Zoom (2006 film)
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Zoom (also known as Zoom: Academy for Superheroes) is a 2006 American superhero comedy film directed by Peter Hewitt and written by Adam Rifkin and David Berenbaum. Based upon the children's book Amazing Adventures from Zoom's Academy by Jason Lethcoe,[4] the film stars Tim Allen, Courteney Cox, Chevy Chase, Spencer Breslin, and Rip Torn. It features a former superhero who is dragged into training four superpowered youths to become superheroes and combat an approaching threat.
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Directed by | Peter Hewitt |
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Story by | Adam Rifkin |
Based on | Amazing Adventures from Zoom's Academy by Jason Lethcoe |
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Cinematography | David Tattersall |
Edited by | Lawrence Jordan |
Music by | Christophe Beck |
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Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
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Running time | 88 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $75.6 million[2] |
Box office | $12.5 million[3] |
Released theatrically on August 11, 2006 by Columbia Pictures, the film was panned by critics and it underperformed at the box office, earning $12.5 million on a $75.6 million budget. Zoom was nominated for one Razzie Award, Worst Actor for Tim Allen (who was also nominated for The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause and The Shaggy Dog), but he lost to Marlon and Shawn Wayans for Little Man (also produced by Columbia Pictures and Revolution Studios). Zoom was released on DVD on February 13, 2007 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.