The Croods
A cautious caveman must lead his prehistoric family across an uncharted jungle after their home collapses, while his rebellious teen daughter teams up with a quirky outsider to survive bizarre creatures and find a new world.
“The journey begins.”
Synopsis
The prehistoric Croods family lives during a particularly dangerous time. Composed of patriarch Grug, his mate Ugga, teenage daughter Eep, son Thunk, and spirited Gran, they gather food by day and huddle together in a cave at night. When a more evolved caveman named Guy arrives, Grug is initially distrustful, but it soon becomes clear that Guy is correct in his warnings about the impending destruction of their world.
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Edited by Darren T HolmesShot by Kevin EstradaScored by Alan SilvestriDesigned by Christophe LautretteSound by Leff Lefferts
Box Office
2013 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 4.3× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$587.2M
US & Canada: $187.2M — 32% of worldwide · International: $400.0M (68%)
Opening weekend: $43.6M — 23% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $62.2M — 33% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 4,046 theaters
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Also known as
- Die Croodsde
- Los Croodses
- Les Croodsfr
- I Croodsit
- (Alternative Title)Kruds ailəsi 3D
Release dates around the world3 countries · showhide
- GermanyFeb 15, 2013
- MexicoMar 15, 2013
- UruguayMar 15, 2013
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Cast & Crew
129 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Directors
2Writers
11Alessandro Carloni
storyboard artist
Chen Yi Chang
storyboard artist
Chris Sanders
Writer, Writers, screenplay by, story by
John Cleese
Writer, Writers, story by &
Keith Baxter
additional storyboard artist
Kirk Demicco
Writer, Writers, screenplay by &, story by &
Louie Del Carmen
additional storyboard artist
Mike Bell
additional storyboard artist
Robert Briggs
production supervisor: story (as Robert C. Briggs), storyboard artist (as Robert C. Briggs)
Sean P Mullen
storyboard artist (as Sean Mullen)
Sharon Colman
storyboard artist (as Sharon Graham)
Producers
2Other crew
113Marta Martorell
Abuela
Drew Adams
additional animator
Jason Anastas
additional animator
Manuel Almela
additional animator
Jay Banks
additional character effects animator
Erika Dapkewicz
additional editor (as Eric Dapkewicz)
Dustin Anderson
additional effects animator
Glen Ballard
additional keyboards and programming
Chloe Albrecht
adr group
Line Korsgaard Andersen
animation supervisor (as Line K. Andersen) / character lead animator: Eep (as Line K. Andersen)
Paul Duncan
Art Directors
Dominique Louis
as Dominique R. Louis
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