Migration Movie Details:
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Animated, Adventure, Comedy |
| Release Date | October 19, 2023 (VIEW Conference) December 22, 2023 (United States) |
| Running Time | 1hr 23min |
| Age rating | PG |
| Cast | Kumail Nanjiani Elizabeth Banks Keegan-Michael Key Awkwafina Danny DeVito |
| Directed by | Benjamin Renner |
| Story by | Mike White Benjamin Renner |
| Screenplay by | Mike White |
| Produced by | Chris Meledandri |
| Edited by | Christian Gazal |
| Music by | John Powell |
| Production Company | Illumination |
| Distributor | Universal Pictures |
Migration Movie Voice Cast and Characters:
- Kumail Nanjiani as Mack Mallard, the anxious father of Dax and Gwen and husband of Pam
- Elizabeth Banks as Pam Mallard, the daring and quick-witted mother of Dax and Gwen and wife of Mack
- Keegan-Michael Key as Delroy, a homesick Jamaican-accented Scarlet macaw locked away in a restaurant in Manhattan
- Awkwafina as Chump, the one-footed leader of a New York City pigeon gang
- Carol Kane as Erin, a great blue heron whom the Mallards befriend on their journey
- David Mitchell as GooGoo, an American Pekin who is the yogic leader of a duck farm
- Isabela Merced as Kim, a duck whose family is heading to Jamaica
- Caspar Jennings as Dax Mallard, Mack and Pam’s confident and restless preteen son
- Tresi Gazal as Gwen Mallard, Mack and Pam’s innocent and lovable daughter
- Danny DeVito as Uncle Dan, Mack’s curmudgeonly, adventure-averse uncle and Dax and Gwen’s great uncle
Storyline:
A family of mallards convince their over-protective father to go on the vacation of a lifetime as they attempt to migrate from New England, through New York City, and to the Bahamas.
Migration Movie Box Office Collection:
| Budget | $72 million |
| Opening Day | $5.8 million |
| Domestic Collection | $127,306,285 |
| International Collection | $171,590,612 |
| Worldwide Collection | $298,896,897 |
About Migration Movie:
Migration is an American animated adventure comedy film produced by Universal Pictures and Illumination, and distributed by Universal. The film was directed by Benjamin Renner, co-directed by Guylo Homsy, and produced by Chris Meledandri, from a screenplay written by Mike White and a story by White and Renner. It stars the voices of Kumail Nanjiani, Elizabeth Banks, Keegan-Michael Key, Awkwafina, and Danny DeVito. Migration is Illumination’s 14th feature film.
On June 14, 2023, Illumination gave a special 25-minute preview of Migration at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, with Renner and producer Chris Meledandri attending the event.
As part of their 18-month deal with Netflix, the film will stream on Peacock for the first four months of the pay-TV window, then will move to Netflix for the next ten, and then will return to Peacock for the remaining four.
The first teaser for the movie came around on the same day as the release of Illumination’s previous movie The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023).
Migration premiered at the VIEW Conference in Turin, Italy on October 19, 2023, and was theatrically released in the United States on December 22. The film received positive reviews and has grossed $298.89 million worldwide.
