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Released
2010 · FILM

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

A young barn owl kidnapped by a ruthless army must escape a brain‑washing academy, unite with new allies, and find the legendary Guardians before the tyrants plunge their world into darkness.

“On his way to finding a legend...he will become one.”

Directed by
Zack Snyder, David Scott
Written by
Emil Stern, John Orloff
Rated
MPA · PG
Runtime
97 min
ActionAdventureAnimation

Synopsis

When a young owl is kidnapped by an evil owl army, he must flee with new friends and seek out the legendary Guardians to stop the threat.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 168+ 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 David BurrowsShot by David ScottScored by David HirschfelderDesigned by Simon WhiteleySound by Phil Heywood

Box Office

2010 · Box office

⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.8× 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

$140.1M

Budget$80.0M
Worldwide gross$140.1M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $55.7M — 40% of worldwide · International: $84.4M (60%)

Versions & cuts

  • IMAX Version· 101 min

Also known as

  • Die Legende der Wächterde
  • Ga’Hoole: La leyenda de los Guardianeses
  • Le royaume de Ga'Hoole - La légende des gardiensfr
  • Il regno di Ga'Hoole - La leggenda dei guardianiit
  • (French)Le royaume de Ga'Hoole - La légende des gardiens
  • (Bulgarian)Легенда за Пазителите
Release dates around the world5 countries · show
  • IsraelSep 23, 2010
  • South AfricaSep 23, 2010
  • CanadaSep 24, 2010
  • MalaysiaSep 24, 2010
  • PhilippinesSep 24, 2010

Production & Distribution

Production companies
Warner Bros.Village Roadshow PicturesAnimal LogicFortyFour Studios
Distributors
Warner Bros.Warner Bros. PicturesColumbia TriStar Warner Filmes de PortugalInterComFilm
Other companiesApollo Productions / AAR Digital, Big Bang Sound, Buttons Sound, Deluxe Australia

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