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Released
2003 · FILM

Brother Bear

Kenai, a young Alaska tribesman who receives the bear totem he despises, must confront his prejudice and prove his manhood when a grizzly bear he once wronged returns seeking revenge.

“See through another’s eyes, feel through another's heart, and discover the meaning of brotherhood.”

Directed by
Aaron Blaise, Robert Walker
Written by
Tab Murphy, Lorne Cameron
Rated
MPA · G
Runtime
85 min
AdventureAnimationComedy
Streaming on
  • Disney+

Synopsis

When an impulsive boy named Kenai is magically transformed into a bear, he must literally walk in another

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 211+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Tim MertensShot by John DerderianScored by Phil CollinsSound by Richard L Anderson

Box Office

2003 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 2.0× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$250.4M

Budget$128.0M
Worldwide gross$250.4M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $85.3M — 34% of worldwide · International: $165.1M (66%)

Opening weekend: $292K — 0% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $398K — 0% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 2 theaters

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • Bärenbrüderde
  • Frère des oursfr
  • Koda, fratello orsoit
Release dates around the world3 countries · show
  • United StatesSep 21, 2003
  • CanadaNov 1, 2003
  • ArgentinaDec 4, 2003

Companies

ProductionWalt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida

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