The Boxtrolls
“Heroes come in all shapes and sizes... even rectangles.”
An orphaned boy raised by underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of his box to save his family and the town from the evil exterminator, Archibald Snatcher.
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Cast
22 people
Ben Kingsley
Snatcher (voice)
Known for
Schindler's List
Shutter Island
Isaac Hempstead Wright
Eggs (voice)
Known for
Game of Thrones
The Awakening
Elle Fanning
Winnie Portley-Rind (voice)
Known for
Maleficent
Super 8
Dee Bradley Baker
Fish / Wheels / Bucket (voice)
Known for
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Peacemaker
Toni Collette
Lady Cynthia Portley-Rind (voice)
Known for
Hereditary
The Sixth Sense
Jared Harris
Lord Portley-Rind (voice)
Known for
Chernobyl
Foundation
Nick Frost
Mr. Trout (voice)
Known for
Shaun of the Dead
Hot Fuzz
Barbara Harris
adr voice casting
Known for
Eddie Murphy Raw
Richard Ayoade
Mr. Pickles (voice)
Known for
The IT Crowd
Soul
Tracy Morgan
Mr. Gristle (voice)
Known for
30 Rock
Cop Out
Simon Pegg
Herbert Trubshaw (voice)
Known for
Shaun of the Dead
Hot Fuzz
Nika Futterman
Oil Can / Knickers (voice)
Known for
The Loud House
Sonic Boom
Anthony Stacchi Director · Graham Annable Director Irena Brignull Screenplay
Director
Anthony Stacchi
Director
Graham Annable
Screenplay
Irena Brignull
Screenplay
Adam Pava
Author
Alan Snow
Composer
Dario Marianelli
Cinematographer
John Ashlee Prat
Editor
Edie Ichioka
Production designer
Paul Lasaine
Production designer
August Hall
Production designer
Michel Breton
Costume designer
Deborah Cook
Worldwide gross $108M · Budget $60M · United States release September 26, 2014
Box office
Budget
$60,000,000
Worldwide gross
$108,255,770
Gross vs. budget
1.8×
Production
LAIKA
Production
Focus Features
Studio
Laika Entertainment
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Italy · August 31, 2014
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
United States · September 26, 2014
Theatrical
Argentina
September 10, 2026 · Theatrical · Reestreno
Australia
November 14, 2014 · Limited theatrical · Starlight Children's Foundation fundraising screenings
November 18, 2014 · Theatrical
Austria
October 23, 2014 · Digital
Belgium
October 8, 2014 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 2, 2014 · Theatrical
Czechia
October 23, 2014 · Theatrical
Denmark
September 11, 2014 · Theatrical
Estonia
October 17, 2014 · Theatrical
Finland
September 18, 2014 · Theatrical
France
October 15, 2014 · Theatrical
February 17, 2015 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
Germany
October 23, 2014 · Theatrical
Greece
October 16, 2014 · Theatrical
January 19, 2015 · Physical · DVD, Blu-ray
Hong Kong SAR China
September 24, 2014 · Theatrical
Hungary
October 16, 2014 · Digital
Ireland
September 11, 2014 · Theatrical
Italy
October 9, 2014 · Theatrical
Japan
April 27, 2018 · Digital
Lithuania
September 18, 2014 · Theatrical
Malta
September 10, 2014 · Theatrical
Mexico
September 11, 2014 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 1, 2014 · Theatrical
April 4, 2016 · Digital · Netflix
Poland
October 10, 2014 · Digital
Portugal
October 16, 2014 · Theatrical
Romania
October 31, 2014 · Theatrical
Singapore
September 11, 2014 · Theatrical
Slovakia
October 23, 2014 · Theatrical
South Africa
November 28, 2014 · Theatrical
South Korea
November 6, 2014 · Theatrical
Spain
October 27, 2014 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 12, 2014 · Theatrical
February 2, 2015 · Physical
Ukraine
October 23, 2014 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 12, 2014 · Theatrical
December 2, 2024 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD & Blu-ray
Vietnam
September 12, 2014 · Theatrical
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