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A Monster Calls

A Monster Calls

Oct 7, 2016
108 min
FantasyAdventureFamily
7.3/ 10
3,466 votes

Overview

12-year-old Conor encounters an ancient tree monster who proceeds to help him cope with his mother's terminal illness and being bullied in school.

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TMDB
7.3/10
3,466 votes
IMDB
7.4/10
97,272 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
86%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
76/100
Metascore

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$43,000,000Production cost
Box Office$47,309,313Worldwide gross
Profit$4,309,313Profitable
ROI
+10.0%Return on investment
US Box Office$3,740,823Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

39 wins & 57 nominations total

Details

Production information

"Stories are wild creatures."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$43,000,000

Revenue

$47,309,313

Production Companies

River Road EntertainmentParticipantApaches FilmsLa TriniA Monster CallsTelecinco Cinema

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