Bumblebee
“Every hero has a beginning.”
On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie, on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken. When Charlie revives him, she quickly learns this is no ordinary yellow VW bug.
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Cast
57 people
Dylan O'Brien
B-127 / Bumblebee (voice)
Known for
The Maze Runner
Teen Wolf
Hailee Steinfeld
Charlie Watson
Known for
Arcane
Hawkeye
John Cena
Jack Burns
Known for
Peacemaker
The Suicide Squad
Jorge Lendeborg Jr.
Memo Gutierrez
Known for
Night Teeth
Alita: Battle Angel
John Ortiz
Dr. Powell
Known for
Fast & Furious
Kong: Skull Island
Stephen Schneider
Ron
Known for
Broad City
The Righteous Gemstones
Jason Drucker
Otis Watson
Jason Ian Drucker
Otis Watson
Known for
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul
Barely Lethal
Pamela Adlon
Sally Watson
Known for
Californication
King of the Hill
Len Cariou
Hank
Known for
When They See Us
Blue Bloods
Glynn Turman
General Whalen
Known for
The Wire
House of Lies
Peter Cullen
Optimus Prime (voice)
Known for
INVINCIBLE
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
Travis Knight Director · Christina Hodson Writer Shoji Kawamori Story
Worldwide gross $468M · Budget $135M · United States release December 21, 2018
Box office
Budget
$135,000,000
Worldwide gross
$467,989,645
Gross vs. budget
3.5×
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
Allspark Pictures
Production
Bay Films
Production
di Bonaventura Pictures
Production
DeSanto/Murphy Productions
Production
Tencent Pictures
Production
Hasbro
Production
Laika Entertainment
Production
Tom DeSanto/Don Murphy Production
Production
China · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · November 22, 2018
Theatrical
United States · December 21, 2018
Theatrical
United States · April 2, 2019
Physical
United States
December 9, 2018 · Premiere · Hollywood, California
Argentina
December 27, 2018 · Theatrical
Australia
December 20, 2018 · Theatrical
Austria
December 20, 2018 · Theatrical
Belgium
December 22, 2018 · Premiere · Brussels
December 26, 2018 · Theatrical
Botswana
December 25, 2018 · Theatrical
Brazil
December 20, 2018 · Theatrical
March 23, 2019 · Digital
Bulgaria
December 21, 2018 · Theatrical
Canada
December 21, 2018 · Theatrical
Chile
December 27, 2018 · Theatrical
China
January 4, 2019 · Theatrical
Colombia
January 3, 2019 · Theatrical
Czechia
December 20, 2018 · Theatrical
May 1, 2019 · Physical
Denmark
January 3, 2019 · Theatrical
Estonia
December 21, 2018 · Theatrical
Finland
January 4, 2019 · Theatrical
France
December 26, 2018 · Theatrical
April 26, 2019 · Digital · VOD
April 30, 2019 · Physical · DVD, Blu-Ray & 4K UHD
October 24, 2025 · TV · Gulli
Germany
December 3, 2018 · Premiere · Sony Center, Berlin
December 20, 2018 · Theatrical
Greece
December 20, 2018 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
December 27, 2018 · Theatrical
Hungary
December 20, 2018 · Theatrical
India
January 4, 2019 · Theatrical
Indonesia
December 19, 2018 · Theatrical
Ireland
December 24, 2018 · Theatrical
Israel
December 20, 2018 · Theatrical
Italy
December 20, 2018 · Theatrical
April 25, 2021 · TV · Italia 1
Japan
March 22, 2019 · Theatrical
Kuwait
December 20, 2018 · Theatrical
Latvia
December 20, 2018 · Theatrical
Lebanon
December 20, 2018 · Theatrical
Lithuania
December 21, 2018 · Theatrical
Malaysia
December 20, 2018 · Theatrical
Mexico
December 19, 2018 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 20, 2018 · Theatrical
May 8, 2019 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
New Zealand
December 20, 2018 · Theatrical
Norway
January 4, 2019 · Theatrical
Peru
December 20, 2018 · Theatrical
Philippines
January 4, 2019 · Theatrical
Poland
January 4, 2019 · Theatrical
Portugal
December 20, 2018 · Theatrical
Romania
December 28, 2018 · Theatrical
Russia
December 13, 2018 · Premiere
Saudi Arabia
December 20, 2018 · Theatrical
Singapore
December 20, 2018 · Theatrical
Slovakia
December 20, 2018 · Theatrical
Slovenia
December 20, 2018 · Theatrical
South Africa
December 21, 2018 · Theatrical
South Korea
December 25, 2018 · Theatrical
Spain
December 28, 2018 · Theatrical
May 3, 2019 · Physical
Sri Lanka
January 4, 2019 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 25, 2018 · Theatrical
May 20, 2019 · Physical
Taiwan
December 28, 2018 · Theatrical
Thailand
December 20, 2018 · Theatrical
Türkiye
December 21, 2018 · Theatrical
Ukraine
December 20, 2018 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 3, 2018 · Theatrical
December 10, 2018 · Theatrical
December 17, 2018 · Theatrical
April 26, 2019 · Physical
Vietnam
December 21, 2018 · Theatrical
Zimbabwe
December 21, 2018 · Theatrical
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