The Lorax
“Meet the original force of nature.”
A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.
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Cast
32 people
Danny DeVito
The Lorax (voice)
Known for
Batman Returns
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Willow Smith
Marta (voice)
Known for
I Am Legend
Merry Madagascar
Ed Helms
Once-ler (voice)
Known for
The Office
The Hangover
Zac Efron
Ted Wiggins (voice)
Known for
The Greatest Showman
17 Again
Rob Riggle
Mr. Aloysius O'Hare (voice)
Known for
21 Jump Street
Midnight Sun
Taylor Swift
Audrey (voice)
Known for
The Giver
All Too Well: The Short Film
Jenny Slate
Mrs. Wiggins (voice)
Known for
Zootopia
Big Mouth
Betty White
Grammy Norma (voice)
Known for
The Proposal
The Golden Girls
Nasim Pedrad
Once-ler's Mom (voice)
Known for
Scream Queens
Aladdin
Joel Swetow
1st Marketing Guy (voice)
Known for
Kidding
Lord of Illusions
Michael Beattie
2nd Marketing Guy (voice)
Known for
Minions
Despicable Me 3
Elmarie Wendel
Aunt Grizelda (voice)
Known for
3rd Rock from the Sun
George Lopez
Chris Renaud Director · Ken Daurio Screenplay Cinco Paul Screenplay
Worldwide gross $349M · Budget $70M · United States release March 1, 2012
Box office
Budget
$70,000,000
Worldwide gross
$349,305,397
Gross vs. budget
5.0×
Production
Illumination
Production
dentsu
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio · Production
Illumination Entertainment
Production
United States · Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Arab Emirates · March 1, 2012
Theatrical
United States · March 1, 2012
Theatrical
Argentina
March 29, 2012 · Theatrical
Australia
March 29, 2012 · Theatrical
Austria
July 19, 2012 · Theatrical
Belgium
July 18, 2012 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 30, 2012 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
March 30, 2012 · Theatrical
Canada
March 1, 2012 · Theatrical
Chile
March 29, 2012 · Theatrical
Colombia
March 30, 2012 · Theatrical
Croatia
April 5, 2012 · Theatrical
Czechia
March 15, 2012 · Theatrical
Denmark
March 29, 2012 · Theatrical
Estonia
March 16, 2012 · Theatrical
Finland
March 30, 2012 · Theatrical
France
July 18, 2012 · Theatrical
November 27, 2012 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
July 26, 2017 · Digital · VOD
December 30, 2020 · Digital · Prime Video
April 1, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
Germany
July 19, 2012 · Theatrical
Greece
April 5, 2012 · Theatrical
August 22, 2012 · Physical · DVD
August 23, 2012 · Physical · BluRay
Hong Kong SAR China
April 5, 2012 · Theatrical
Hungary
October 18, 2012 · Theatrical
February 15, 2013 · Physical · DVD, Blu-ray
July 2, 2019 · Physical · DVD
July 2, 2020 · Digital · Netflix
India
May 18, 2012 · Theatrical
Indonesia
March 21, 2012 · Theatrical
Ireland
July 27, 2012 · Theatrical
Israel
March 29, 2012 · Theatrical
Italy
June 1, 2012 · Theatrical
Japan
October 6, 2012 · Theatrical
Kuwait
March 1, 2012 · Theatrical
Lebanon
March 15, 2012 · Theatrical
Lithuania
March 16, 2012 · Theatrical
Malaysia
March 8, 2012 · Theatrical
Mexico
March 30, 2012 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 5, 2012 · Theatrical
December 12, 2012 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
August 16, 2014 · TV · SBS 6
New Zealand
March 29, 2012 · Theatrical
Norway
March 23, 2012 · Theatrical
Pakistan
March 9, 2012 · Theatrical
Panama
March 30, 2012 · Theatrical
Paraguay
March 30, 2012 · Theatrical
Peru
April 5, 2012 · Theatrical
Philippines
March 14, 2012 · Theatrical
Poland
March 9, 2012 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 22, 2012 · Theatrical
Romania
March 30, 2012 · Theatrical
Russia
March 8, 2012 · Theatrical
August 30, 2012 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
Singapore
March 8, 2012 · Theatrical
Slovakia
March 15, 2012 · Theatrical
South Korea
May 3, 2012 · Theatrical
Spain
March 30, 2012 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 23, 2012 · Theatrical
Taiwan
March 30, 2012 · Theatrical
Thailand
March 22, 2012 · Theatrical
Türkiye
April 13, 2012 · Theatrical
Ukraine
March 15, 2012 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 27, 2012 · Theatrical
Vietnam
March 23, 2012 · Theatrical
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