Planet 51

Planet 51
Canadian theatrical release poster
Directed byJorge Blanco
Screenplay byJoe Stillman
Story by
  • Javier Abad
  • Jorge Blanco
  • Marcos Martínez
  • Ignacio Pérez Dolset
Produced by
  • Ignacio Pérez Dolset
  • Guy Colins
Starring
Edited byAlex Rodríguez
Music byJames Brett
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 14 November 2009 (2009-11-14) (Westwood)
  • 20 November 2009 (2009-11-20) (United States/Canada)
  • 27 November 2009 (2009-11-27) (Spain)
  • 4 December 2009 (2009-12-04) (United Kingdom)
Running time
91 minutes[3]
Countries
  • Spain
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
  • Canada
LanguageEnglish
Budget€49 million[4]
(US$70 million)[2]
Box office$105.6 million[2]

Planet 51 is a 2009 animated science fiction comedy film directed by Jorge Blanco and co-directed by Javier Abad and Marcos Martínez, from a script by Joe Stillman, based on an original idea by Abad, Blanco, Martínez, and Ignacio Pérez Dolset. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel, Justin Long, Gary Oldman, Seann William Scott and John Cleese, the film follows an astronaut who lands on an alien planet, as one of the aliens helps him return to his ship while evading the military.

An international co-production by Spain, the United Kingdom, and Canada, with the studios Ilion Animation Studios based in Madrid, and HandMade Films in London, the film was originally acquired for North American distribution by New Line Cinema, but then sold to Sony Pictures before completion.[5][6][7][8] Originally titled Planet One,[9] and later named as an allusion to Area 51, the film was completed on a $70 million budget, which, as of 2010, was the most expensive film produced in Spain.[4]

Planet 51 was released on November 20, 2009, in the United States and Canada by Sony Pictures Releasing's TriStar Pictures and Remstar Media Partners respectively, on November 27 in Spain by DeAPlaneta Distribución, and December 4 in the United Kingdom by HandMade Films International. The film grossed $105.6 million in the worldwide box office. It received generally negative reviews from critics, but earned the Goya Award for Best Animated Film in Spain.

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  4. ^ a b Adler, Tim (4 April 2010). "New Spanish Film Law Bad for Hollywood". Deadline. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Planet 51 (EN)". Lumiere. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Planet 51 (2009)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 11 April 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
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  9. ^ *"Planet One Poster" Archived 29 April 2023 at the Wayback Machine from TrailerAddict, 12 December 2007.