Harold And The Purple Crayon Budget, Box Office Collection, Release Date, Reviews, Hit or Miss, History
Harold and the Purple Crayon is a 2024 American fantasy comedy film directed by Carlos Saldanha and written by David Guion and Michael Handelman. The film is based on the 1955 children’s book by Crockett Johnson. It stars Zachary Levy, Lil Rel Howry, Jemaine Clement, Tanya Reynolds and Zooey Deschanel. The film serves as a sequel to the original story, showing Harold growing up with his magical purple crayon. After taking himself out of the book and into the real world, Harold discovers that he has much to learn about life beyond the pages.
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Harold and the Purple Crayon Movie Overview
Detail Information
Directed by Carlos Saldanha
Screenplay by David Guion, Michael Handelman
Based on Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
Produced by John Davis
Starring Zachary Levi, Lil Rel Howery, Jemaine Clement, Tanya Reynolds, Alfred Molina, Zooey Deschanel
Narrated by Alfred Molina
Cinematography Gabriel Beristain
Edited by Tia Nolan, Mark Helfrich
Music by Batu Sener
Production companies Columbia Pictures, Davis Entertainment, TSG Entertainment
Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing
Release dates July 21, 2024 (Culver City), August 2, 2024 (United States)
Running time 90 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $40 million
Box office $9 million
Harold and the Purple Crayon Starring Cast & Crew
| Actor/Actress | Role |
| Zachary Levi | Harold, a man with a magical purple crayon |
| Lil Rel Howery | Moose, a moose who becomes human and is one of Harold’s friends |
| Benjamin Bottani | Mel, a boy who befriends Harold |
| Zooey Deschanel | Terri, Mel’s mother who is skeptical of Harold’s imagination |
| Jemaine Clement | Gary Natwick, a librarian who uses Harold’s crayon for evil |
| Tanya Reynolds | Porcupine, a porcupine who becomes human and is one of Harold’s friends |
| Alfred Molina | The Narrator |
| Ravi Patel | Prasad |
| Camille Guaty | Junior Detective Silva |
| Pete Gardner | Detective Love |
| Seth Robbins | Oscar |
Harold and the Purple Crayon Release Date
“Harold and the Purple Crayon” hits theaters on August 2, 2024. Its release was initially planned for January 27, 2023, and was later rescheduled for June 30, 2023.
Harold and the Purple Crayon Worldwide Gross Box Office Collection
United States and Canada $6 million
Other Territories $3 million
Worldwide Total $9 million
Information about planning
| Projection Detail | Details |
|---|
| Opening Weekend (U.S. & Canada) | Projected to gross $6–7 million from 3,325 theaters |
| First Day Earnings (U.S. & Canada) | $2.4 million, including $725,000 from Thursday night previews |
| Opening Weekend Earnings (U.S. & Canada) | Debuted at $6 million, finishing sixth at the box office |
Harold and the Purple Crayon trailer
If you’re a parent, you probably have Harold and the Purple Crayon in your child’s book collection. Whether you’ve read it once or a hundred times, your chance to see this epic adventure on the big screen is coming soon. The film adaptation of this beloved book hits theaters in August.
Now we have something special: an exclusive movie preview of Harold and the Purple Crayon, along with a new trailer and movie poster.
