Open Season (Pixar version)

Open Season is a 2006 computer-animated comedy film directed by John Lasseter and produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The film follows Boog (Martin Lawrence), a grizzly bear, and Elliot (Ashton Kutcher), a deer with a missing antler, as they hide and prank hunters during the open season. Originally in production as Sony Pictures Animation's first feature film, the rights were then sold off to Pixar for $10 million.
Released theatrically on November 10, 2006, the film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the animation and more mature subject than previous Pixar films but criticized the plot and script. However, the film was a box office success, grossing $286 million on a budget of $100 million. A sequel, Open Season 2, was released on March 7, 2014.
== Reception ==
=== Box office ===
Open Season grossed $176 million in the United States and Canada and $110 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $286 million against a budget of $100 million.
=== Critical reception ===
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 58% based on 243 reviews, with an average rating of 6.2/10. The site's consensus reads, "Open Season falters in comparison to previous Pixar films, but is still chock-full of enough CG gags to keep viewers entertained." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 53 out of 100, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on a scale of A+ to F.