The Garfield Movie

The Garfield Movie Details:

Based on	Garfield by Jim Davis
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Release Date	May 1, 2024 (Worldwide) May 24, 2024 (United States)
Running Time	1hr 41min
Age Rating	PG
Voice Cast	Chris Pratt Samuel L. Jackson Hannah Waddingham Ving Rhames Nicholas Hoult
Directed by	Mark Dindal
Screenplay by	Paul A. Kaplan Mark Torgove David Reynolds
Produced by	John Cohen Broderick Johnson Andrew Kosove Steven P. Wegner Craig Sost Namit Malhotra Crosby Clyse
Edited by	Mark Keefer
Music by	John Debney
Production Companies	Columbia Pictures Alcon Entertainment DNEG Animation
Distributor	Sony Pictures Releasing

The Garfield Movie Voice Cast & Characters:

• Chris Pratt as Garfield, a cynical and lazy orange tabby cat
• Samuel L. Jackson as Vic, Garfield’s biological and estranged father
• Hannah Waddingham as Jinx, a villainous Persian cat
• Ving Rhames as Otto, a bull
• Nicholas Hoult as Jon Arbuckle, Garfield and Odie’s owner
• Cecily Strong as Marge, a dedicated Animal Control officer
• Harvey Guillén as Odie, a dim-witted yellow beagle and Garfield’s best friend
• Brett Goldstein as Roland, a large Shar Pei who is one of Jinx’s henchmen
• Bowen Yang as Nolan, a small Whippet who is one of Jinx’s henchmen
• Janelle James as Olivia, a green cat at the pound
• Snoop Dogg as an unnamed blue Maine Coon with an eyepatch.

Storyline:

Garfield (voiced by Chris Pratt), the world-famous, Monday-hating, lasagna-loving indoor cat, is about to have a wild outdoor adventure! After an unexpected reunion with his long-lost father – scruffy street cat Vic (voiced by Samuel L. Jackson) – Garfield and his canine friend Odie are forced from their perfectly pampered life into joining Vic in a hilarious, high-stakes heist.

The Garfield Movie Box Office Collection & Budget:

Budget	$60 million
Opening Weekend	$24,006,629
Domestic Collection (USA & Canada)	$91,859,556
International Collection	$135,205,346
Worldwide Collection	$227,064,902

About The Garfield Movie:

The Garfield Movie is an American animated adventure comedy film directed by Mark Dindal from a screenplay written by Paul A. Kaplan, Mark Torgove, and David Reynolds. The film stars Chris Pratt as the voice of the titular character, alongside the voices of Samuel L. Jackson, Hannah Waddingham, and Ving Rhames.

The film is based on the comic strip Garfield created by Jim Davis.

Development of the film began in May 2016. In November 2021, Chris Pratt was announced to play the role of Garfield, with animation provided by DNEG Animation.

The Garfield Movie is Alcon Entertainment’s first animated film.

This is the third theatrical Garfield movie. The first two ones were Garfield: The Movie (2004) and Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006). However, this is the first theatrical Garfield movie to be an animated film unlike the previous two which were live-action.

It is the third collaboration between John Debney and Mark Dindal after The Emperor’s New Groove (2000) and Chicken Little (2005).

Mark Dindal and David Reynolds’ first collaboration after The Emperor’s New Groove (2000).

The Garfield Movie was theatrically released in the United States on May 24, 2024. Internationally, the film was released earlier, on May 1, 2024. It was previously scheduled for release domestically on February 16, 2024.

In the United States and Canada, The Garfield Movie was released alongside Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and Sight, and it is expected to earn approximately $30 million from 4,000 theaters over its four-day opening weekend.

In April 2021, Sony signed deals with Netflix and Disney for the rights to their 2022 to 2026 film slate, following the films’ theatrical and home media windows. Netflix signed for exclusive “pay 1 window” streaming rights, which is typically an 18-month window and included The Garfield Movie. Disney signed for “pay 2 window” rights for the films, which would be streamed on Disney+ and Hulu as well as broadcast on Disney’s linear television networks. It is one of the highest-grossing movies of 2024.