Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (film)

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMiguel Arteta
Written byRob Lieber[1]
Based onAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
by Judith Viorst
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyTerry Stacey
Edited byPamela Martin
Music byChristophe Beck
Production
companies
Distributed byWalt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Release dates
  • October 6, 2014 (2014-10-06) (El Capitan Theatre)
  • October 10, 2014 (2014-10-10) (United States)
Running time
81 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$28 million[3]
Box office$100.6 million[4]

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is a 2014 American comedy film directed by Miguel Arteta from a screenplay written by Rob Lieber. The film stars Steve Carell, Ed Oxenbould and Jennifer Garner, and is loosely based on Judith Viorst’s 1972 children's book of the same name. Co-produced by Shawn Levy and Lisa Henson for Walt Disney Pictures through their respective production companies, 21 Laps Entertainment and The Jim Henson Company, the film was released in North America on October 10, 2014.[5] The film received mixed reviews from critics but was a success at the box office, grossing $100.6 million worldwide against a $28 million budget. It is one of the only films produced by The Jim Henson Company to not feature any puppets.

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  2. ^ "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (PG)". Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. British Board of Film Classification. June 30, 2014. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  3. ^ Mendelson, Scott (October 11, 2014). "Box Office: 'Dracula Untold' Tops 'Gone Girl' With $8.9M Friday". Forbes. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  4. ^ "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference THRAug21 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).