The BFG
“The world is more giant than you can imagine.”
An orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading the human world.
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Cast
33 people
Mark Rylance
The BFG
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Ruby Barnhill
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Geoffrey Wade
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Steven Spielberg Director · Melissa Mathison Screenplay Roald Dahl Author
Worldwide gross $195M · Budget $140M · United States release July 1, 2016
Box office
Budget
$140,000,000
Worldwide gross
$195,243,411
Gross vs. budget
1.4×
Production
Walt Disney Pictures
Production
Amblin Entertainment
Production
Reliance Entertainment
Production
Walden Media
Production
The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Production
The Roald Dahl Story Company
Production
Walt Disney Studios
Studio · Production
India · United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 14, 2016
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · July 1, 2016
Theatrical
United States · November 29, 2016
Digital
United States
November 29, 2016 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
April 6, 2017 · Digital · Netflix
Argentina
June 30, 2016 · Theatrical
Australia
June 30, 2016 · Theatrical
Austria
July 21, 2016 · Digital
Azerbaijan
June 30, 2016 · Theatrical
Belarus
June 30, 2016 · Theatrical
Belgium
July 20, 2016 · Theatrical
Brazil
June 28, 2016 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
July 1, 2016 · Theatrical
Colombia
June 30, 2016 · Theatrical
Czechia
September 1, 2016 · Theatrical
January 18, 2017 · Physical
Denmark
July 21, 2016 · Theatrical
Estonia
July 1, 2016 · Theatrical
Finland
July 1, 2016 · Theatrical
France
July 20, 2016 · Theatrical
October 13, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
November 13, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Family
Germany
July 21, 2016 · Theatrical
Greece
June 30, 2016 · Theatrical
December 9, 2016 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
Hungary
August 25, 2016 · Digital
Ireland
July 22, 2016 · Theatrical
Italy
December 30, 2016 · Theatrical
Japan
September 17, 2016 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
June 30, 2016 · Theatrical
Malaysia
June 30, 2016 · Theatrical
Mexico
June 30, 2016 · Theatrical
Netherlands
June 30, 2016 · Theatrical
November 30, 2016 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
New Zealand
June 30, 2016 · Theatrical
Norway
October 13, 2016 · Theatrical
Poland
June 1, 2016 · Theatrical
Portugal
July 7, 2016 · Theatrical
Romania
September 2, 2016 · Theatrical
Russia
June 30, 2016 · Premiere
June 30, 2016 · Theatrical
Singapore
June 30, 2016 · Theatrical
South Korea
August 10, 2016 · Theatrical
Spain
July 8, 2016 · Theatrical
Sweden
July 22, 2016 · Theatrical
December 12, 2016 · Physical
Taiwan
August 11, 2016 · Theatrical
Ukraine
June 30, 2016 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 21, 2016 · Theatrical
Vietnam
July 22, 2016 · Theatrical
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