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Directed by | Carlos Saldanha |
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Based on | Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson |
Produced by | John Davis |
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Cinematography | Gabriel Beristain |
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Music by | Batu Sener |
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Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
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Running time | 90 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $40 million[2] |
Box office | $32 million[3][4] |
Harold and the Purple Crayon is a 2024 American fantasy comedy film directed by Carlos Saldanha (in his live-action feature-length directorial debut) from a screenplay by David Guion and Michael Handelman, based on the 1955 children's book by Crockett Johnson. Combining live-action and animation, the film stars Zachary Levi, Lil Rel Howery, Benjamin Bottani, Jemaine Clement, Tanya Reynolds, Alfred Molina, and Zooey Deschanel. It serves as a sequel to the original book, with Harold growing up with his magical purple crayon. After he draws himself off the book's pages and into the physical world, Harold finds that he has a lot to learn about real life.
Produced by John Davis through Davis Entertainment in association with TSG Entertainment, the film premiered at Culver City in Los Angeles on July 21, 2024, and was released in the United States by Columbia Pictures through Sony Pictures Releasing on August 2. The film received generally negative reviews from critics and grossed $32 million against a $40 million production budget.