James and the Giant Peach
Adventures this big don't grow on trees.
When the young orphan boy James spills a magic bag of crocodile tongues, he finds himself in possession of a giant peach that flies him away to strange lands.
- Director
- Henry Selick
- Signature
- Wonder · Action · Craft
- Worldwide
- $29M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
18 billed performers
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
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Story overview
What It's About
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When the young orphan boy James spills a magic bag of crocodile tongues, he finds himself in possession of a giant peach that flies him away to strange lands.
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The record
Awards
1 win · 3 nominations
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score
Annecy Cristal for a Feature Film
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerAnnecy Cristal for a Feature Film
Annie Awards
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerAnnie Award for Best Animated Feature
The numbers
Box Office & Release
James and the Giant Peach returned 0.8× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $38M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $29M
- Release date
- Apr 12, 1996
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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