Where the Wild Things Are
“There's one in all of us.”
Max imagines running away from his mom and sailing to a far-off land where large talking beasts—Ira, Carol, Douglas, the Bull, Judith and Alexander—crown him as their king, play rumpus, build forts and discover secret hideaways.
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Cast
32 people
Max Records
Max
Known for
I Am Not a Serial Killer
The Sitter
Catherine Keener
Mom
Known for
Get Out
The 40 Year-Old Virgin
James Gandolfini
Carol (voice)
Known for
The Sopranos
The Drop
Lauren Ambrose
KW (voice)
Known for
Six Feet Under
Yellowjackets
Catherine O'Hara
Judith (voice)
Known for
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Forest Whitaker
Ira (voice)
Known for
Arrival
Taken 3
Chris Cooper
Douglas (voice)
Known for
The Bourne Identity
11.22.63
Paul Dano
Alexander (voice)
Known for
Swiss Army Man
There Will Be Blood
Spike Jonze
Bob (voice) / Terry (voice)
Known for
Three Kings
Her
Pepita Emmerichs
Claire
No other roles listed
Mark Ruffalo
The Boyfriend
Known for
Shutter Island
The Avengers
Max Pfeifer
Claire's Friend
Spike Jonze Director · Dave Eggers Screenplay Maurice Sendak Author
Worldwide gross $100M · Budget $100M · United States release October 16, 2009
Box office
Budget
$100,000,000
Worldwide gross
$100,140,916
Gross vs. budget
1.0×
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
Legendary Pictures
Production
Village Roadshow Pictures
Production
Playtone
Production
KLG Film Invest
Production
Wild Things Productions
Production
Legendary Entertainment
Production
United States · Germany · Australia
Produced in
More Rice
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 13, 2009
Premiere · New York
United States · October 16, 2009
Theatrical
Australia
December 3, 2009 · Theatrical
Austria
December 18, 2009 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 15, 2010 · Theatrical
Canada
October 16, 2009 · Theatrical
Finland
January 8, 2010 · Theatrical
France
December 16, 2009 · Theatrical
September 1, 2020 · Digital · Netflix
Germany
December 17, 2009 · Theatrical
Greece
January 21, 2010 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 16, 2010 · Digital
Ireland
December 11, 2009 · Theatrical
Italy
October 30, 2009 · Theatrical
Japan
January 15, 2010 · Digital
Netherlands
January 14, 2010 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 7, 2010 · Theatrical
Romania
November 27, 2009 · Digital
Russia
April 20, 2010 · Digital
Spain
December 18, 2009 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 29, 2010 · Theatrical
August 11, 2010 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
May 15, 2011 · TV · Canal+ First
Switzerland
December 16, 2009 · Digital
United Kingdom
December 11, 2009 · Theatrical
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