LAIKA’s 15th Anniversary Newly Remastered 3D Coraline Passes $51M in Global Box Office Since August 15th Theatrical Re-Release
September 09 2024 - 12:41PM
Business Wire
Since its re-release on August 15th, LAIKA’s acclaimed 2009
stop-motion animated film Coraline has garnered over $51M at the
global box office through this weekend. In partnership with Fathom
in the US and Trafalgar Releasing internationally, the film is
offered in stunning, newly remastered 3D as well as 2D formats.
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The 15th anniversary Coraline showings also include an early
glimpse of LAIKA’s upcoming film, Wildwood, making it the must-see
film event of the summer.
Weekend numbers* for Coraline show an additional $1,314,105 in
domestic box office for a cume of $32.5M. Across international
markets, the film picked up an additional $672,608 for the weekend.
This brings the international tally to $18.7M for a global sum of
$51.3M since its re-release on August 15th. In many territories,
the 15th anniversary re-release exceeded the original 2009 box
office.
Additional markets continue to come on board for the re-release
including France (11/1-11/30) and Italy (10/31-11/30).
“Everyone at LAIKA is elated by the global success of the
Coraline re-release,” said David Burke, LAIKA’s Chief Marketing
& Operations Officer. “In addition to becoming Fathom’s
highest-grossing release in the US, Coraline set box office records
in multiple international territories, including the UK and Mexico,
through our partnership with Trafalgar Releasing. We’re humbled by
the millions of fans around the world who came out to experience
Coraline in dazzling remastered 3D on the big screen this summer,
making the 15th anniversary a cultural phenomenon.
“Many thanks to our partners Fathom and Trafalgar Releasing –
and to the legions of loyal fans – for helping cement Coraline’s
reputation as a timeless movie masterpiece, one that will be
enjoyed for generations to come,” Burke added.
Coraline is a wondrous and thrilling, fun and suspenseful
animated adventure. Coraline was written and directed by
stop-motion auteur Henry Selick (The Nightmare Before Christmas,
Wendell & Wild) and stars Dakota Fanning, Ian McShane, Teri
Hatcher, Keith David, John Hodgman, and British comedy duo Dawn
French and Jennifer Saunders. The film was nominated for the Oscar®
and Golden Globe; won the Cristal Award at Annecy and was named one
of the best films of the year by AFI. It won three Annie Awards for
Best Music, Character Design and Production Design.
11-year-old Coraline Jones (Fanning) is feisty, curious, and
intrepid beyond her years. She and her parents (Hatcher, Hodgman)
have just relocated from Michigan to Oregon. Missing her friends
and finding her parents to be distracted by their work, Coraline
tries to find some excitement in her new environment but seriously
doubts that her new home can provide anything truly intriguing to
her. But when she walks through a secret door in her living room
and ventures down an eerie passageway, she discovers an alternate
version of her life and existence. On the surface, this parallel
reality is similar to her real life – only much better. The adults,
including the solicitous Other Mother (Hatcher), seem much more
welcoming to her. Even the mysterious Cat (David) now regards her
as the center of attention. She begins to think that this Other
World might be where she belongs. But when her wondrously
off-kilter, fantastical visit turns dangerous and Other Mother
schemes to keep her there, Coraline musters all of her
resourcefulness, determination, and bravery to get back home – and
save her family.
For ticket information, visit www.coraline.com.
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About LAIKA
LAIKA was founded in 2005 in Oregon by President & CEO
Travis Knight. The studio’s five films Coraline (2009), ParaNorman
(2012), The Boxtrolls (2014), Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) and
Missing Link (2019) have all been nominated for the Academy Award®
for Outstanding Animated Feature. Kubo and the Two Strings won the
BAFTA® Award for Best Animated Film and received an additional
Oscar® nomination for Visual Effects. Missing Link was awarded the
Golden Globe® for Best Animated Film. LAIKA was awarded a
Scientific and Technology Oscar® in 2016 for its innovation in 3D
printing. LAIKA is currently in production on its next animated
film Wildwood. The studio is developing the animated feature films
The Night Gardener, from an original idea by Bill Dubuque, creator
of the hit series Ozark, and Piranesi, based on the NYT bestselling
novel by Susanna Clarke. LAIKA has launched a Live Action
subsidiary with a range of projects in development including
feature films based on the action thriller novel Seventeen by
screenwriter John Brownlow and the original script Crumble, written
and directed by Brian Duffield with Phil Lord and Chris Miller
producing. www.laika.com
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