Review Rewind

Episode 104: The Polar Express(2004)

Mike Alvarez, Tristan Drew Episode 104

All aboard! We're watching the first of it's kind, motion capture film - The Polar Express

Directed by Robert Zemeckis
Screenplay byRobert Zemeckis, William Broyles Jr.
Based on The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
Produced by Steve Starkey, Robert Zemeckis, Gary Goetzman, William Teitler
Starring Tom Hanks
Cinematography Don Burgess, Robert Presley
Edited by Jeremiah O'Driscoll, R. Orlando Duenas
Music by Alan Silvestri
Production companies Castle Rock Entertainment[1] Shangri-La Entertainment[2]
Playtone[1] ImageMovers[1]
Golden Mean Productions[1]
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures[1]
Release dates October 13, 2004 (Chicago International Film Festival)
November 10, 2004 (United States)
Running time100 minutes
Budget $165,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada $189,528,738
Opening weekend US & Canada
$23,323,463Nov 14, 2004
Gross worldwide $320,082,355