Norm of the North

Norm of the North
An anthropomorphic polar bear, walking in the city's streets, with three little lemmings over his shoulders and head, with a white t-shirt of "New York" and the film's title, slogan and billing underneath him.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTrevor Wall
Written by
  • Daniel R. Altiere
  • Steven M. Altiere
  • Malcolm T. Goldman
Produced by
  • Nicolas Atlan
  • Ken Katsumoto
  • Steve Rosen
  • Liz Young
  • Mike Young
Starring
Edited byRichard Finn
Music byStephen McKeon
Production
companies
Distributed byLionsgate[1]
Release date
  • January 15, 2016 (2016-01-15)[2]
Running time
90 minutes[3]
CountryUnited States[1]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$7-18 million[4]
Box office$30.5 million[5]

Norm of the North is a 2016 American animated adventure comedy film[1] directed by Trevor Wall in his directorial debut, and written by Daniel R. Altiere, Steven M. Altiere, and Malcolm T. Goldman. The film features the voices of Rob Schneider, Heather Graham, Ken Jeong, Colm Meaney, Loretta Devine, Gabriel Iglesias, Michael McElhatton, and Bill Nighy, and is an international co-production of the United States, India, and Ireland. The UK version of the film features the voice of James Corden instead of Michael McElhatton. It was produced by Splash Entertainment and Telegael, and distributed by Lionsgate.

Norm of the North was theatrically released on January 15, 2016. It was panned by critics and audiences, who consider it one of the worst animated films ever made.[6] It grossed $30.5 million against a budget of $7 million and spawned three direct-to-video sequels: Norm of the North: Keys to the Kingdom, released on February 12, 2019; Norm of the North: King Sized Adventure, released on June 11, 2019; and Norm of the North: Family Vacation, released on February 25, 2020.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Norm of the North (2016)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference stevenaltiere was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "NORM OF THE NORTH (U)". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  4. ^ "Box Office: 'Ride Along 2' Should Dethrone 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'". Variety. January 13, 2016. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  5. ^ "Norm of the North (2016)". The Numbers. Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  6. ^ Angie Han (January 19, 2016). "'Norm of the North' Is Already the Worst Reviewed Film of 2016". /Film. Archived from the original on December 4, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2017.