Most expensive motion-capture animation
- Who
- A Christmas Carol
- What
- 200000000 US dollar(s)
- Where
- United States
- When
- 09 November 2009
The 3D motion-capture version of A Christmas Carol (USA, 2009), directed by Robert Zemeckis (USA), cost $200 million (£120.3 million) to produce. In this process, actors’ performances are captured on video – usually in 3D – then mapped on to digital characters that mirror the actors’ movements.
Largest budgets for stop-motion animation:
Polar Express: $165 million
Beowulf: $150 million
Adventures of Tintin: $130 million
Monster House: $75 million
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within: $137 million
Mars Needs Moms: $150 million
source: Box Office Mojo
Polar Express: $165 million
Beowulf: $150 million
Adventures of Tintin: $130 million
Monster House: $75 million
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within: $137 million
Mars Needs Moms: $150 million
source: Box Office Mojo