Paul
“Who's up for a close encounter?”
For the past 60 years, a space-traveling smart-ass named Paul has been locked up in a top-secret military base, advising world leaders about his kind. But when he worries he’s outlived his usefulness and the dissection table is drawing uncomfortably close, Paul escapes on the first RV that passes by his compound in Area 51. Fortunately, it contains the two earthlings who are most likely to rescue and harbor an alien on the run.
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Cast
49 people
Simon Pegg
Graeme Willy
Known for
Shaun of the Dead
Hot Fuzz
Nick Frost
Clive Gollings
Known for
Shaun of the Dead
Hot Fuzz
Seth Rogen
Paul (voice)
Known for
INVINCIBLE
Sausage Party
Jason Bateman
Agent Zoil
Known for
Zootopia
Horrible Bosses
Kristen Wiig
Ruth Buggs
Known for
The Martian
Despicable Me 2
Bill Hader
Haggard
Known for
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Inside Out
Blythe Danner
Tara Walton
Known for
Meet the Parents
The Lucky One
Joe Lo Truglio
O'Reilly
Known for
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Monsters at Work
John Carroll Lynch
Moses Buggs
Known for
The Founder
Shutter Island
Jane Lynch
Pat Stevenson
Known for
Wreck-It Ralph
Glee
David Koechner
Gus
Known for
American Dad!
F is for Family
Jesse Plemons
Jake
Known for
Breaking Bad
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Greg Mottola Director · Simon Pegg Writer Nick Frost Writer
Worldwide gross $98M · Budget $40M · United States release March 17, 2011
Box office
Budget
$40,000,000
Worldwide gross
$98,000,000
Gross vs. budget
2.5×
Production
Relativity Media
Production
Working Title
Production
Big Talk Studios
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
Big Talk Productions
Production
Working Title Films
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · February 14, 2011
Theatrical
United States · March 17, 2011
Theatrical
Argentina
June 23, 2011 · Theatrical
Australia
April 14, 2011 · Theatrical
Belgium
May 11, 2011 · Theatrical
Brazil
April 29, 2011 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
May 13, 2011 · Theatrical
Canada
March 18, 2011 · Theatrical
Chile
August 11, 2011 · Theatrical
Colombia
July 29, 2011 · Theatrical
Cyprus
May 13, 2011 · Theatrical
Czechia
May 19, 2011 · Theatrical
Denmark
June 2, 2011 · Theatrical
Egypt
May 11, 2011 · Theatrical
Estonia
May 13, 2011 · Theatrical
Finland
June 10, 2011 · Theatrical
France
March 2, 2011 · Theatrical
July 5, 2011 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
February 1, 2016 · Digital
January 8, 2026 · TV · RTL9
Germany
April 12, 2011 · Theatrical
Greece
April 21, 2011 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
May 12, 2011 · Theatrical
Hungary
May 5, 2011 · Theatrical
India
June 3, 2011 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 14, 2011 · Theatrical
Israel
May 12, 2011 · Theatrical
Italy
July 1, 2011 · Theatrical
Japan
December 23, 2011 · Theatrical
Latvia
July 17, 2011 · Theatrical
Lithuania
May 13, 2011 · Theatrical
Malaysia
May 12, 2011 · Theatrical
Mexico
April 29, 2011 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 14, 2011 · Theatrical
August 25, 2011 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
September 17, 2013 · Theatrical · Veronica
New Zealand
April 14, 2011 · Theatrical
Norway
July 8, 2011 · Theatrical
Panama
July 8, 2011 · Theatrical
Peru
June 23, 2011 · Theatrical
Philippines
June 1, 2011 · Theatrical
Poland
July 17, 2011 · Theatrical
Romania
April 29, 2011 · Theatrical
Russia
March 24, 2011 · Theatrical
Singapore
May 12, 2011 · Theatrical
Slovakia
June 9, 2011 · Theatrical
South Africa
June 24, 2011 · Theatrical
South Korea
April 7, 2011 · Theatrical
Spain
July 22, 2011 · Theatrical
Sweden
June 22, 2011 · Theatrical
October 26, 2011 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
Taiwan
May 14, 2011 · Theatrical
Thailand
June 23, 2011 · Theatrical
Türkiye
June 24, 2011 · Theatrical
Ukraine
March 24, 2011 · Theatrical
Venezuela
August 5, 2011 · Theatrical
Vietnam
May 20, 2011 · Theatrical
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