Kubo and the Two Strings
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Kubo mesmerizes the people in his village with his magical gift for spinning wild tales with origami.When he accidentally summons an evil spirit seeking vengeance, Kubo is forced to go on a quest to solve the mystery of his fallen samurai father and his mystical weaponry, as well as discover his own magical powers.
- Director
- Travis Knight
- Worldwide
- $76M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
18 billed performers
Story overview
What It's About
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Kubo mesmerizes the people in his village with his magical gift for spinning wild tales with origami. When he accidentally summons an evil spirit seeking vengeance, Kubo is forced to go on a quest to solve the mystery of his fallen samurai father and his mystical weaponry, as well as discover his own magical powers.
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The record
Awards
0 wins · 5 nominations
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 2 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Animated Feature
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Visual Effects
BAFTA Awards
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerBAFTA's Children & Young People Award - Feature Film
Critics' Choice Awards
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerCritics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature
Annie Awards
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerAnnie Award for Best Animated Feature
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Kubo and the Two Strings returned 1.3× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $60M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $76M
- Release date
- Aug 18, 2016
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- MPAA rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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