Monster Island (2017 film)

Monster Island
Official Poster
Directed byLeopoldo Aguilar
Written byBilly Frolick
Produced byFernando de Fuentes
José C. García de Letona
StarringPhillip Vasquez
Roger L. Jackson
Johnny Rose
Fiona Hardingham
Katie Leigh
Eric Larsen
Michael Robles
Nancy Sullivan
Jenifer Beth Kaplan
Edited byLuciana Jauffred Gorostiza
Rhen Fontaine
Music byKevin Smithers[1]
Production
companies
Ánima Estudios
Discreet Arts Productions
Distributed byCorazón Films
Release dates
  • 14 September 2017 (2017-09-14) (Mexico)
  • 20 February 2021 (2021-02-20) (Spain)
Running time
80 minutes[2]
CountriesMexico
Spain
India
United States
Bulgaria
LanguagesEnglish
Spanish
Budget$1.04 million[3]
Box officeMX$18.9 million
(US$2.1 million)[4][5][6]

Monster Island (released as Isla Calaca in Mexico) is a 2017 English-language Mexican animated horror comedy film directed by Leopoldo Aguilar. The film was produced by Ánima Estudios and animated by India's Discreet Arts Production.[7]

The film was first released in the United Kingdom on 21 July 2017, and later in Mexico on 14 September 2017.[2][8] The film was released in the United States on 1 September 2017 on home media and VOD platforms.[9]

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  2. ^ a b Richards, Olly (17 July 2017). "Monster Island Review". Empire (film magazine). Empire. Archived from the original on 29 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017. (last updated 19 July 2017)
  3. ^ "Eficine-Proyectos aprobados (resultados 2014)". SEGOB (in Spanish). DOF. Archived from the original on 12 June 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023. Note: Combined MXN budget - $18,150,000
  4. ^ "Películas Animadas 2000 – 2018". Canacine. Canacine. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Resultados definitivos 2017" (PDF). Canacine. Canacine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Monster Island". Box Office Mojo. Amazon, Inc. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017. Totals calculated; not shown on website.
  7. ^ Rosales, Johel (4 July 2017). "Isla Calaca: nueva película de Ánima Estudios". ANMTV. anmtv.la. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017. In Spanish.
  8. ^ Suarez, Andrea (11 September 2017). "CINESWAG - ISLA CALACA : NUEVA PELÍCULA DE ÁNIMA ESTUDIOS". Capital Comic. Capital Comic. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017. In Spanish.
  9. ^ Zahed, Ramin (1 September 2017). "Anima's 'Monster Island' Scares Up New Eyeballs". Animation Magazine. Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.