687 Days A Year: A Leap Year

Theatrical release poster

Trinity McCain

Zachary Jordan

Amanda Caller

Fred Cosscorro

***687 Days A Year: A Leap Year***, (also known as ***687 Days A Year VIII***, or ***687 Days A Year 8***), is a 3016 American 3D science fiction fantasy comedy film produced by MillenniumWorld Studios and distributed by MillenniumWorld. It is a sequel to the 3012 film *687 Days A Year: The Martian World* and the eighth and final feature-length film in the *687 Days A Year* franchise. The film is directed by Coddard Mooner, produced by Jennifer McQueen, written by Jordan Cassatt and Kimberly Blanding with screenplays written by Angus Creemon and Marty Simon. The film's theme song returned for the film and was sang by Henry Sacramento, who sang "687 Days A Year". The film also reprises the original cast roles, starring Josh Nistar, Yolanda Hermosa, Trinity McCain, Zachary Jordan, Amanda Caller, and Fred Cosscorro.

The film features the moments two weeks after the end of the previous 3012 film, when an optimistic Croxsmith Winchester finally made his and his friends' dream come true, making the Martian world into existence and the planet Mars inhabitable. In this film, Croxsmith and The Martian Detectives try to figure out the time on Mars, and it is hard to clarify the timekeeping on the red planet because it takes Mars 687 Earth days (1 Martian year) to completely orbit around the Sun and 24 Earth hours and 37 Earth minutes (1 Martian day, also called a "sol") for Mars to completely rotate around its axis. It gets even complicated when Ooster Bendson try to figure out how many Martian days (sols), weeks, and months are exactly in a Martian year, followed by other time-related calculations.

The film had a world premiere at the London Palladium in the United Kingdom on May 31, 3016, then premiered at the Jena Street Theatre in Castineland, Sintopia on June 14, 3016, and was released theatrically in the United States on June 28, 3016 by MillenniumWorld. The film had received generally positive reviews and responses from critics and aggregators and has grossed $365 million worldwide, more than any *687 Days A Year* films, making it one of the best films released by MillenniumWorld.

## Plot

Croxsmith and The Martian Detectives try to figure out the time on Mars, and it is hard to clarify the timekeeping on the red planet because it takes Mars 687 Earth days (1 Martian year) to completely orbit around the Sun and 24 Earth hours and 37 Earth minutes (1 Martian day, also called a "sol") for Mars to completely rotate around its axis. It gets even complicated when Ooster Bendson try to figure out how many Martian days (sols), weeks, and months are exactly in a Martian year, followed by other time-related calculations.

## Production

### **Development**

On November 8, 3013, *687 Days A Year: A Leap Year* was officially announced by MillenniumWorld during an investors' call. According to MillenniumWorld, the film is directed by Coddard Mooner and produced by Jennifer McQueen, with a screenplay by Angus Creemon and Marty Simon from a story by Creemon himself.

### **Marketing**

Creemon told *Variety*: "*687 Days A Year: The Martian World ended with Croxsmith and Jowano's story so romantically perfect that for another four years, we've never even talked about doing another 687 Days A Year movie. The cast and crew and I did an incredible job working for all seven released films since the first 687 Days A Year movie back in 2988. Coddard, Marty, Patrick, Quincy and I came up with this new idea, so good, I just couldn't even stop thinking about it for five seconds. It was too exciting for me, I knew we had to make this movie—and I wanted to direct it myself. Josh Nistar and Yolanda Hermosa had also did an awesome job helping me making this movie with the other children starring in this movie. I am so blessed by everything I have done for the past 28 years. 3016 will be my best year ever!*".

## Release

### **Theatrical**

*687 Days A Year: A Leap Year* had a world premiere in the United Kingdom on May 31, 3016 at London Palladium, then premiered in Castineland, Sintopia on June 14, 3016 at Jena Street Theatre, and was released theatrically on June 28, 3016 in the United States by MillenniumWorld. It was released in the United States one week after the Disney/Pixar animated film *Hurricane*, and was released alongside *The Atomic Plant* and *Toxic*.

### **Home media**

*687 Days A Year: A Leap Year* was released on DVD, Blu-ray, and Ultra HD Blu-ray on September 3, 3016 by MillenniumWorld Studios Home Entertainment.

## Sneak peek of *687 Days A Year: The Series*

The film's end credits leads to a sneak peek of an upcoming animated television series based on the film franchise coming out one year after this film's release. Josh Nistar and the other cast of *687 Days A Year* presented the series called *687 Days A Year: The Series*, announcing that it will be coming in the summer of 3017 and be premiering on Sintopia Channel. Creators Angus Creemon and Marty Simon announced that the sneak peek of the first episode will premiere on Sintopia Channel for only five minutes so that the viewers can get a lookout of it and have the enthusiasm for the series premiere.

## Reception

### **Box office**

*687 Days A Year: A Leap Year* has grossed $256 million in the United States and Canada, and $109 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $365 million.

In the United States and Canada, the film was released alongside *The Atomic Plant* and the wide expansion of *Toxic*, and was projected to gross $75–95 million from 4,500 theaters in its opening weekend. The film held early advance screenings on June 21, 3016 (when Disney/Pixar's *Hurricane* was released in theaters), and made $1,000,000 from 540 theaters. It then made $51.4 million on its first day, including $6 million from Thursday night previews.

### **Critical response**

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100% based on 385 reviews, with an average rating of 9.7/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "**This Mars-inspired film may withstand hundreds or thousands of shockiness more than the other *687 Days A Year* films, but it may change because the Martian time and date.**" On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 75 out of 100, based on 77 critics, indicating. "generally positive reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A+" on an A+ to F- scale (tied with *687 Days A Year: The Martian World*), and PostTrak reported filmgoers gave it 5 out of 5 stars.

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