Sing (2016 American film)
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Garth Jennings Christophe Lourdelet |
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| Written by | Garth Jennings |
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| Music by | Joby Talbot |
| Edited by | Gregory Perler |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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108 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $75 million |
| Box office | $626.4 million |
Sing is a 2016 American 3D computer-animated musical comedy film produced by Illumination Entertainment. It was directed and written by Garth Jennings and co-directed by Christophe Lourdelet,Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane, Scarlett Johansson, John C. Reilly, Taron Egerton and Tori Kelly star as a group of anthropomorphic animals that enter a singing competition, hosted by a koala hoping to save his theater.
The film includes more than 60 songs from famous artists and also has an original song by Stevie Wonder and Ariana Grande called "Faith", which was nominated for a Golden Globe. It was released by Universal Pictures on December 21, 2016, and has grossed $625 million worldwide. Along with The Secret Life of Pets, it marked the first time that Illumination Entertainment released two feature films in the same year.
A sequel has been announced for a release on Christmas in 2020.
In a world of anthropomorphic animals, koala Buster Moon owns a theater, having been interested in show business since his father took him to his first music show as a child. Following financial problems brought up by the bank representative Judith, he tells his wealthy friend Eddie that he will host a singing competition with a prize of $1,000. But Buster's assistant, Ms. Crawley, accidentally appends two extra zeroes, and the promotional fliers showing $100,000 are blown out of Buster's office into the city streets.
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