Pete's Dragon

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Summary: The adventures of an orphaned boy named Pete and his best friend Elliott, who happens to be a dragon.

Release Date: August 12, 2016

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy

Director: David Lowery

Writers: David Lowery

, Toby Halbrooks

, Malcolm Marmorstein

Runtime: 1 h 42 min

MPAA: G

Production: Walt Disney Pictures, Whitaker Entertainment I, The Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney Studios

Distributor: Disney+

Countries: United States, United Kingdom, New Zealand, India

Language: English

Franchise: Disney Live Action Reimaginings

Movie budget: $ 65,000,000

Domestic: $ 76,233,151

International: $ 67,462,187

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Budget:$65MDomestic:$76.2MInternational:$67.5MWorldwide:$143.7M

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The Rotten Tomatoes audience rated this -16% lower than the critics.

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33% of the Stars & Main Cast are Female.

17% of the Stars & Main Cast are "diverse."

White83.33%Black11.11%Mixed / Other5.56%

2.50

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Message4/5
Role model4/5
Violence3/5
Language1/5
Consumerism2/5

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