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Also known as Ice Age 4, Ice Age 4: Continental Drift

2012 animated film by Steve Martino and Mike Thurmeier

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"Ice Age: Continental Drift" is a 2012 animated film directed by Steve Martino and Mike Thurmeier that continues the popular Ice Age franchise. It matters as a major studio animated release that provided family entertainment and extended the series' storyline for fans of the characters and world established in previous films.

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Manny, Diego, and Sid embark upon another adventure after their continent is set adrift. Using an iceberg as a ship, they encounter sea creatures and battle pirates as they explore a new world.

Released: 2012-06-2788 minDir: Steve MartinoAnimation, Comedy, Adventure, FamilyBudget: $95.0MBox office: $877MPart of: Ice Age Collection

Cast

  • Ray Romano as Manny (voice)
  • John Leguizamo as Sid (voice)
  • Denis Leary as Diego (voice)
  • Seann William Scott as Crash (voice)
  • Josh Peck as Eddie (voice)
  • Queen Latifah as Ellie (voice)

Themes

  • villain
  • sequel
  • prehistory
  • seal (animal)
  • aftercreditsstinger
  • duringcreditsstinger
  • melting ice
  • floating ice
  • land bridge
  • glaciale

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
animated film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Series
Ice Age
Main subject
sea piracy
Voice actor
Ben Gleib
Composer
John Powell
Producer
Jason Fuchs
Production company
20th Century Animation
Duration
88
FilmAffinity ID
880609
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publication date
2012-12-11
title
Ice Age: Continental Drift
distributed by
20th Century Studios
box office
161321843
capital cost
95000000
assessment
Bechdel test
review score
49/100
Commons category
Ice Age: Continental Drift
fabrication method
computer animation
form of creative work
feature film
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Encyclopedic overview

Ice Age: Continental Drift is a 2012 American animated adventure comedy film produced by 20th Century Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios. The fourth installment in the Ice Age film series following Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009), it was directed by Steve Martino and Michael Thurmeier and written by Michael Berg and Jason Fuchs. Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary and Queen Latifah reprise their roles from the previous films, with Jennifer Lopez, Drake, and Nicki Minaj joining the cast. The film involves Scrat mistakenly sending Manny, Sid, and Diego adrift on an iceberg with Sid's Granny, leading them to face a gang of pirates led by Captain Gutt.

The film premiered at CineEurope on June 20, 2012, and was theatrically released in the United States on July 13 by 20th Century Fox. Despite mixed critical reviews, the film was warmly-received by the general public and grossed $877 million worldwide, making it the fifth highest-grossing film and the highest-grossing animated film of 2012. A further sequel, Ice Age: Collision Course, was released on July 22, 2016.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ice Age: Continental Drift” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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