Harold and the Purple Crayon
“Everything he draws is about to get real.”
Inside of his book, adventurous Harold can make anything come to life simply by drawing it. After he grows up and draws himself off the book's pages and into the physical world, Harold finds he has a lot to learn about real life.
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Cast
50 people
Zachary Levi
Harold
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Lil Rel Howery
Moose
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Zooey Deschanel
Terry
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(500) Days of Summer
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Benjamin Bottani
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Tanya Reynolds
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Ted Lasso
Jemaine Clement
Gary
Known for
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Alfred Molina
Narrator (voice)
Known for
Spider-Man 2
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Pete Gardner
Detective Love
Known for
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Project X
Camille Guaty
Junior Detective Silva
Known for
Scorpion
Prison Break
Ravi Patel
Prasad
Known for
Long Shot
Wonder Woman 1984
Zele Avradopoulos
Ms. Hemm
Known for
Loki
HIS & HERS
Boston Pierce
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Carlos Saldanha Director · David Guion Screenplay Michael Handelman Screenplay
Worldwide gross $32M · Budget $40M · United States release August 2, 2024
Box office
Budget
$40,000,000
Worldwide gross
$32,227,855
Gross vs. budget
0.8×
Production
Davis Entertainment
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
TSG Entertainment
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Italy · July 26, 2024
Premiere · Giffoni Film Festival
United States · August 2, 2024
Theatrical
United States · August 27, 2024
Digital
United States
October 31, 2024 · Digital · Netflix
June 25, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Re-Release
American Samoa
August 2, 2024 · Theatrical
August 26, 2024 · Digital
October 30, 2024 · Digital · Netflix
Argentina
August 1, 2024 · Theatrical
Australia
September 12, 2024 · Theatrical
December 18, 2024 · Physical
Brazil
August 22, 2024 · Theatrical
Chile
August 1, 2024 · Theatrical
China
November 15, 2025 · Digital
Czechia
August 1, 2024 · Theatrical
Estonia
August 2, 2024 · Theatrical
France
October 16, 2024 · Theatrical
January 15, 2025 · Digital
February 19, 2025 · Physical · DVD
April 6, 2026 · Digital · Prime Video
Germany
August 22, 2024 · Theatrical · Zensierte Fassung
Guam
August 27, 2024 · Digital
October 31, 2024 · Digital · Netflix
Indonesia
August 23, 2024 · Theatrical
Ireland
August 2, 2024 · Theatrical
Israel
August 1, 2024 · Theatrical
Italy
September 12, 2024 · Theatrical
Lithuania
August 2, 2024 · Theatrical
Mexico
August 1, 2024 · Theatrical
November 29, 2024 · Digital · Max
Netherlands
October 16, 2024 · Theatrical
New Zealand
September 1, 2024 · Limited theatrical
September 26, 2024 · Theatrical
Northern Mariana Islands
August 27, 2024 · Digital
October 31, 2024 · Digital · Netflix
Poland
August 2, 2024 · Theatrical
Portugal
August 15, 2024
Puerto Rico
August 1, 2024 · Digital
August 27, 2024 · Digital
October 31, 2024 · Digital · Netflix
Qatar
August 1, 2024 · Theatrical
Romania
August 2, 2024 · Theatrical
Slovakia
August 1, 2024 · Theatrical
South Africa
August 2, 2024 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 31, 2024 · Digital
Spain
November 8, 2024 · Theatrical
Türkiye
August 2, 2024 · Theatrical
U.S. Virgin Islands
August 1, 2024 · Theatrical
August 27, 2024 · Digital
October 31, 2024 · Digital · Netflix
Ukraine
August 1, 2024 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 31, 2024 · Theatrical
October 2, 2024 · Digital
October 21, 2024 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
Vietnam
August 2, 2024 · Theatrical
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