: Earned over $587 million worldwide on a budget of roughly $135–175 million.
The Croods is a prehistoric adventure-comedy franchise produced by , centered on the "world’s first family" as they navigate a dangerous, shifting world. The 2013 Original Film croods
: Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature . Production & Evolution : Earned over $587 million worldwide on a
: Stars Nicolas Cage (Grug), Emma Stone (Eep), and Ryan Reynolds (Guy). Emma Stone (Eep)
The first film, released on March 22, 2013, follows the Crood family whose protective cave is destroyed by a continental split.
: Written and directed by Kirk DeMicco and Chris Sanders.
The project had a long development cycle, starting as a collaboration with Aardman Animations under the working title "Crood Awakening".