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Movie Info
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Director -
Peter Lord -
Producer -
David Sproxton , Julie Lockhart -
Screenwriter -
Gideon Defoe -
Distributor -
Sony Pictures Entertainment -
Production Co -
Aardman Animations -
Rating -
PG (Rude Humor|Mild Action|Some Language) -
Genre -
Kids & Family , Adventure , Comedy , Animation -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Apr 27, 2012, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Aug 28, 2012 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$375.9K -
Runtime -
1h 28m -
Sound Mix -
Datasat , SDDS , Dolby Digital
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