Bolt
A beloved TV‑star dog who thinks his superpowers are real must choose between staying locked on the fake crime‑fighting set that keeps him famous or escaping to a normal life, while his young owner fights to protect both their freedoms.
“Fully Awesome.”
Synopsis
Bolt is the star of the biggest show in Hollywood. The only problem is, he thinks it
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A crew of 185+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Tim MertensShot by Scott BeattieScored by John PowellSound by Frank Eulner
Box Office
2008 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 2.1× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$310.0M
US & Canada: $114.1M — 37% of worldwide · International: $195.9M (63%)
Opening weekend: $26.2M — 23% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $40.3M — 35% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 3,651 theaters
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Also known as
- Bolt – Ein Hund für alle Fällede
- Volt, star malgré luifr
- Bolt - Un eroe a quattro zampeit
- (Bulgarian)Гръм
Release dates around the world3 countries · showhide
- United StatesNov 17, 2008
- CanadaNov 21, 2008
- PhilippinesNov 26, 2008
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Cast & Crew
185 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Supporting cast
41Chloe Grace Moretz
as Young Penny (voice)
Randy Savage
as Thug
Randy Poffo
as Thug (voice)
Ronn Moss
as Dr. Forrester (voice)
Grey Delisle
as Penny's Mom (voice)
Sean Donnellan
as Penny's TV Dad (voice)
Lino Disalvo
as Vinnie (voice)
Todd Cummings
as Joey (voice)
Tim Mertens
as Bobby (voice)
Kelly Hoover
as Ester (voice)
Brian Stepanek
as Martin (voice)
Jeff Bennett
as Lloyd (voice)
Daran Norris
as Louie (voice)
John Dimaggio
as Saul (voice)
Jenny Lewis
as Assistant Director (voice)
Anne Lockhart
as Additional Voices (voice)
Phil Lamarr
as Additional Voices (voice)
June Christopher
as Additional Voices (voice)
Christin Ciaccio Briggs
as Additional Voices (voice)
David Cowgill
as Additional Voices (voice)
Terri Douglas
as Additional Voices (voice)
Jackie Gonneau
as Additional Voices (voice)
Nathan Greno
as Additional Voices (voice)
Holly Kane
Forrest Iwaszewski
as Additional Voices (voice)
Holly Kaneko
as Additional Voices (voice)
Daniel Kaz
as Additional Voices (voice)
Dara Mcgarry
as Additional Voices (voice)
Scott Menville
as Additional Voices (voice)
Jonathan Nichols Navarro
as Additional Voices (voice)
Paul Pape
as Additional Voices (voice)
Lynwood Robinson
as Additional Voices (voice)
Karen Ryan
as Additional Voices (voice)
Karen Ryan Nm2350901
Tara Strong
as Additional Voices (voice)
Pepper Sweeney
as Additional Voices (voice)
Joe Whyte
as Additional Voices (voice)
Chris Williams
as Additional Voices (voice)
Chris Williams Nm0930261
Stephen J Anderson
as Additional Voices (voice)
Mile Kekin
as Rudi
Directors
3Writers
12Chris Williams
Writer
Chris Williams Nm0930261
Writer, Writers, screenplay by
Dan Fogelman
Writer, Writers, screenplay by and
Daniel Chong
storyboard artist
Ed Gombert
storyboard artist
James Fujii
storyboard artist
Michael Labash
storyboard artist
Nathan Greno
head of story
Paul Briggs
storyboard artist
Phillip Andrade
additional story artist (as Phil Andrade)
Stephen J Anderson
additional story artist (as Stephen Anderson)
Susan Jones
production department manager: story
Producers
5Other crew
126Terri Douglas
adr group voice casting
Michael Aretsky
adr trailer & pnc engineering
Brett Achorn
animation technology strike team
David A Aguilar
animation technology strike team (as David Aguilar)
Cinzia Angelini
animator
James Baker
animator
Jason Anastas
animator
Lindsay Andrus
animator (as Lindsay Vander Galien)
Paul A Felix
as Paul Felix
Anthony F Rocco
assistant editor (as Anthony Rocco)
David J Chung
assistant editor (as Dave Chung)
John W Wheeler
assistant editor (as John Wheeler)
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