Crystal: The Lost Realms

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## Crystal: The Lost Realms

### Produced by

Lori Forte
Mark Wilson

### Screenplay by

Phillip Melton
Chris Matheson
David Lindsay-Abaire

### Starring

Selena Gomez
Jesse Eisenberg
Jonah Hill
Whoopi Goldberg
Sam Elliott
Scarlett Johansson
Gary Oldman
Emily Blunt
Paul Giamatti
Kristin Chenoweth
Samuel L. Jackson

### Music by

**Songs:**
Alan Menken
Marc Shaiman
**Score:**
Alan Menken

### Release date

May 17, 2015
(Los Angeles)
May 29, 2015
(United States)

### Preceded by

*The Book of Life*
*Alaina Gleen 2*
*Crystal: Coming of Darkness*

### Followed by

*The Peanuts Movie*
*The Pixelators*
*Crystal: The Rise of Darkness*

***Crystal: The Lost Realms*** is a 2015 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 *Crystal: Coming of Darkness* (2011). 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 was released on September 13, 2019.

### Additional Voices

* Ashley Albert
* Stephen Apostolina
* Rajia Baroudi
* Susan Boyajian
* Edita Brychta
* Aimée Castle
* June Christopher
* Jim Conroy
* David Cowgill
* Terri Douglas
* Eddie Frierson
* Jackie Gonneau
* Jason Harris
* Bridget Hoffman
* Rif Hutton
* Sondra James
* Alexa Kahn
* Marcella Lentz-Pope
* Jimmy Leung
* Hope Levy
* Bill Lobley
* Danny Mastrogiorgio
* Ron McClary
* Brian Scott McFadden
* Scott Menville
* Heidi Brook Myers
* Jonathan Nichols
* Paul Pape
* Devika Parikh
* Chris Phillips
* Peter Pamela Rose
* Michelle Ruff
* Tara Jayne Sands
* Justin Shenkarow
* Keith Silverstein
* Georgia Simon
* Shane Sweet
* Tashiana Washington
* Ruth Zalduondo

## 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

*Main article(s): Crystal: The Lost Realms (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 November 10, 2015. The film was later released on 4K Blu-Ray on September 3, 2019.

## Reception

### 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.

### 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*.

 Favorite Voice From an Animated Movie

## Transcripts

### Main

To see the main transcript of the film, click here.

### Trailers

To see the transcript for the trailers of the film, click here.

**Upcoming:** *The Pixelators: Supercharged* (2023)