Harold and the Purple Crayon (film)

Harold and the Purple Crayon
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Carlos Saldanha
Screenplay by	David Guion Michael Handelman
Based on	Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
Produced by	John Davis
Starring	Zachary Levi Lil Rel Howery Benjamin Bottani Jemaine Clement Tanya Reynolds Zooey Deschanel
Narrated by	Alfred Molina
Cinematography	Gabriel Beristain
Edited by	Tia Nolan Mark Helfrich
Music by	Batu Sener
Production companies	Columbia Pictures Davis Entertainment TSG Entertainment
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release dates	July 21, 2024 (2024-07-21) (Culver City) August 2, 2024 (2024-08-02) (United States)
Running time	90 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$40 million[2]
Box office	$31.6 million[3][4]

Harold and the Purple Crayon is a 2024 American fantasy comedy film directed by Carlos Saldanha (in his live-action feature-length directorial debut) from a screenplay by David Guion and Michael Handelman, based on the 1955 children's book by Crockett Johnson. Combining live-action and animation, the film stars Zachary Levi, Lil Rel Howery, Benjamin Bottani, Jemaine Clement, Tanya Reynolds, Alfred Molina, and Zooey Deschanel. It serves as a sequel to the original book, with Harold growing up with his magical purple crayon. After he draws himself off the book's pages and into the physical world, Harold finds that he has a lot to learn about real life.

Produced by John Davis through Davis Entertainment in association with TSG Entertainment, the film premiered at Culver City in Los Angeles on July 21, 2024, and was released in the United States by Columbia Pictures through Sony Pictures Releasing on August 2. The film received generally negative reviews from critics and grossed $31.6 million against a $40 million production budget.