| We Bought a Zoo | |
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| Directed by | Cameron Crowe |
| Screenplay by | Aline Brosh McKenna Cameron Crowe |
| Based on | We Bought a Zoo by Benjamin Mee |
| Produced by | Julie Yorn Marc Gordon Cameron Crowe |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Rodrigo Prieto |
| Edited by | Mark Livolsi |
| Music by | Jónsi |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $50 million[1] |
| Box office | $120.1 million[2] |
We Bought a Zoo is a 2011 American biographical comedy drama film loosely based on the 2008 memoir of the same name by Benjamin Mee. It was co-written and directed by Cameron Crowe and stars Matt Damon as widowed father Benjamin Mee, who purchases a dilapidated zoo with his family and takes on the challenge of preparing the zoo for its reopening to the public. The film also stars Scarlett Johansson, Maggie Elizabeth Jones, Thomas Haden Church, Patrick Fugit, Elle Fanning, Colin Ford, and John Michael Higgins. The film is based on the Dartmoor Zoological Park, which is a 33-acre zoological garden located near the village of Sparkwell, Devon, England.
We Bought a Zoo was released in the United States on December 21, 2011 by 20th Century Fox.[3] A critical and commercial success, the film grossed $120.1 million on a $50 million budget, and received various accolades.
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- ^ "We Bought a Zoo". Box Office Mojo. 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
- ^ Rich, Katey (May 17, 2010). "Cameron Crowe Commits To We Bought A Zoo For Late 2011 Release". Cinema Blend. Archived from the original on May 19, 2010. Retrieved October 29, 2010.