Planet 51
Something strange is coming to their planet... Us!
When Earth astronaut Capt.Chuck Baker arrives on Planet 51 -- a world reminiscent of American suburbia circa 1950 -- he tries to avoid capture, recover his spaceship and make it home safely, all with the help of an empathetic little green being.
- Worldwide
- $105M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
20 billed performers
Story overview
What It's About
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When Earth astronaut Capt. Chuck Baker arrives on Planet 51 -- a world reminiscent of American suburbia circa 1950 -- he tries to avoid capture, recover his spaceship and make it home safely, all with the help of an empathetic little green being.
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The record
Awards
1 win · 1 nomination
Ignotus Award for Best Audiovisual Production
1 win
- WinnerIgnotus Award for Best Audiovisual Production
European Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerEuropean Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Planet 51 returned 1.5× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $70M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $105M
- Release date
- Nov 19, 2009
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- MPAA rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- Spain, United Kingdom
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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