The Lorax
Twelve-year-old Ted Wiggins embarks on a quest to find a real tree for his love Audrey, uncovering a hidden environmental catastrophe and confronting the truth behind his artificial world through the haunting tale of the Once-ler.
“Meet the original force of nature.”
Synopsis
A 12-year-old boy embarks on a quest to find the one thing that will help him win the affection of the girl he admires. In his search, he uncovers the story of the Lorax, a grumpy yet endearing creature who stands up to protect his world.
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A crew of 41+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Claire DodgsonScored by John PowellDesigned by Yarrow Cheney
Box Office
2012 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 5.0× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$349.3M
US & Canada: $214.2M — 61% of worldwide · International: $135.2M (39%)
Opening weekend: $70.2M — 33% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $82.9M — 39% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 3,729 theaters
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Also known as
- Der Loraxde
- Dr. Seuss - The Loraxen
- The Loraxen
- Le Loraxfr
- Lorax - Il guardiano della forestait
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Cast & Crew
41 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Zac Efron
as Ted
Danny Devito
as The Lorax (voice)
Taylor Swift
as Audrey
Ed Helms
as Once-ler (voice)
Rob Riggle
as Mr. Aloysius O'Hare (voice)
Betty White
as Grammy Norma
Jenny Slate
as Mrs. Wiggins (voice)
Nasim Pedrad
as Once-ler's Mom
Joel Swetow
as 1st Marketing Guy
Michael Beattie
as 2nd Marketing Guy
Elmarie Wendel
as Aunt Grizelda (voice)
Dave B Mitchell
as 1st Commercial Guy (voice)
Supporting cast
19Dempsey Pappion
as 2nd Commercial Guy (voice)
Danny Cooksey
as Brett / Chet (voice)
Stephen Tobolowsky
as Uncle Ubb (voice)
Chris Renaud
as Forest Animals (voice)
Sherry Lynn
as Additional Voices (voice)
Mickie Mcgowan
as Additional Voices (voice)
Jack Angel
as Additional Voices (voice)
Bob Bergen
as Additional Voices (voice)
Debi Derryberry
as Additional Voices (voice)
Danny Mann
as Additional Voices (voice)
Fletcher Sheridan
as Cy (voice)
John Cygan
as Additional Voices (voice)
Bill Farmer
as Additional Voices (voice)
Jess Harnell
as Additional Voices (voice)
Mona Marshall
as Additional Voices (voice)
Laraine Newman
as Additional Voices (voice)
Jan Rabson
as Additional Voices (voice)
Claira Nicole Titman
as Additional Voices (voice)
Jim Ward
as Additional Voices (voice)
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