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Released
1961 · FILM

One Hundred and One Dalmatians

A talented songwriter’s quiet London life turns chaotic when his mischievous Dalmatian sets him up with a charming neighbor, only for their newborn litter of puppies to attract the covetous Cruella de Vil, forcing the couple to protect their family against her ruthless greed.

“The Canine Caper of the Century”

Directed by
Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske
Written by
Bill Peet, Dodie Smith
Rated
MPA · G
Runtime
79 min
AdventureAnimationComedy

Synopsis

When a litter of Dalmatian puppies is kidnapped by Cruella De Vil's henchmen, the parents embark on a mission to rescue them before she uses them for a sinister fashion design.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 109+ 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 Roy M Brewer JrShot by Ed AustinScored by George BrunsDesigned by Ken AndersonSound by Robert O Cook

Box Office

1961 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 84× 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

$303.0M

Budget$3.6M
Worldwide gross$303.0M
break-even (2.5×)

Re-release box office

19911,825 theaters
$90.0M($218.6M today)
19861,185 theaters
$26.7M($80.5M today)
19851,180 theaters
$13.4M($41.3M today)
Total re-release
$130.2M

Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • (reissue title)101 Dálmatas - La noche de las narices frías
  • 101 Dalmatinerde
  • Pongo und Perditade
  • 101 dálmatases
  • Les 101 Dalmatiensfr
  • La carica dei 101it
  • La carica dei cento e unoit
Release dates around the world5 countries · show
  • United StatesJan 25, 1961
  • CanadaFeb 24, 1961
  • United KingdomMar 31, 1961
  • RussiaApr 17, 1961
  • SpainJul 1, 1961

Production & Distribution

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Walt Disney Animation StudiosWalt Disney Productions

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