This article is about the film. For the video game based on the film, see Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game. For the soundtrack, see Rise of the Guardians (soundtrack).
Rise of the Guardians
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Peter Ramsey
Screenplay by
David Lindsay-Abaire
Based on
The Guardians of Childhood and The Man in the Moon by William Joyce
Produced by
Christina Steinberg Nancy Bernstein
Starring
Chris Pine Alec Baldwin Hugh Jackman Isla Fisher Jude Law
Edited by
Joyce Arrastia
Music by
Alexandre Desplat
Production company
DreamWorks Animation
Distributed by
Paramount Pictures[1]
Release dates
October 10, 2012 (2012-10-10) (Mill Valley Film Festival)[2]
November 21, 2012 (2012-11-21) (United States)
Running time
97 minutes[3]
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$145 million[4]
Box office
$306.9 million[5]
Rise of the Guardians is a 2012 American animated fantasy action-adventure film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by Peter Ramsey (in his feature directorial debut) from a screenplay by David Lindsay-Abaire, based on the book series The Guardians of Childhood and the short film The Man in the Moon by William Joyce. It stars the voices of Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Jude Law, Isla Fisher, and Hugh Jackman. The film tells a story about Guardians Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny, and the Sandman, who enlist Jack Frost to stop the evil Pitch Black from engulfing the world in darkness in a fight of dreams.
Rise of the Guardians was released in the United States on November 21, 2012. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and audiences, but despite grossing $306.9 million worldwide against a budget of $145 million, it was a disappointment at the box-office and lost the studio an estimated $87 million due to marketing and distribution costs.[6][7] It was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film and the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature.[8]
It was the last DreamWorks Animation film to be distributed by Paramount Pictures. Starting with The Croods in 2013, 20th Century Fox would distribute DreamWorks' films until Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie in 2017. Until the release of Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken in 2023, Rise of the Guardians was previously DreamWorks Animation's biggest box-office bomb.
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