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Frozen is a 2013 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. Produced by Peter Del Vecho, the film was directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee from a screenplay by Lee. The directors co-wrote the story with Shane Morris, drawing inspiration from Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen". It stars the voices of Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, Jonathan Groff, and Santino Fontana. Frozen follows Princess Anna as she teams up with Kristoff, Sven, and Olaf to find her estranged sister Elsa, whose icy powers have inadvertently trapped their kingdom in eternal winter. Thematically, it explores feminism and sisterly bonds over romance, breaking traditional gender norms and Disney fairytale conventions.
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Screenplay by | Jennifer Lee |
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Produced by | Peter Del Vecho |
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Cinematography | Mohit Kallianpur |
Edited by | Jeff Draheim |
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Layouts by | Scott Beattie |
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Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
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Running time | 102 minutes[2] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $150 million[3][4] |
Box office | $1.285 billion[4] |
Development began after the film's executive producer John Lasseter, who was intrigued by Disney's earlier unsuccessful attempts to adapt "The Snow Queen", successfully persuaded Buck to join the project. Buck wanted to explore a fresh perspective on true love rather than Disney's traditional prince and princess narrative. The story underwent extensive rewriting and testing, leading to a final version that emphasized the bond between Anna and Elsa and the themes of love and sacrifice. During animation and cinematography, emphasis was placed on creating realistic and engaging snow and elements. Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez wrote the songs, and Christophe Beck composed the score.
Frozen premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on November 19, 2013, and went into its general theatrical release on November 27. It received generally positive reviews from critics and garnered many accolades, including the Best Original Song ("Let It Go") and Best Animated Feature at the 86th Academy Awards. The film grossed a total of $1.285 billion in worldwide box office revenue and became the highest-grossing animated film at the time, the highest-grossing film of 2013 and finished its theatrical run as the fifth-highest-grossing film of all time. Frozen became a popular culture phenomenon with its songs, characters, storytelling elements, and appeal to a general audience. Its popularity inspired the creation of a franchise, which included an animated short in 2015, an animated featurette in 2017, and a feature-length sequel, Frozen II, in 2019.