Planet 51

Planet 51 is a 2009 animated science fiction comedy film directed by Jorge Blanco from a script by Joe Stillman, and starring the voices of Dwayne Johnson, Justin Long, Jessica Biel, Gary Oldman, Seann William Scott, John Cleese and Freddie Benedict. An inversion of classic alien invasion and first contact premises, the film follows a human astronaut who lands on an alien planet and is hunted as an "invader", while one of the aliens and his friends try to help him return home. An international co-production between Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States, the film was originally acquired for North American distribution by New Line Cinema, but then sold to Sony Pictures before completion. Originally titled Planet One, and later named as an allusion to Area 51, the film was completed on a $70 million budget, which, at the time of its release, was the most expensive film produced in Spain. Planet 51 was released on 20 November 2009 in the United States and Canada by Sony Pictures Releasing's TriStar Pictures and Remstar Media Partners respectively; 27 November in Spain by DeAPlaneta Distribución; and 4 December in the United Kingdom by HandMade Films International. While the film was well-received in Spain, winning a Goya Award for Best Animated Film, it received negative reviews in the United States. The film grossed $105.6 million worldwide.