Charlotte's Web (2006 film)

Charlotte's Web
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Gary Winick
Screenplay by	Susannah Grant Karey Kirkpatrick
Based on	Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
Produced by	Jordan Kerner
Starring	Julia Roberts Dakota Fanning Steve Buscemi John Cleese Oprah Winfrey Cedric the Entertainer Kathy Bates Reba McEntire Robert Redford Thomas Haden Church André Benjamin
Cinematography	Seamus McGarvey
Edited by	Susan Littenberg Sabrina Plisco
Music by	Danny Elfman
Production companies	Nickelodeon Movies Walden Media The K Entertainment Company
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	December 7, 2006 (2006-12-07) (Australia) December 15, 2006 (2006-12-15) (United States)
Running time	97 minutes
Countries	United States Germany
Language	English
Budget	$85 million[1]
Box office	$150 million

Charlotte's Web is a 2006 fantasy film based on the 1952 novel by E. B. White. Directed by Gary Winick and written by Susannah Grant and Karey Kirkpatrick, it is the second film adaptation of E. B. White's book, and live-action/CGI remake of Paramount's 1973 animated feature film produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The film stars Dakota Fanning, Kevin Anderson, and Beau Bridges, with voices provided by Dominic Scott Kay, Julia Roberts, Steve Buscemi, John Cleese, Oprah Winfrey, Thomas Haden Church, André Benjamin, Cedric the Entertainer, Kathy Bates, Reba McEntire, Robert Redford, and Sam Shepard as the narrator. Danny Elfman composed the film's score.

Produced by Walden Media, Jordan Kerner's The K Entertainment Company and Nickelodeon Movies, the film premiered in Australia on December 7, 2006 and was released theatrically by Paramount Pictures on December 15, 2006 in the United States. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics, yet was only modestly commercially successful. It grossed $83 million at the US box office and $61 million elsewhere for a worldwide total of $144 million against an $85 million budget, as well as grossing an additional $95.2 million in home media sales.^[2]