Abominable

***Abominable*** is a 2019 computer-animated adventure film produced by DreamWorks Animation and Pearl Studio. It was written and directed by Jill Culton and co-directed by Todd Wilderman.

## Storyline

### Plot

Three teenagers must help a Yeti return to his family while avoiding a wealthy man and a zoologist who want him for their own needs.

### Genres

* Animation
* Adventure
* Comedy
* Family
* Fantasy

### Motion Picture Rating

* **Atp** (Argentina)
* **G** (Australia)
* **6** (Austria)
* **KT/EA** (Belgium)
* **Livre** (Brazil)
* **B** (Bulgaria)
* **PG** (Canada)
* **TE** (Chile)
* **T** (Colombia)
* **U** (Czech Republic)
* **7** (Denmark)
* **TP** (Ecuador)
* **K-7** (Finland)
* **Tous publics** (France)
* **6** (Germany)
* **K** (Greece)
* **I** (Hong Kong)
* **6** (Hungary)
* **L** (Iceland)
* **U** (India)
* **SU** (Indonesia)
* **G** (Ireland)
* **T** (Italy)
* **G** (Japan)
* **V** (Lithuania)
* **A** (Luxembourg)
* **U** (Malta)
* **A** (Mexico)
* **PG** (Mongolia)
* **6** (Netherlands)
* **G** (New Zealand)
* **PG** (Nigeria)
* **7** (Norway)
* **Apt** (Peru)
* **b.o.** (Poland)
* **M/6** (Portugal)
* **PG** (Puerto Rico)
* **A.G.** (Romania)
* **6+** (Russia)
* **PG** (Singapore)
* **PG** (South Africa)
* **All** (South Korea)
* **A** (Spain)
* **7** (Sweden)
* **6** (Switzerland)
* **GP** (Taiwan)
* **G** (Thailand)
* **7A** (Turkey)
* **U** (UK)
* **PG** (USA)
* **ZA** (Ukraine)

## Images

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## Cast and Crew

### Directors

* Jill Culton
* Todd Wilderman (co-director)

### Cast

* Chloe Bennet - Yi (voice)
* Albert Tsai - Peng (voice)
* Tenzing Norgay Trainor - Jin (voice)
* Eddie Izzard - Burnish (voice)
* Sarah Paulson - Dr. Zara (voice)
* Tsai Chin - Nai Nai (voice)
* Michelle Wong - Yi's Mom (voice)
* Rich Dietl - Goon Leader (voice) (as Rich B. Dietl)
* James Hong - Yak Leader (voice)
* Christine Lin - Teenage Girl #1 / Boy's Mom / Female Customer (voice)
* Kym Miller - Teenage Girl #2 (voice)
* Jason Ko - Teenage Boy (voice)
* Trevor Devall - Van Driver / Goon (voice)
* Karen Huie - Dog Lady / Dock Wocker / Goon (voice)
* Vic Chao - Jin Impersonator / Goon (voice)
* Fernando Chien - Merchant (voice)
* Rupert Gregson-Williams - Everest Humming (voice)

### Producers

* Suzanne Buirgy (producer) (p.g.a.)
* Peilin Chou (producer)
* Tim Johnson (executive producer)
* Rui Gang Li (executive producer)
* Dave Polsky (producer)
* Frank Zhu (executive producer)

## Details

### Countries

* China
* USA
* Japan

### Language

* English
* Mandarin

### Release Dates

* September 7, 2019 (Canada) (Toronto International Film Festival)
* September 19, 2019 (Australia)
* September 19, 2019 (Brazil) (limited)
* September 19, 2019 (New Zealand)
* September 19, 2019 (Uruguay)
* September 26, 2019 (Argentina)
* September 26, 2019 (Austria)
* September 26, 2019 (Brazil)
* September 26, 2019 (Chile)
* September 26, 2019 (Colombia)
* September 26, 2019 (Germany)
* September 26, 2019 (Hong Kong)
* September 26, 2019 (Kuwait)
* September 26, 2019 (Lebanon)
* September 26, 2019 (Peru)
* September 26, 2019 (Saudi Arabia)
* September 27, 2019 (Bulgaria)
* September 27, 2019 (Canada)
* September 27, 2019 (India)
* September 27, 2019 (Mexico)
* September 27, 2019 (Turkey)
* September 27, 2019 (USA)
* September 28, 2019 (China) (limited)
* October 1, 2019 (China)
* October 3, 2019 (Denmark)
* October 3, 2019 (Italy)
* October 3, 2019 (Russia)
* October 3, 2019 (Ukraine)
* October 4, 2019 (Estonia)
* October 4, 2019 (Indonesia)
* October 4, 2019 (Iceland)
* October 4, 2019 (Lithuania)
* October 4, 2019 (Taiwan)
* October 5, 2019 (UK) (London Film Festival)
* October 9, 2019 (Netherlands)
* October 10, 2019 (Israel)
* October 11, 2019 (Spain)
* October 11, 2019 (UK)
* October 11, 2019 (Ireland)
* October 11, 2019 (Norway)
* October 11, 2019 (Poland)
* October 16, 2019 (Belgium)
* October 16, 2019 (Finland)
* October 17, 2019 (Portugal)
* October 18, 2019 (Latvia)
* October 23, 2019 (France)
* October 24, 2019 (Greece)
* October 24, 2019 (Hungary)
* October 24, 2019 (Sweden) (Goteburg Film Festival)
* October 25, 2019 (Sweden)
* November 7, 2019 (Singapore)
* June 20, 2020 (Japan)

### Home Media Release Dates

* December 17, 2019 (USA) (DVD)
* December 17, 2019 (USA) (Blu-Ray)
* December 17, 2019 (USA) (4K UHD Blu-Ray)
* February 10, 2020 (UK) (DVD)

## Reception

### Box office

*Abominable* grossed $179,902,916 worldwide on a $75 million.

### Critical response

The film has a 7.0 rating on IMDb and an 81% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

## Company Credits

### Production Companies

* DreamWorks Animation
* Pearl Studio
* China Film Co-Production
* Dentsu (produced in association with)

### Distributors

* STX Entertainment (2019) (USA) (theatrical)
* Huaxia Film Distribution (2019) (China) (theatrical)
* Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2019) (USA) (DVD)
* Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2019) (USA) (Blu-Ray)
* Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2019) (USA) (4K UHD Blu-Ray)
* Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2020) (UK) (DVD)

## Trivia

* *Abominable* was in development at DreamWorks Animation since 2010. For some time, Jill Culton was writing and directing the film, originally titled *Everest*, which was about a little girl and a Yeti, but by 2016, she had left the project. She was then replaced by Tim Johnson and Todd Wilderman.
* In December 2016, DreamWorks announced that the film would be released on September 27, 2019, and that it would be co-produced by Oriental DreamWorks (now Pearl Studio), marking their second collaboration after *Kung Fu Panda 3* (2016). On February 2, 2018, it was announced that Culton had returned as the director, replacing Johnson. On March 20, 2018, it was announced that Chloe Bennet had been cast in the lead role of Yi. On May 18, 2018, DreamWorks and Pearl Studio announced that the film had been retitled from *Everest* to *Abominable*, and Albert Tsai, Tenzing Norgay Trainor, and Tsai Chin were cast the following month.
* This is the last DreamWorks Animation film of the 2010s.
* This is the last DreamWorks Animation film of the 2010s to be produced in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio.
* This is the first DreamWorks Animation film that is produced in 1.85:1 to be distributed by Universal Pictures.