The Emoji Movie is a 2017 American computer-animated science fiction comedy film based on emoji faces, smileys, and graphics used in electronic messages; produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. Directed by Tony Leondis, who wrote it with Eric Siegel and Mike White, the film stars the voices of T.J. Miller, James Corden, Anna Faris, Maya Rudolph, Steven Wright, Jennifer Coolidge, Christina Aguilera, Sofía Vergara, Sean Hayes, and Patrick Stewart. In the film, Gene, a multi-expressional emoji who lives in a teenager's smartphone, sets out on a journey to become a normal meh emoji like his parents. The Emoji Movie premiered on July 23, 2017, at the Regency Village Theatre and was theatrically released in the United States on July 28, 2017.
Director | Tony Leondis |
Produced by | Michelle Raimo Kouyate |
Screenplay by | Tony Leondis, Eric Siegel, Mike White |
Story by | Tony Leondis, Eric Siegel |
Based on | Emojis |
Starring | T.J. Miller, James Corden, Anna Faris, Maya Rudolph, Steven Wright, Jennifer Coolidge, Christina Aguilera, Sofía Vergara, Sean Hayes, Patrick Stewart |
Music | Patrick Doyle |
Edited by | William J. Caparella |
Production, company | Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation |
Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
Released | July 23, 2017 (Regency Village Theatre), July 28, 2017 (United States) |
Running time | 86 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $50 million |
Box office | $217.8 million |
Netflix ID | 80121840 |
About The Emoji Movie
An Emoji with multiple personality traits attempts to become a regular emoji with only one overriding personality trait.
Achievement of The Emoji Movie
Actor Ilana Glazer, from Broad City, was originally cast to play Jailbreak but the role was later given to Anna Faris.
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Latest information about The Emoji Movie updated on July 28 2021.