Ice Age: Continental Drift

Ice Age: Continental Drift
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Screenplay by
Story by
Produced by
  • Lori Forte
  • John C. Donkin
Starring
CinematographyRenato Falcão
Edited by
Music byJohn Powell
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • July 13, 2012 (2012-07-13) (United States)
Running time
88 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$95 million[2][1]
Box office$877 million[1]

Ice Age: Continental Drift is a 2012 American animated adventure comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox. It is the sequel to Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) and the fourth installment in the Ice Age film series. The film was directed by Steve Martino and Michael Thurmeier from a screenplay written by Michael Berg and Jason Fuchs, based on a story conceived by Berg and co-producer Lori Forte. Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Seann William Scott, Josh Peck, Queen Latifah, and Chris Wedge reprise their roles from previous films, with Peter Dinklage, Jennifer Lopez, Drake, and Nicki Minaj voicing new characters. The plot focuses on Scrat mistakenly sending Manny, Sid, and Diego adrift on an iceberg with Sid's Granny and causing them to face a gang of pirates led by Captain Gutt.

The film was released in the United States on July 13, 2012, as the first Ice Age film to be presented in the 2.40:1 aspect ratio. The film received mixed reviews with praise for its performances, animation, score, heart and humor, but criticism for its plot and unoriginality. It grossed $877 million worldwide, marking it the fifth highest-grossing film of 2012 and the highest-grossing animated film of 2012.[3] A sequel, Ice Age: Collision Course, was released on July 22, 2016.

  1. ^ a b c "Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  2. ^ Stewart, Andrew (July 21, 2012). "'Drift' does best biz overseas". Variety. Archived from the original on February 19, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
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