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Released
2011 · FILM

Puss in Boots

A roguish feline hero on the run must outwit a murderous duo and a cunning rival thief to steal magical beans that could restore his lost honor and unlock legendary treasure.

“Live for danger. Fight for justice. Pray for mercy.”

Directed by
Chris Miller, Chris Miller Nm1844237
Written by
Tom Wheeler, Brian Lynch
Rated
MPA · PG
Runtime
90 min
ActionAdventureAnimation

Synopsis

Before his famous encounter with Shrek, Puss in Boots, a skilled fighter, charming lover, and notorious outlaw, embarks on a heroic journey. Joining forces with the tough and street-smart Kitty Softpaws and the clever yet unpredictable Humpty Dumpty, he sets out to save his town. This is the story of The Cat, The Myth, The Legend... The Boots.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 27

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

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 Erika DapkewiczScored by Henry JackmanDesigned by Guillaume Aretos

Box Office

2011 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 4.3× 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

$555.0M

Budget$130.0M
Worldwide gross$555.0M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $149.3M — 27% of worldwide · International: $405.7M (73%)

Opening weekend: $34.1M — 23% of its US run.

Peak 3,952 theaters

Full synopsis

Also known as

  • Der gestiefelte Katerde
  • El gato con botases
  • Le Chat pottéfr
  • Il gatto con gli stivaliit

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