Grojband: The Movie

***Grojband: The Movie*** is a 2023 American animated comedy film produced by Cartoon Network Studios, Fresh TV, and Teletoon and directed by Todd Kauffman and

## Grojband: The Movie

### **Genre movie**

Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy and Family

### **Based on**

Grojbandby Todd Kauffman
Mark Thornton

### **Starring**

Lyon Smith
Bryn McAuley
Sergio Di Zio
Tim Berseford
Alyson Court
Denise Oliver
Jack Black
Kimberly-Ann Truong
Julie Lemieux
Dwayne Hill
Wagner Moura
Madelyn May
Addison Holley
Jeff Bergman
Kelly Sheridan
Ashley Botting
Seth Rogen
Graeme Cornies
Charli XCX
Lizzo
Bebe Rexha
Ashleigh Ball
Ron Pardo
Kedar Brown
Rob Tinkler
David Bowers
Will Arnett
Jorma Taccone
Liam Neeson
Tom McGrath
James Patrick Stuart
Vincent Martella
Rob Paulsen
Sean Astin
Greg Cipes
Seth Green
Jack Copland
Julie Sype
Danny Jacobs
Max James
Nicolas Cage
Kimiko Glenn
Katie Crown
Nate Bihldorff
Christian Potenza
Florence Pugh
Ray Winstone
Samson Kayo
Olivia Colman
Chris Pratt
Elizabeth Banks
Morgan Freeman
Scott Menville
Varun Saranga
Janelle Monae
Ice-T
Kelly Clarkson
Fred Armisen
Jocelyne Loewen
Kelly Metzger
Brian Froud
Andy Richter
Eric Bauza
Carla Collins
Scott McCord

### **Production company**

Warner Bros. Pictures
Warner Animation Group
Cartoon Network Movies
Fresh TV
Ratpac Entertainment

### **Country**

United States
Japan
France
Spain
Germany
Italy
Taiwan
Poland

### **Box office**

$2,000,000 million

Mark Thornton. The film stars Lyon Smith who voices the main protagonist, joined by Bryn McAuley, Sergio Di Zio, and Tim Berseford The film centers around a house transferred to learn more about a rescue.

The story was thought up by Todd Kauffman in 2020, and had the idea of having a theatrical Cartoon Network film in computer-animation before going with flash animation after having developed bad terms with an old friend. This is the first ever original feature film not based on the studio's existing shows, as well as Warner Animation Group' first 3D-animated film since Monsters vs. Aliens (2009).

Grojband: The Movie released worldwide in November 25, 2023 by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film grossed $2,000,000 million worldwide against a $900 million budget and was met with mixed-to-positive response, with praise for the voice acting (mostly Smith and Berseford) and its soundtrack, while criticism was met with its use of profane swearing. Its success, alongside *The CN Movie* released that same year, established Cartoon Network Studios' return to the feature film business. A series of specials, a subsequent series, a sequel, and a prequel had soon followed.

## Plot

The story of an uptown Corey, Laney, Kin, Kon, Mina and Trina gets flushed down the toilet from his garage. With help from Starlight Glimmer, Corey, Laney, Kin, and Kon gets ready to square off against the all-powerful Bowser to stop his plans from conquering the world.

While banding at the garage, Peaceville bands are Corey, Laney, Kin, & Kon are transported through a mysterious pipe to a magical new world. But when the siblings are separated, an epic adventure begins.

## Cast

* Lyon Smith as Corey Ruffin
* Bryn McAuley as Laney Penn
* Sergio Di Zio as Kin Kujira
* Tim Berseford as Kon Kujira
* Alyson Court as Trina Ruffin
* Denise Oliver as Mina Beff
* Jack Black as Bowser
* Kimberly-Ann Truong as MK
* Julie Lemieux as Chance Happening/Josee
* Dwayne Hill as Buzz Newsworthy
* Wagner Moura as Death
* Madelyn May as Allie Day
* Addison Holley as Kate Persky
* Jeff Bergman as Bugs Bunny/Daffy Duck
* Kelly Sheridan as Starlight Glimmer
* Ashley Botting as Jen
* Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong
* Graeme Cornies as Nick Mallory
* Charli XCX as Kitty
* Lizzo as Lydia
* Bebe Rexha as Tuesday

## Production

### Development

Todd Kauffman, producer and co-writer of the film, had the idea in late May 2020. It was one of his ideas to bring Cartoon Network Studios back into the theatrical feature film business, and this idea was a fully computer-animated film, before he opted in going for 3D-animation for the film after his former friend Gabriel Garcia refused to make anymore CGI-stylized versions of his artwork.

### Animation

The film was animated with flash animation, provided by FremantleMedia International, to give the film a vibe that it is "a TV movie in theaters".

## Music

### Soundtrack

***Grojband: The Movie Songs from the Motion Picture*** is the soundtrack of the film. The film features songs either from the late 2010's and early 2020's; Tiësto and

## *Grojband: The Movie: Songs from the Motion Picture*

### Genre

Alternative rock, pop music, pop rock

Ed Sheeran are rare band names to be present in an animated film.

Ricki-Lee Coulter "All We Need Is Love" appears in the film, but not on the soundtrack album. The film's promotional material, mainly the trailers, used Jack Black's "Peaches".

## Score

 **Recorded**
 **Genre**
 **Label**

***Grojband: The Movie: Motion Picture Score*** is the film score to the film. It is composed by Warner Bros. Pictures veteran composers Season Kent and Hans Zimmer making this their fourth collaboration, as well as their first film not produced by Warner Bros. Pictures.

## Release

*Grojband: The Movie* was released in theatrically by Warner Bros. Pictures on November 10, 2023.

### Marketing

A teaser was released on May 10, 2023 on the Warner Bros. Pictures YouTube channel; the trailer followed Lyon Smith dressed as Corey on a movie set of the place hallway, akin to the promotional trailers to *Bee Movie* (2007). A first trailer was released on July 16, 2023.

The film's tie-in campaign consisted of food brands (General Mills, Campbell's, Maruchan), toys (Mattel, Moose Toys), and television/streaming (Spectrum, Max).

A tie-in video game was released on November 7, 2023 by Activision.

### Home media

The film was released on digital on November 21, 2023, 46 days after its theatrical release, then on DVD and Blu-ray on December 4, by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. One of the special features includes an individual character interview with the film's characters Corey (voiced by Lyon Smith), Laney (voiced by Bryn McAuley), and Kin (voiced by Sergio Di Zio).

## Reception

### Box office

*Knight School* has grossed a worldwide total of $2.000.000 million, with $105 million in the United States and $9.00 million in other territories.

### Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 71% based on 90 reviews and an average rating of 7.26/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "With its big-name cast and its original storyline with a hint of 2000's music, this shows *Grojband: The Movie* can stand on its own as an original Cartoon Network feature." Metacritic gave the film a score of 95 out of 100 based on 26 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gives the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.

## Sequel and follow-ups

*Main article: Grojband: The Movie (franchise)*
A sequel, *Grojband: The Movie 2* was released in July 2024, which was met with mixed reviews but commercially successful. Before *Grojband: The Movie 2*, a Christmas special *Grojband: The Movie* 3 was released in October 2025 and a television series *Grojband: The Movie* was released on Cartoon Network in June 2013 with Lyon Smith as Corey. A Thanksgiving special Grojband was released October 2026, three months after *Grojband: The Movie 2*. Another special, *Promenade*, was released in May 2028 on Cartoon Network, then a prequel entitled The Future of the Band was released in September 2028.