Hop (film)

Hop
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Tim Hill
Screenplay by	Cinco Paul Ken Daurio Brian Lynch
Story by	Cinco Paul Ken Daurio
Produced by	Chris Meledandri Michele Imperato Stabile
Starring	James Marsden Russell Brand Kaley Cuoco Hank Azaria Gary Cole Elizabeth Perkins David Hasselhoff Chelsea Handler Hugh Laurie
Cinematography	Peter Lyons Collister
Edited by	Peter S. Elliot Gregory Perler
Music by	Christopher Lennertz
Production company	Illumination Entertainment[1]
Distributed by	Universal Pictures[1]
Release dates	March 27, 2011 (2011-03-27) (Universal Studios Hollywood) April 1, 2011 (2011-04-01) (United States)
Running time	95 minutes[2]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$63 million[3]
Box office	$183.9 million[3]

Hop is a 2011 American live-action/animated Easter fantasy comedy film produced by Illumination Entertainment, and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film was directed by Tim Hill and produced by Chris Meledandri and Michele Imperato Stabile, from a screenplay written by Brian Lynch and the writing team of Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio, the latter two of whom also conceived the film's story. It stars James Marsden, Russell Brand, Kaley Cuoco, Hank Azaria, Gary Cole, Elizabeth Perkins, David Hasselhoff, Chelsea Handler, and Hugh Laurie, with Tiffany Espensen, Dustin Ybarra, and Hugh Hefner in supporting roles. The film follows a young rabbit who would rather drum in a band than succeed his father as the Easter Bunny, and befriends a human slacker seeking a job.

Hop premiered at Universal Studios Hollywood on March 27, 2011, and was theatrically released in the United States on April 1. It received generally negative reviews from critics. During its theatrical run, the film earned $184 million at the box office, against a budget of $63 million. To date, it is the only Illumination film that combines live-action photography with animation.