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The Nut Job
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Peter Lepeniotis
Screenplay by
Lorne Cameron
Peter Lepeniotis
Story by
Daniel Woo
Peter Lepeniotis
Based on
Surly Squirrel by Peter Lepeniotis
Produced by
Woo-Kyung Jung
Graham Moloy
Starring
Will Arnett
Brendan Fraser
Liam Neeson
Katherine Heigl
Stephen Lang
Jeff Dunham
Gabriel Iglesias
Sarah Gadon
Edited by
Paul Hunter
Music by
Paul Intson
Production companies
Endgame Entertainment[1]
Red Rover International[1]
ToonBox Entertainment[1]
Gulfstream Pictures[1]
Distributed by
Open Road Films (United States)[2]
Entertainment One (Canada)
Sidus Pictures (South Korea)
The Weinstein Company (international)[3]
Release dates
January 11, 2014 (2014-01-11) (Los Angeles)
January 17, 2014 (2014-01-17) (United States and Canada)
January 29, 2014 (2014-01-29) (South Korea)
Running time
86 minutes[4][5]
Countries
Canada South Korea[6][7] United States[8]
Language
English
Budget
$30 million[9][10]
Box office
$120.9 million[2]
The Nut Job is a 2014 animated heist comedy film directed by Peter Lepeniotis, who also wrote the film with Lorne Cameron. It stars the voices of Will Arnett, Brendan Fraser, Liam Neeson, Katherine Heigl, Stephen Lang, Jeff Dunham, Gabriel Iglesias, and Sarah Gadon. The film is loosely based on Lepeniotis' 2005 short animated film Surly Squirrel.[11] Produced by Gulfstream Pictures, Redrover International and ToonBox Entertainment,[12] it was released in the United States on January 17, 2014, by Open Road Films.[13] The film received negative reviews, but grossed $120.9 million worldwide against a production budget of $30 million.
A sequel titled The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature was released on August 11, 2017.
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^"The Nut Job (2014) - Financial Information - The Numbers". The Numbers. Archived from the original on October 16, 2022. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
^Cunningham, Todd (January 20, 2014). "How 'The Nut Job' Cracked 'Frozen's' Grip on Family Box Office (Video)". The Wrap. Todd Cunningham. Archived from the original on October 16, 2022. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
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