| The Garfield Movie | |
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| Directed by | Mark Dindal |
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| Based on | Garfield by Jim Davis |
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| Edited by | Mark Keefer |
| Music by | John Debney |
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| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
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Running time | 101 minutes[3] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $60 million[4] |
| Box office | $234.1 million |
The Garfield Movie is a 2024 American animated comedy film based on the comic strip Garfield created by Jim Davis. Directed by Mark Dindal from a screenplay by Paul A. Kaplan, Mark Torgove, and David Reynolds, the film stars Chris Pratt as the voice of the titular character, alongside the voices of Samuel L. Jackson, Hannah Waddingham, Ving Rhames, Nicholas Hoult, Cecily Strong, Harvey Guillén, Brett Goldstein, Bowen Yang, and Snoop Dogg. In the film, Garfield is reunited with his long-lost father, a street cat named Vic, before being forced into joining him on a high-stakes adventure. It is the sixth Garfield film adaptation since Garfield's Pet Force, which was released fifteen years prior.
Development on The Garfield Movie started at Alcon Entertainment in May 2016. Dindal was announced as the film's director in November 2018, and pre-production began the following month. By 2021, Sony Pictures had already purchased the film rights for global distribution and Pratt was cast as Garfield, with the rest of the cast joining the following year. The film was animated by DNEG Animation, while John Debney, a frequent collaborator of Dindal, composed the score.
The Garfield Movie premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on May 19, 2024, and was released in the United States by Columbia Pictures through Sony Pictures Releasing on May 24, 2024. Upon release, the film received generally negative reviews from critics. It was a box-office success, grossing $234 million worldwide against a $60 million budget.
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- ^ a b c "The Garfield Movie - Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on May 8, 2024. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
- ^ "The Garfield Movie (U)". BBFC. April 15, 2024. Archived from the original on April 15, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ^ Rubin, Rebecca (May 21, 2024). "Box Office: 'Furiosa' Aims for $40 Million-Plus Debut, 'The Garfield Movie' Targets $30 Million Over Holiday Weekend". Variety. Retrieved May 24, 2024.