Book Club

Book Club is a 2004 American computer animated comedy film co-directed by Pixote Hunt and Harold Harris, written by Michael J. Wilson and Elizabeth Anderson from a story by Michael J. Wilson and produced by Dan Krech. It stars the voices of Will Ferrell, Charlie Sheen, Jennifer Jostyn, Brittany Murphy, Jodi Benson, Luke Wilson, Dakota Fanning and Scott Terra. It is about a mysterious book who is found at a book club.

It was produced by DKP Effects and it was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on April 16, 2004. It received generally positive reviews from critics and it grossed $154.6 million worldwide on a $37 million budget.

Plot
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Cast

 * Will Ferrell as Edward Side
 * Charlie Sheen as Josh Mind
 * Jennifer Jostyn as Sara Side
 * Brittany Murphy as Debra Mind
 * Jodi Benson as Kate Elizabeth Carson
 * Luke Wilson as John Carson
 * Dakota Fanning as Emma Brown
 * Scott Terra as Seth Brown

Production
In 2000, MGM optioned DKP Effects to a three-picture deal. Michael J. Wilson was brought in to write a screenplay on the film, while working for DreamWorks Animation, and it was to be about a mysterious family who was living in a book club, who had a happy experience. Will Ferrell signed on to the role in 2001. Charlie Sheen, Jennifer Jostyn, Brittany Murphy, Jodi Benson, Luke Wilson, Dakota Fanning and Scott Terra signed on to join the cast in January of 2002.

Release
The film was released theatrically on April 16, 2004, making it the second film by DKP Effects to be released theatrically by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer after Lost in a City.

Home media
The film was released on VHS and DVD on September 21, 2004 by MGM Home Entertainment. It was later released on Blu-ray on June 20, 2006 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, and afterwards reprinted by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Critical reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 73%, based on 95 reviews. On Metacritic, it holds a score of 56 out of 100, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore, gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.

Box office
Book Club grossed $80.4 million in the United States and Canada and $74.2 million with a worldwide total of $154.6 million, making it the highest grossing MGM animated film of 2004. In the United States and Canada, the film opened alongside Kill Bill: Vol. 2 and it grossed $29.5 million, debuting at number one, making it one of the most prolific animated openings of 2004, until Shrek 2 took the record.