Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away

Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAndrew Adamson
Written byAndrew Adamson
Produced by
CinematographyBrett Turnbull
Edited by
  • Sim Evan-Jones
  • Dirk Westervelt
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
  • October 20, 2012 (2012-10-20) (TIFF)
  • December 21, 2012 (2012-12-21) (United States)
Running time
91 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$25 million
Box office$34 million[2]

Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away is a 2012 American 3D family fantasy film directed by Andrew Adamson. The film premiered on October 20, 2012, at the Tokyo International Film Festival,[3] and was released theatrically in the United States on December 21, 2012.[4]

Distributed worldwide by Paramount Pictures on December 21, 2012, the film tells the story of a girl named Mia going to a traveling circus and falling in love with its main attraction, the Aerialist. After the Aerialist falls during his act, he and Mia are transported to another world where each encounter the different worlds of Cirque du Soleil. It stars Erica Linz and Igor Zaripov as the main characters and incorporates acts from O, Mystère, Kà, Love, Zumanity, Criss Angel Believe, and Viva Elvis, some of the Cirque du Soleil shows that were running in Las Vegas in 2011.

Eels performed a song titled "Calling for Your Love" for the movie.

  1. ^ "CIRQUE DU SOLEIL - WORLDS AWAY". British Board of Film Classification. December 5, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
  2. ^ "Cirque Du Soleil: Worlds Away". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  3. ^ Lehmann, Megan (October 20, 2012). "Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away: Tokyo Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
  4. ^ The Deadline Team (February 27, 2012). "Paramount Sets December 2012 Release Date For 'Cirque Du Soleil' Pic". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 31, 2012.