The Book of Life (2014 film)

The Book of Life
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jorge R. Gutierrez
Produced by	Aaron Berger Brad Booker Guillermo del Toro Carina Schulze
Written by	Jorge R. Gutierrez Doug Langdale
Starring	Diego Luna Zoe Saldana Channing Tatum Christina Applegate Ice Cube Ron Perlman Kate del Castillo
Music by	Gustavo Santaolalla
Edited by	Ahren Shaw
Production company	Reel FX Creative Studios 20th Century Fox Animation
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	October 12, 2014 (2014-10-12) (L.A. Live) October 17, 2014 (2014-10-17) (United States)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$50 million
Box office	$99.8 million

The Book of Life is a 2014 American 3D computer-animated musical fantasy adventure comedy film produced by Reel FX Creative Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Co-written and directed by Jorge R. Gutierrez, it was produced by Aaron Berger, Brad Booker, Guillermo del Toro and Carina Schulze. The film stars the voices of Diego Luna, Zoe Saldana, Channing Tatum, Christina Applegate, Ice Cube, Ron Perlman, and Kate del Castillo. Based on an original idea by Gutierrez, the story follows a bullfighter who, on the Day of the Dead, embarks on an afterlife adventure to fulfill the expectations of his family and friends.

The film premiered in Los Angeles on October 12, 2014, and was theatrically released in the United States on October 17, 2014. It received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Animated Feature Film. The film grossed $99 million on a $50 million budget.

Mary Beth, a museum tour guide, takes a group of school detention students on a secret museum tour, telling them, with wooden figures, the story of a Mexican town called San Angel from the Book of Life, holding every story in the world.

On the Day of the Dead, La Muerte, ruler of the Land of the Remembered, and Xibalba, ruler of the Land of the Forgotten, set a wager for their own worlds after seeing Manolo Sánchez and Joaquín Mondragon competing over María Posada. La Muerte bets on Manolo while Xibalba bets on Joaquín. However, Xibalba cheats by giving Joaquin his Medal of Everlasting Life, granting the wearer invincibility. María frees a herd of captive pigs, resulting her being sent to a boarding school in Spain. Parting ways, Manolo gives her one of the rescued baby pigs, which he named Chuy, and she gives him a guitar engraved with the phrase "Always play from the heart".