish). Univision Communications. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ webuno (8 September 2016). ""La leyenda del Chupacabras" atrapará cines de México el 21 de octubre". Unomásuno (in Spanish). Grupo Unomásuno. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ Notimex (9 September 2016). "'La leyenda del chupacabras' tendrá película". Siete24 (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ Condes, Yvonne. "La Leyenda del Chupacabras Movie Review". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ^ Baumgarten, Marjorie (20 October 2016). "La Leyenda del Chupacabras - Film Calendar". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- ^ Hopewell, John (16 March 2017). "Fewer Juggernauts Push Mexico to All-Time Box Office Record (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 20 February 2018.