The Emoji Movie
A multi‑expressional emoji named Gene sets out to become a standard, single‑expression icon, but must race through the chaotic apps of a smartphone with his friends to stop a system reset that threatens to erase their entire digital world.
“An adventure beyond words.”
Synopsis
Gene, an emoji with multiple expressions, embarks on a journey to become a standard emoji.
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A crew of 166+ 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 William J CaparellaShot by Kevin EstradaScored by Patrick DoyleDesigned by Carlos ZaragozaSound by Deb Adair
Box Office
2017 · 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
$216.9M
US & Canada: $86.1M — 40% of worldwide · International: $130.8M (60%)
Opening weekend: $24.5M — 28% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $37.1M — 43% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 4,075 theaters
Also known as
- Emoji: Der Filmde
- Emoji Movieen
- Emojimovie: Express Yourselfes
- Le Monde secret des Emojisfr
- Emoji - Accendi le emozioniit
- (Bulgarian)Емоджи: Филмът
Release dates around the world5 countries · showhide
- IsraelJul 27, 2017
- CanadaJul 28, 2017
- United StatesJul 28, 2017
- South KoreaAug 2, 2017
- ChileAug 3, 2017
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Cast & Crew
166 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Supporting cast
50Tati Gabrielle
as Addie
Jude Kouyate
as Poop Jr. 'PJ
Jeffrey Ross
as Internet Troll
Hunter March
as Hysterical Laughter
Tony Leondis
as Laughter, Broom, Pizza
Melissa Sturm
as Angel, Phone Store Employee
Eric Siegel
as Reggie Ram Tech
Sean Giambrone
as Travis
Timothy Durkin
as Mr. Schnoebelen
Liam Aiken
as Ronnie Ram Tech
Wendell Brooks
as Ram Tech Bouncer
Tarek Bishara
as Fist Bump, Thumbs Up
Kevin Chamberlin
as Gavel
Will Townsend
as Rocket
Adam Brown
as Flashlight, Trojan Soldier
Joe Whyte
as Red Wagon
Conrad Vernon
as Trojan Horse
William J Caparella
as Alien
Kate Gorney
as Heart Eyes
Rich Dietl
as Nerd Emoji
Derek Mio
as Elephant
Paige Eileen Caparella
as Cat Heart Eyes
Carlos Alazraqui
as Additional Voices
Keith Anthony
as Additional Voices
Eric Bauza
as Additional Voices
Bob Bergen
as Additional Voices
David Boat
as Additional Voices
John Cramer
as Additional Voices
Elizabeth Daily
as Additional Voices
Debi Derryberry
as Additional Voices
Terri Douglas
as Additional Voices
Keith Ferguson
as Additional Voices
Jess Harnell
as Additional Voices
Amy Hill
as Additional Voices
Gordon James
as Additional Voices
John Kassir
as Additional Voices
Josh Keaton
as Additional Voices
Phil Lamarr
as Additional Voices
Mona Marshall
as Additional Voices
Scott Menville
as Additional Voices
Max Mittelman
as Additional Voices
Laraine Newman
as Additional Voices
Alicyn Packard
as Additional Voices
Paul Pape
as Additional Voices
Tara Strong
as Additional Voices
Fred Tatasciore
as Additional Voices
Jessika Van
as Additional Voices
Diamond White
as Additional Voices
Debra Wilson
as Additional Voices
Matthew Wood
as Additional Voices
Directors
1Writers
8Bryan Andrews
storyboard artist
Constance Buccafurri
storyboard artist
Didier Ah Koon
storyboard artist
Eric Siegel
Writer, Writers, screenplay by and, story by
Ian Abando
storyboard artist
John Hoffman
Writer, additional screenplay material
Mike White
Writer, Writers, screenplay by
Tony Leondis
Writer, Writers, screenplay by &, story by &
Producers
7Ben Waisbren
Producers, executive producer
Daniel Hawley
digital intermediate producer
John Kreidman
co-producer
Julie Groll
digital producer (as Julie M. Groll)
Lisa Bechard
Producers, digital producer: Sony Pictures Imageworks (as Lisa Jacqueline Bechard)
Michelle Raimo
Producer, Producers
Theresa Bentz
associate producer
Other crew
97John Butiu
3d visual development artist
Ivan Bilancio
additional editor
John Bryant
additional editor
Joyce Arrastia
additional editor
Conrad Vernon
additional sequences directed by
Terri Douglas
adr voice casting
Paige Berezay
animation coordinator: Sony Picture Imageworks
Claire Are
animator
Julie Bernier Gosselin
animator
Kiran Jay Babla
animator
Samer Bayoumi
animator
David Badgerow
animator / senior animator
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