The Croods

This article is about the film. For the franchise, see The Croods (franchise). For the video game, see The Croods (video game).

The Croods
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Screenplay by
  • Kirk DeMicco
  • Chris Sanders
Story by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRoger Deakins (visual consultant)
Edited by
Music byAlan Silvestri[2]
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release dates
  • February 15, 2013 (2013-02-15) (Berlin)
  • March 22, 2013 (2013-03-22) (United States)
Running time
98 minutes[3]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$135–175 million[4][5]
Box office$587.3 million[4]

The Croods (also known as Crood Awakening) is a 2013 American animated adventure comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox. The film was directed by Chris Sanders and Kirk DeMicco,[6] both of whom also wrote the screenplay and were credited with conceiving the story alongside John Cleese. The film stars the voices of Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, Catherine Keener, Clark Duke, and Cloris Leachman. The film is set in a fictional prehistoric Pliocene era known as "The Croodaceous" (a prehistoric period which contains fictional creatures, most of which are hybrids of existing animals and some may be original.) when Grug, patriarch of the Croods, is threatened by the arrival of a genius named Guy, who comes up with revolutionary new inventions as they trek through a dangerous but exotic land in search of a new home.

The film premiered at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival on February 15, 2013,[7] and was released in the United States on March 22, 2013.[8] As part of the distribution deal, this was the first DreamWorks Animation film to be distributed by 20th Century Fox, since the end of their distribution deal with Paramount Pictures in 2012.[9] The Croods proved to be a box office success, earning $587.3 million on a budget of $135–175 million. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film.

The film launched a new franchise,[10] with a television series, Dawn of the Croods which debuted on December 24, 2015, on Netflix.[11] A sequel directed by Joel Crawford, titled The Croods: A New Age, was released on November 25, 2020.

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  8. ^ "DreamWorks Animation Shifts 'The Croods'". Deadline Hollywood. April 4, 2011. Archived from the original on April 6, 2011. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
  9. ^ Finke, Nikki (August 20, 2012). "EXCLUSIVE: DreamWorks Animation To Fox For New 5-Year Distribution Deal; UPDATE: Paying Fees Of 8% Theatrical And 6% Digital". Deadline.com. Archived from the original on August 22, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  10. ^ "DreamWorks Animation SKG Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript". Seeking Alpha. April 30, 2013. Archived from the original on September 25, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2013. So I think you can anticipate there'll be a TV show, there will be ways that we will be able to integrate that into our location-based entertainment.
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