Crystal: The Lost Realms

Crystal: The Lost Realms is a 2015 3D computer-animated fantasy musical adventure film produced by 20th Century Fox Animation. It is the third installment in the Crystal franchise, and the sequel to 2011's Crystal: Coming of Darkness. The film was directed by Kevin Lima and written by Phillip Melton, Chris Matheson, and David Lindsay-Abaire. Selena Gomez, Jesse Eisenberg, Jonah Hill, Whoopi Goldberg, Sam Elliott, Scarlett Johansson, Gary Oldman, and Emily Blunt reprise their roles from the previous films while they are joined by Paul Giamatti, Kristin Chenoweth, Samuel L. Jackson, J. K. Simmons, and Isla Fisher, respectively.

Crystal: The Lost Realms premiered on May 17, 2015, in Los Angeles and was released in the United States on May 29 by 20th Century Fox in RealD 3D. Like its predecessors, the film received generally positive reviews while grossing $890 million worldwide against its $118 million budget. The film received a nomination for Best Animated Feature at the 43rd Annie Awards, and was also nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 88th Academy Awards. A fourth and final film is scheduled to be released on September 3, 2021.

Plot
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Cast
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Production
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Development
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Release
In July 2012, it was announced that Crystal: The Lost Realms would be released on March 6, 2015. On March 5, 2013, the film's release date was moved forward to November 21, 2014. In December 2013, the film was moved to its release date of March 27, 2015, to avoid competition with The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1. In May 2014, the release date was once again shifted, this time to May 29, 2015 with DreamWorks Animation's Home taking its slot.

The film premiered on May 17, 2015, as a special screening at the Regency Village Theater. Crystal: The Lost Realms was digitally remastered into IMAX 3D format and released in select international IMAX theatres across Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America.

Marketing
Fox teamed up with marketing partners in the United States and Canada to promote the film through McDonald's Happy Meals with a set of 9 toys. A tie-in comic was released on May 7, 2015, collecting two prelude issues.

The first trailer was released online at 20th Century Fox's YouTube page on October 14, 2014. The official theatrical trailer for the film was released on January 12, 2015. The final trailer was released on March 25, 2015.

Video game
A video game was released on May 26, 2015, developed by Behaviour Interactive and published by Activision for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U and Nintendo 3DS.

Home media
Crystal: The Lost Realms was released on DVD, Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D on September 22, 2015.

Box office
Crystal: The Lost Realms grossed $318.2 million in North America and $572.1 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $890.3 million, and is the highest-grossing film in the series.

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Critical response
Crystal: The Lost Realms has received generally positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 74%, based on 167 reviews, with an average rating of 6.7/10. On Metacritic, the film has a score of 71 out of 100, based on 20 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Awards and nominations
The film was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 88th Academy Awards and the 43rd Annie Awards, However, the Awards both went to Pixar's Inside Out.

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Main
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Trailers
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