Crystal

Crystal is 2008 American 3D computer animated musical fantasy comedy film produced by 20th Century Fox Animation and distributed by 20 Century Fox. It is 1 installment in Crystal Franchise. Directed by Mike Minchin and directed by Phil Anderson, film stars voices of Avril Lavigne, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Christine Baranski, Wayne Brady, Ian McKellen, Megan Mullally, Sam Elliott, with Whoopi Goldberg, and Ricky Gervais. Film follow story of lost and mysterious young girl with magical powers who really wish to leave her own secluded tower to find better and lively place. Against her mother, she accept aid of young man to take her out into the world which she has never seen and fall in love with him along way.

Crystal premiere at Grauman Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California on November 11, 2008, and was release in US on November 26, 2008. Film was critical and commercial success, earning acclaim from film critics and audiences and earn $5 million worldwide. It was nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score at 81 Academy Awards, but lost to WALL E. Success of Crystal launch multimedia franchise and series of 3 sequels, starting with Coming Of Darkness. Film success has also inspired other merchandise, including video games and TV series.

Plot
Long ago, magical crystal in dark cave later became blue flower fully capable of magnificent powers. Soldiers from nearby village take flower to secret palace, where woman use it to be cured from illness she currently has. Short afterwards, woman give birth to Crystal, where she is born with magical powers from flower. However, village is then attack by evil anthropomorphic dragon name Walsmoke, where woman then sacrificed herself put Crystal in small basket in large river, luring Walsmoke forces away from her.

Later, basket head towards kingdom, where Queen of kingdom, find basket, and raises Crystal as princess of kingdom. Old woman name Valerie, then discover Crystal magical powers, where she abducts baby and raises as her own daughter in isolated tower. On eve of her birthday, Crystal, find numerous way to keep herself enter during day while Valerie is away. However, she long to explore outside world and see how she got her power when she was born. Crystal request to leave her tower and explore outside world, but Valerie refuses, claim that outside world is danger place. Accident prone peasant Jake Turner, tries to catch escaping pig from farm, where chase cause to destroy kingdom marketplace, causing him to get banished from kingdom. Jake find more trouble in forest where he is chase by thieves before inadvertently discover tower. Jake is knock out by Crystal use cook pan to knock him out.

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Cast

 * Avril Lavigne as Crystal, a young woman with magical powers.
 * Fatima Serenity Minchin as young Crystal
 * Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Jake Turner, an accident-prone yet brave and clever peasant who someday wants to become a warrior like his father. He is also Crystal's love interest and later boyfriend.
 * Will Shadley as young Jake
 * Christine Baranski as Valerie, Crystal's abusive and adopted mother who never lets her be free from her home.
 * Wayne Brady as Niko, Crystal's talkative and wise-cracking pet raccoon.
 * Ian McKellen as Walsmoke, an evil anthropomorphic dragon who is out for the destruction of the kingdom of Nuxvar.
 * Megan Mullally as Queen Lingla, the queen of Nuxvar.
 * Whoopi Goldberg as Bonia, a forest troll.
 * Sam Elliott as Wareeka, the leader of the forest trolls who knows about Crystal's magic.
 * Brad Garrett as Riganto, a strong thug who befriends Crystal.
 * Ricky Gervais as Thriku, an giant treasure-hoarding iguana who lives in the Cave of Monsters.

Additional Voices

 * Matt Adler
 * Steve Alterman
 * Phil Anderson
 * Greg Baglia
 * Maggie Baird
 * Jared Brady
 * June Christopher
 * Brad Cuddyer
 * Holly Dorff
 * Richard Epcar
 * Johnny Gidcomb
 * Jeremy Glazer
 * Mike Gomez
 * Emily Hester
 * Michael Hodge
 * John Kassir
 * Nick Kenway
 * Luisa Leschin
 * Susan Leslie
 * Hope Levy
 * Ryan Marshall
 * Phillip Melton
 * Scott Menville
 * Mike Minchin
 * Randall Montgomery
 * Heidi Brook Myers
 * Paul Pape
 * Devika Parikh
 * Courtney Peldon
 * Philip Proctor
 * Al Rodrigo
 * Justin Shenkarow
 * Jason Grant Smith
 * Fred Tatasciore
 * Dean Wein
 * Claudette Wells

Development
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Writing
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Casting
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Animation
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Music
Official soundtrack for film was release on November 25, 2008 by Varese Sarabande. Songs were written by Alan Menken and Marc Shaiman, while score was written by Menken.

Marketing

 * Exclusive 35 second teaser trailer was release and was attached in front of theatrical release of Kate And Chris (2007) on September 28, 2007.
 * Another teaser trailer was release on March 14, 2008, and was shown before Horton Hears Who, Nim Island, Wild Forest, and Prince Caspian.
 * 1 official theatrical trailer was release on June 6, 2008, and was shown before Kung Fu Panda, WALL E, Journey To Center Of Earth, Meet Dave, Space Chimps, and Clone Wars.
 * 2 theatrical trailer was release on October 3, 2008, and was shown before Beverly Hills Chihuahua, City Of Ember, Escape Africa, and Bolt.
 * TV spots began to air in November 2008.

This film was plan on to be accompanied by promo campaign from Burger King. But it was scrap after their contract with 20 Century Fox expired, lead studio to shift accompanied promo campaigns to McDonald's.

Theatrical
Crystal had it US premiere on November 11, 2008, at Grauman Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California. It was theatrically release on November 26, 2008, in US. Film was digitally mastered into IMAX DMR and release to 170 North American IMAX theatres, and approximately 60 IMAX theatres outside NA.

Home media
Crystal was release on DVD and Blu ray in UK and US on March 3, 2009. It was later release in UK and US on DVD, Blu ray and Blu ray 3D on May 26, 2009. As of July 26, 2011, units sold for DVD stand at more than 6 million copies and has grossed $1. Crystal was release on Digital HD and 4K Ultra HD Blu ray on September 3, 2019.

Box office
In US, Crystal was release during week. Film play in 3,85 theaters and was also play in 100 IMAX theaters nationwide. It earn $10 million on it open Wednesday, break record for largest Thanksgiving Wednesday open, record previously held by Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Toy Story 2, before being surpassed by Walt Disney Animation Studios Tangled in 2010. In it 1 week of release, it earn $6.4 million, finish 1 at box office. It marked highest grossing open for Blue Sky Studios Fox 3D computer animated film at time. Over holiday period, it tall $72.9 million, again finish in 1. During it 2 week, Crystal declined 100% to $22.7 million, although it remained in 1 place at box office. Film was overtaken by Fox own Day Earth Stood Still in it 3 week, while grossing $19.3 million, finish 2. Film later close on April 23, 2009, earn $20,29,079 in NA, and $303,85,629 in other countries, for worldwide total of $505,13,708.

Critical response
Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 100% of critics gave film positive review, based on 167 reviews from professional critics, with overall rating average of 7.1 10. Website critical consensus states, Boasting funny animation, script with surprising dramatic, and magical sequences, Crystal is must see choice for whole family. On Metacritic, film has weighted average rating of 77 based on 33 reviews from critics, indicating generally favorable reviews. CinemaScore polls conducted during open week revealed average grade Cinemagoers gave Crystal was A on A to F scale.

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Trailers
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