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{{Short description|2014 film by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller}} | |||
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| name = The Lego Movie | | name = The Lego Movie | ||
| image = The Lego Movie poster.jpg | | image = The Lego Movie poster.jpg | ||
| alt = Lego construction worker Emmet is running away from a bright light with other ] characters running alongside him. | |||
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* ]<ref name="Variety2014">{{cite news |last= McNary|first= Dave|author-link=Dave McNary|title= Warner Bros. Sets Two New Animation Releases for 2017 and 2018|url= https://variety.com/2014/film/news/warner-bros-sets-two-new-animation-releases-for-2017-and-2018-1201173506/ |access-date=May 20, 2018|work=]|date=May 6, 2014|quote="Lego," the first film to go out as a Warner Animation Group title, has overperformed with $457 million worldwide and set a sequel for release on May 26, 2017.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615083238/https://variety.com/2014/film/news/warner-bros-sets-two-new-animation-releases-for-2017-and-2018-1201173506/|archive-date=June 15, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
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| released = {{Film date|2014|02|01|]|2014|02|06|Denmark|2014|02|07|United States|2014|04|03|Australia}} <!--- First screening and countries of release per ] ---> | |||
| runtime = 101 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 100:35--><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 4, 2014 |title=''The Lego Movie'' |url=https://www.classification.gov.au/titles/lego-movie |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220502054027/https://www.classification.gov.au/titles/lego-movie |archive-date=May 2, 2022 |access-date=May 2, 2022 |website=]}}</ref> | |||
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| distributor = ]<br />] {{small|(Australia & New Zealand)}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Film Distribution - Village Roadshow Limited|url=http://www.villageroadshow.com.au/Company-Profile/Film-Distribution.htm|work=]|date=2014-02-11|accessdate=2014-02-11}}</ref> | |||
| released = {{Film date|2014|02|01|] premiere|2014|02|07|United States}} <!--- First screening and countries of release per ] ---> | |||
| runtime = 100 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 100:26--><ref>{{cite web|title=''The Lego Movie'' (U)|url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/lego-movie-film-0|work=]|publisher=]|date=January 17, 2014|accessdate=January 17, 2014}}</ref> | |||
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| language = English | | language = English | ||
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| budget = $60–65 million<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2014/01/28/the-lego-movie-can-revive-warner-bros-animation/|title='Lego Movie' Can Save Warner Bros. Animation|work=]|access-date=February 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203005049/http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2014/01/28/the-lego-movie-can-revive-warner-bros-animation/|archive-date=February 3, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=THRCutOut /> | ||
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| gross = $470.7 million<ref name="BoxOffice-20131006">{{Cite Box Office Mojo|id=1490017|title=The Lego Movie|access-date=January 22, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> | ||
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'''''The Lego Movie''''' |
'''''The Lego Movie''''' is a 2014<!-- Per ], do not add American-Danish-Australian: "If the nationality is not singular, cover the different national interests later in the lead section."--> animated ] ] co-produced by ], ], ], ], ], and ], and distributed by ]. A ] between ] from the United States, Australia, and Denmark. It was written and directed by ] from a story they co-wrote with ], based on the ] line of construction toys. The film stars the voices of ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ]. Its story focuses on Emmet Brickowski (Pratt), an ordinary ] who helps a ] stop a tyrannical businessman (Ferrell) from gluing everything in the Lego world into his vision of perfection. | ||
Plans of a feature film based on Lego started in 2008 after a discussion between producers ] and ] before Lin left Warner Bros. to form his own production company, Lin Pictures. By August 2009, it was announced that Dan and Kevin Hageman had begun writing the script. It was officially green-lit by Warner Bros. in November 2011 with a planned 2014 release date. ] was brought in to co-direct in 2011 with Lord and Miller, and later became the film's animation supervisor. The film was inspired by the visual aesthetic and stylistics of ]s and qualities attributed to ] sets. While Lord and Miller wanted to make the film's animation replicate a ] film, everything was done through computer graphics, with the ] following the same articulation limits actual Lego figures have. Much of the cast signed on to voice the characters in 2012, including Pratt, Ferrell, Banks, Arnett, Freeman, and Brie, while the animation was provided by Animal Logic, which was expected to comprise 80% of the film. The film was dedicated to Kathleen Fleming, the former director of entertainment development of the Lego company, who had died in ], in April 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/kathleen-fleming-lego-production-exec-dies-at-39-1200449770/|title=Kathleen Fleming, Lego Production Exec, Dies at 39|work=Variety|date=May 3, 2013|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130506114938/http://variety.com/2013/film/news/kathleen-fleming-lego-production-exec-dies-at-39-1200449770/|archive-date=May 6, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|language=es|url=https://www.excelsior.com.mx/nacional/2013/05/07/897932|title=Muere turista canadiense al caer de un balcón en Cancún|date=May 8, 2013|website=Excélsior|access-date=February 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203030720/https://www.excelsior.com.mx/nacional/2013/05/07/897932|archive-date=February 3, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
''The Lego Movie'' premiered in Los Angeles on February 1, 2014, and was released theatrically in the United States on February 7. It became a critical and commercial success, grossing $470.7 million worldwide against its $60–65 million budget, and received acclaim for its animation, writing, story, humor, score, and voice acting. The ] named ''The Lego Movie'' one of the ] of 2014. It received a nomination for ] at the ], among ]. ''The Lego Movie'' is the first entry in what became the ], which includes three more films—'']'', '']'' (both 2017), and '']'' (2019). | |||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
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In a ] universe, the wizard ] is blinded when he fails to protect a ] called the Kragle (a misreading of ]) from the evil and maniacal ], but prophesies that a person called ] will find the Piece of Resistance capable of stopping the Kragle. Lord Business believes Vitruvius simply made up the prophecy, and kicks him away. | |||
The wizard Vitruvius attempts to protect the "Kragle", a superweapon, from the evil Lord Business. He fails to do so, but warns Lord Business of a prophecy where a person called the "Special" will find the Piece of Resistance capable of stopping the Kragle. Eight-and-a-half years later, Emmet Brickowski, an ordinary construction worker, comes across a woman, Wyldstyle, who is searching for something after hours at Emmet's construction site. When he investigates, Emmet falls into a hole and finds the Piece of Resistance. Compelled to touch it, Emmet experiences vivid visions and passes out. He awakens elsewhere with the Piece of Resistance attached to his back in the custody of Bad Cop, Lord Business' lieutenant with a split "Good Cop" personality. There, Emmet learns of Business' plans to destroy the world with the Kragle. Wyldstyle rescues Emmet and takes him to Vitruvius, explaining that he and Wyldstyle are "Master Builders" capable of building anything they need, both with great speed and without instruction manuals; when Lord Business rose to power, his disapproval of such anarchic creativity resulted in him capturing many of them. As the "Special", Emmet is destined to defeat him, yet Wyldstyle and Vitruvius are disappointed to find Emmet displays no creativity. | |||
Eight and a half years later, in Bricksburg, an optimistic but unimaginative ] named ] comes across a woman searching for something at his construction site. Emmet falls into a pit and finds the Piece of Resistance. Compelled to touch it, he experiences visions, including one of a giant called "]" and passes out. He awakens in the custody of ], Business's lieutenant, and discovers that the Piece of Resistance is attached to his own back. Emmet learns of Business's plans to freeze the world with the Kragle; the Piece of Resistance is the glue tube's cap. The woman, ], rescues Emmet, believing him to be the Special. They escape Bad Cop and travel to "]", where they meet Vitruvius. He and Wyldstyle are Master Builders, capable of building anything without instruction manuals, who oppose Business's attempts to suppress their creativity. Though disappointed Emmet is not a Master Builder, they are convinced of his potential when he recalls visions of the Man Upstairs. | |||
Lord Business plans to use the Kragle (a tube of ] with some of the logo's letters rubbed out) to freeze the universe perfectly in place. Bad Cop tracks down Emmet, Wyldstyle, and Virtruvius, who are rescued by Wyldstyle's boyfriend, Batman. He takes them to a meeting of the remaining Master Builders, who are unimpressed with Emmet and refuse to fight Lord Business. Bad Cop and his forces attack and capture all the Master Builders except for Emmet and a few others. Emmet believes the Master Builders' weakness is that their individual creativity prevents them from working together. He devises a team plan to infiltrate Lord Business' headquarters. As Emmet and his allies are captured and imprisoned, Vitruvius attempts to fight back but is killed; with his dying words, he admits the prophecy was made up. Business throws the Piece of Resistance off the edge of the universe, sets his headquarters to self-destruct, and leaves with the Kragle while leaving Bad Cop behind. Vitruvius' ghost tells Emmet that even if the prophecy is not real, Emmet can still save the world. Emmet, tied to the self-destruct mechanism's battery, flings himself off the edge of the universe to save his friends. Inspired by Emmet's sacrifice, the Master Builders escape and rally with the help of Bad Cop. Soon, Lego people across the universe build creative weapons to use against Business' forces, with the Master Builders leading the charge. | |||
Emmet, Wyldstyle, and Vitruvius evade Bad Cop's robot police with the help of Wyldstyle's boyfriend, ], and escape to "]," where all the Master Builders are in hiding. After Emmet says that he's not a Master Builder and "the least qualified person", Master Builders are unimpressed with Emmet and refuse to help him fight Business. Bad Cop's forces attack and capture everyone except Emmet, Wyldstyle, Vitruvius, Batman, and fellow Master Builders ], ], and ]. After saving them all with a double-decker couch, Emmet devises a plan to infiltrate Business's headquarters and disarm the Kragle. The heist almost succeeds until Emmet and his friends are captured and imprisoned. Business decapitates Vitruvius and throws the Piece of Resistance into an abyss before arming a self-destruct device to execute all the captured Master Builders. Before he dies, Vitruvius reveals he made up the prophecy, but his spirit returns to tell Emmet that Emmet’s self-belief makes him the Chosen One. Strapped to the self-destruct mechanism's battery, Emmet flings himself off the edge of the tower and into the abyss, disarming the mechanism and saving his friends and the Master Builders. Inspired by Emmet's sacrifice, Wyldstyle, who reveals her real name to be Lucy, rallies the Lego people across the universe to use whatever creativity they have to build machines and weapons to fight Business's forces. | |||
Emmet finds himself in the real world, where the events of the story are being played out within the imagination of a boy, Finn. His father, known by Emmet as "The Man Upstairs" from his visions, chastises his son for ruining his father's Lego set by mixing characters with the wrong playsets and originating hodgepodge creations, and proceeds to glue his perceived perfect creations together permanently. Realizing the danger his friends are in, Emmet wills himself to move and falls off the table, gaining Finn's attention. Finn returns Emmet to the Lego set, where Emmet builds a massive robot to assist his friends before confronting Lord Business. In the real world, Finn's father looks at his son's creations again and finds himself impressed. Realizing his son based the evil Lord Business on him, the father has a change of heart and allows his son to play with his Lego however he sees fit. In the Lego world, Emmet convinces Lord Business that he, too, is special, as is everyone. Moved by Emmet's speech, Business destroys the Kragle and unfreezes his victims. | |||
The abyss transports Emmet to the human world, where the events of his life are being played out in a basement by a boy named ] on his father's Lego set. Finn's father, revealed to be the Man Upstairs, chastises his son for creating hodgepodges of different playsets and begins to glue his perceived "perfect" creations together permanently. Realizing the danger, Emmet wills himself to move and gains Finn's attention. Finn returns Emmet and the Piece of Resistance to the set, where Emmet becomes a Master Builder and confronts Business. In the human world, Finn's father looks at his son's creations and realizes he is suppressing his son's creativity. Through a speech by Emmet, Finn calls his father very special and says he has the power to change everything. Finn's father reconciles with his son, which plays out as Business reforming, capping the Kragle with the Piece of Resistance, and ungluing his victims with mineral spirits. After the world is restored, Lucy and Emmet enter a relationship with Batman's blessing. Finn's father grants Finn and his ] permission to play with the Lego sets as well, causing ] aliens to arrive in the Lego universe and threaten destruction. | |||
With the world saved, Emmet celebrates with his friends, and Wyldstyle, whose real name is Lucy, becomes his girlfriend. However, alien ] beings beam down, announcing their intentions to invade, due to the father allowing Finn's little sister to play with his Lego set as well. | |||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
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* ] as Emmet Brickowski, an ordinary ] minifigure who is mistaken for the "Special." | |||
* ] as ], an ] and ] from Bricksburg who is initially mistaken for the Special. | |||
* ] as Lord Business, an evil ] who is the ] of the Octan Corporation under the name President Business and tyrant of Bricksburg.<ref name=USATodayMeet /><ref name="hollywoodreporter1">{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/lego-will-ferrell-liam-neeson-388097 |title=Lego: Will Ferrell, Liam Neeson Join Animated Film |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=November 9, 2012 |accessdate=April 7, 2013}}</ref> | |||
* ] as Lord Business, an evil businessman who hates Master Builders, tyrant of Bricksburg and the Lego Universe who is the company president of the ] under the name President Business.<ref name=USATodayMeet>{{cite news|last=Alexander|first=Bryan|title='The Lego Movie' hopes to cement a built-in fan base|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2013/10/23/lego-movie-peek-will-ferrell/2918385/|access-date=October 24, 2013|newspaper=USA Today|date=October 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024043838/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2013/10/23/lego-movie-peek-will-ferrell/2918385/|archive-date=October 24, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="hollywoodreporter1">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/lego-will-ferrell-liam-neeson-388097|title=Lego: Will Ferrell, Liam Neeson Join Animated Film|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=November 9, 2012|access-date=April 7, 2013|archive-date=May 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513141850/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/lego-will-ferrell-liam-neeson-388097|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
** Ferrell also plays "The Man Upstairs", a Lego collector in the live-action portion of the film. | |||
** Ferrell also plays "The Man Upstairs", a Lego collector and Finn's father in the live-action part of the film. | |||
* ] as Wyldstyle/Lucy, a "tough as nails" and tech-savvy female fighter who is one of the Master Builders.<ref name=USATodayMeet>{{cite news|last=Alexander|first=Bryan|title='The Lego Movie' hopes to cement a built-in fan base|url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2013/10/23/lego-movie-peek-will-ferrell/2918385/|accessdate=October 24, 2013|newspaper=]|date=October 23, 2013}}</ref> | |||
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* ] as Vitruvius, a blind and elderly wizard-like Master Builder. | ||
* ] as Lucy / Wyldstyle, a "tough as nails" and tech-savvy Master Builder.<ref name="EWKnowAllTheStuff">{{cite magazine |last= Busis |first= Hillary |title= Want to know all the stuff 'The Lego Movie' is riffing on? Here are a reference guide|url= https://www.ew.com/article/2014/02/14/lego-movie-reference-guide|access-date=November 15, 2016|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=February 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170112183017/http://ew.com/article/2014/02/14/lego-movie-reference-guide/|archive-date=January 12, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
* ] as Vitruvius, an old wizard who is one of the Master Builders. | |||
* ] as ], a ] character who is one of the Master Builders, as well as Wyldstyle's boyfriend and an amateur musician. | |||
* ] as Bad Cop/Good Cop, a police officer with a split personality who is a member of the Super ]. | |||
* ] as MetalBeard, a pirate-like Master Builder seeking revenge on Lord Business for taking his body parts following an earlier encounter and causing him to remake his body from bricks.<ref name="hollywoodreporter1"/> | |||
** Neeson also voices Pa Cop, Bad Cop/Good Cop's father. | |||
* ] as Princess Unikitty, a unicorn/cat hybrid-like Master Builder who lives in ].<ref name="hollywoodreporter1"/><ref name=YahooWonderKitty>{{cite news|last=Enk|first=Bryan|title=Wonder Woman Finally Gets Her Movie Close-Up ... but How Does the Lego Unikitty Fit In?|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/superheroes-assemble-hilariously-lego-movie-trailer-214117774.html|access-date=November 2, 2013|publisher=Yahoo! Movies|date=October 31, 2013|url-status=live|archive-date=November 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103051518/http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/superheroes-assemble-hilariously-lego-movie-trailer-214117774.html}}</ref> | |||
* ] as Metal Beard, a ] and Master Builder seeking revenge on Lord Business for taking his body parts and has made his new body by scratch.<ref name="hollywoodreporter1"/> | |||
* ] as Benny, a "]"-like Master Builder who is obsessed with building spaceships.<ref name=USATodayMeet /> | |||
* ] as Princess Unikitty, a ] ] ] that lives in Cloud Cuckoo Land.<ref name="hollywoodreporter1"/><ref name=YahooWonderKitty /> | |||
* ] as Bad Cop / Good Cop / Scribble Cop, a police officer with a two-sided head and a ] who serves Lord Business as the commander of the Super Secret Police. The character's name and personality are based on the ] interrogation method, which is briefly shown in the film. | |||
* ] as Benny, a "]".<ref name=USATodayMeet /> | |||
** Neeson also voices Pa Cop, a police officer who is Bad Cop/Good Cop's father and Ma Cop's husband. | |||
* ] as ], a DC Comics superhero who is one of the Master Builders. | |||
* ] as ], a DC Comics |
* ] as ], a DC Comics character who is one of the Master Builders. | ||
* ] as ], a DC Comics |
* ] as ], a DC Comics character who is one of the Master Builders. | ||
* ] as ], a DC Comics character who is one of the Master Builders. | |||
* Jadon Sand as Finn, an eight-and-a-half-year-old boy who is the son of "The Man Upstairs" in the live-action portion of the film. | |||
* Jadon Sand as Finn, an eight-and-a-half-year-old boy who is the son of "The Man Upstairs" in the live-action part of the film. | |||
* Melissa Sturm as Gail, a female construction worker. | |||
** Sturm also voices Ma Cop, Bad Cop/Good Cop's mother. | |||
Additionally, ], ], and ] appear as protocol droid ], and smugglers ] and ] from the '']'' franchise.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zalben |first=Alex |date=February 10, 2014 |title=8 ''Lego Movie'' Easter Eggs You Probably Missed |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1722028/lego-movie-easter-eggs-surprises/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220310120346/http://www.mtv.com/news/1722028/lego-movie-easter-eggs-surprises/ |archive-date=March 10, 2022 |access-date=March 10, 2022 |website=] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Jeff |last=MacGregor |title=How Anthony Daniels gives C-3PO an unlikely dash of humanity |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/anthony-daniels-c3po-unlikely-dash-humanity-180967212/ |website=] |date=December 2017 |access-date=March 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506210129/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/anthony-daniels-c3po-unlikely-dash-humanity-180967212/ |archive-date=May 6, 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Epstein |first=Adam |date=July 8, 2015 |title=11 actors who are Harrison {{nowrap|Ford-y}} enough to pull off a young Han Solo |url=https://qz.com/447959/11-actors-who-are-harrison-ford-y-enough-to-pull-off-a-young-han-solo/ |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20211105205701/https://qz.com/447959/11-actors-who-are-harrison-ford-y-enough-to-pull-off-a-young-han-solo/ |archive-date=November 5, 2021 |access-date=March 10, 2022 |website=] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Moreau |first=Jordan |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/billy-dee-williams-the-rise-of-skywalker-lando-calrissian-1203421823/ |title=Billy Dee Williams on getting back into Lando's cape for ''The Rise Of Skywalker'' |date=December 5, 2019 |access-date=March 10, 2022 |website=] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408014909/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/billy-dee-williams-the-rise-of-skywalker-lando-calrissian-1203421823/ |archive-date=April 8, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>}} Other appearances from licensed Lego iterations of franchises include ] from the '']'' and the '']'' franchises; ] from the '']'' franchise; ] and ] from DC Comics; ] from '']''; ] from the '']'' franchise and ] from the Lego tie-in sets released alongside the ] of the ] | |||
] portrays a Lego version of himself who is a Master Builder alongside two generic members of the ]. ] (credited as Orville Forte) portrays ] (whom he had previously voiced on '']'', another Lord/Miller production). ], ] and ] portray Emmet's co-workers Wally, Barry and Foreman Jim respectively. Director ] voices a TV announcer for the Octan comedy show ''Where Are My Pants?''; his son Graham Miller voices the ] alien. | |||
In addition, ] and ] reprise their ''Star Wars'' roles as ] and ] respectively, with ] voicing ]. ] portrays a Lego version of himself who is a Master Builder. The cast is rounded out by ] as ] (a Master Builder), ] as Wally, ] as Barry, ] as Foreman Jim (a ] who is Emmet's boss), and ] as ] (a Master Builder). Co-director ] cameos as a TV Presenter. | |||
==Production== | ==Production== | ||
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The film had been in development at Warner Bros. since 2008.<ref name=Variety1 /> By August 2009, Dan and Kevin Hageman were writing the script described as "action adventure set in a Lego world."<ref>{{cite news|last=Graser|first=Marc|title=Warner builds pic with Lego | url = http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118007162|accessdate=November 12, 2011|newspaper=] | date=August 11, 2009}}</ref> '']'' directors ] were in talks in June 2010 to write and direct the film.<ref>{{cite news|last=McNary|first=Dave|title='Cloudy' directors toy with 'Lego'|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118021180|accessdate=November 12, 2011|newspaper=Variety|date=June 28, 2010}}</ref> Warner Bros. green-lit the film by November 2011, with a planned 2014 release date. The Australian studio ] was contracted to provide the animation, which was expected to comprise 80% of the film. By this time Chris McKay, the director of '']'', had also joined Lord and Miller to co-direct.<ref name=Variety1>{{cite news|last=McNary|first=Dave|title=Warners greenlights 'Lego' feature | url = http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118046055|accessdate=November 12, 2011|newspaper=Variety|date=November 11, 2011}}</ref> In March 2012, Lord and Miller revealed the film's working title, ''Lego: The Piece of Resistance'', and a storyline.<ref>{{cite news|last=Han|first=Angie|title=Phil Lord and Chris Miller Offer New Title, Plot Details for Warner Bros.' Lego Movie|url=http://www.slashfilm.com/phil-lord-chris-miller-offer-title-plot-details-warner-bros-lego-movie/|accessdate=March 5, 2012|publisher=] |date=March 5, 2012}}</ref> In April 2012, Warner Bros. scheduled the film for release on February 28, 2014, a date that subsequently changed.<ref>{{cite news|last=McNary|first=Dave|title=Warner Bros. dates 'Lego,' '42'|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118053005|accessdate=April 24, 2012|newspaper=Variety|date=April 23, 2012}}</ref> | |||
===Development=== | |||
By June 2012, ] had been cast as the voice of Emmet, the lead Lego character, and ] voicing Lego Batman; the role of Lego Superman was offered to ].<ref name=VarietySupeVoices/> By August 2012, ] was hired to voice Lucy (later getting the nickname Wyldstyle)<ref name=USATodayMeet /> and ] to voice Vitruvius, an old mystic.<ref name=VarietySupeVoices>{{cite news|last=Sneider|first=Jeff|title=Super voices in play for WB's Lego movie|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118055994|accessdate=June 26, 2012|newspaper=Variety|date=June 26, 2012}}</ref><ref name=ComingSoonCast>{{cite press release|title=Casting and Plot Details Confirmed for 'Lego'|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=94156|accessdate=August 29, 2012|publisher=Warner Bros. via ComingSoon.net | date = August 28, 2012}}</ref> In October 2012, Warner Bros. shifted the release date for the film, simply titled ''Lego'', to February 7, 2014.<ref name=warnerbrosshifts>{{cite news|title=Warner Bros. Shifts 'Lego' Release Date | url = http://www.deadline.com/2012/10/lego-release-date-change-february-7-2014-warner-bros/|accessdate=October 22, 2012 | publisher=] | date = October 22, 2012}}</ref> In November 2012, ], ], ], and ] signed on for roles. Brie voices Unikitty, a member of Emmet's team; Ferrell voices the antagonist President/Lord Business; Neeson voices Bad Cop; and Offerman voices Metalbeard,<ref>{{cite news|last=Chitwood|first=Adam|title=Nick Offerman Talks 'The Lego Movie'; Says He Plays a Pirate Named Metalbeard and Compares Film to 'The Wizard of Oz' or 'Willy Wonka' | url=http://collider.com/nick-offerman-lego-movie-interview/|accessdate=January 30, 2013 | publisher = Collider.com | date = January 28, 2013}}</ref> a pirate seeking revenge on Business.<ref name=warnerbrosshifts /> | |||
The development of ''The Lego Movie'' began in 2008, when ] and ] discussed it before Lin left ] to form his own production company, Lin Pictures. ] executive ], who had recognized the value of the Lego franchise by engineering the studio's purchase of Lego video game licensee ] in 2007, thought the success of the Lego-based video games indicated a Lego-based film was a good idea, and reportedly "championed" the development of the film.<ref name="Shaw">{{cite news|last=Shaw|first=Lucas|title='The Lego Movie' Snaps a Bright, Colorful Franchise Into Place for Warner Bros. Animation|url=https://www.thewrap.com/lego-movie-gives-warner-bros-animation-needs-new-franchise/|access-date=September 28, 2014|work=]|date=February 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006175609/http://www.thewrap.com/lego-movie-gives-warner-bros-animation-needs-new-franchise/|archive-date=October 6, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Barnes">{{cite news|last1=Barnes|first1=Brooke|title=Warner's C.E.O. Is Bullish on the Big Screen|access-date=September 28, 2014 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/30/business/media/warners-ceo-is-bullish-on-the-big-screen.html|work=] |date=March 29, 2014|archive-date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006191401/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/30/business/media/warners-ceo-is-bullish-on-the-big-screen.html|url-access=limited}}</ref> | |||
By August 2009, ] were writing the script described as "action adventure set in a Lego world".<ref>{{cite news|last=Graser|first=Marc|title=Warner builds pic with Lego|url= https://variety.com/2009/film/news/warner-builds-pic-with-lego-1118007162/|access-date=November 12, 2011|newspaper=]|date=August 11, 2009|archive-date=October 2, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002135926/http://variety.com/2009/film/news/warner-builds-pic-with-lego-1118007162/}}</ref> In 2008, Lin visited ] headquarters in Denmark to pitch his vision for the film, later remarking uncertainty among executives. "They weren't rude or anything but they didn't feel they needed a movie. They were already a very successful brand. Why take the risk?" Nevertheless, Lego's vice president of licensing and entertainment Jill Wilfert responded positively to the Hagemans' treatment that Lin pitched. "Once we heard the pitch, how Dan felt he could bring the values of the brand to life, we started to think, 'This could be interesting.'"<ref name="Svetkey">{{Cite web |last=Svetkey |first=Benjamin |date=2015-01-20 |title=Making of 'Lego Movie': 7 Years, a Trip to Denmark and a Race Against the Disney-Lucasfilm Deal Clock |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/making-lego-movie-7-years-762327/ |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
In July 2012, a Lego-user contest announced on the film's Facebook page would choose a winning Lego vehicle to appear in the film.<ref>{{cite news|title=Welcome to the official Facebook page for 'Lego: The Motion Picture...|url=https://www.facebook.com/TheLegoMovie/posts/331154633637332|accessdate=August 29, 2012|publisher='Lego: The Motion Picture' ] page |date=July 12, 2012 |quote=We're kicking things off with a contest for all you creative Lego builders out there. Design your very own Lego vehicle for the chance to have it appear in the upcoming movie! Watch the video below from directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller, and learn more about the contest here}}</ref> 17 Lego building sets based on the film's scenes and characters were released,<ref name=CSComicCon /> including Lord Business' Evil Lair,<ref name=THREvilLair>{{cite news|last=Kit|first=Borys|title=First-Look: New Lego Set Based on the Upcoming Movie (Exclusive)|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/first-look-new-lego-set-652629|accessdate=November 2, 2013|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=November 1, 2013}}</ref> and Cloud Cuckoo Palace,<ref name=YahooWonderKitty>{{cite news|last=Enk|first=Bryan|title=Wonder Woman Finally Gets Her Movie Close-Up ... but How Does the Lego Unikitty Fit In?|url=http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/superheroes-assemble-hilariously-lego-movie-trailer-214117774.html|accessdate=November 2, 2013|publisher=]|date=October 31, 2013}}</ref> along with a set of 16 ] (William Shakespeare, Gail the Construction Worker, Panda Guy, Abraham Lincoln, Taco Tuesday Guy, Larry the Barista, President Business, Calamity Drone, Marsha: Queen of the Mermaids, Wild West Wyldstyle, Scribble-Face Bad Cop, Velma Staplebot, Hard Hat Emmet, "Where are my Pants?" Guy, Mrs. Scratchen-Post, and Wiley Fusebot).<ref name=CSComicCon>{{cite news|title=Comic-Con: Lego Announces Building Sets and Video Game for 'The Lego Movie'|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=106515|accessdate=July 18, 2013|publisher=ComingSoon.net|date=July 16, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Trumbore|first=Dave|title=New Lego Sets Based on 'The Lego Movie' Reveal Characters and Locations|url=http://collider.com/the-lego-movie-lego-sets-minifigures/|accessdate=November 2, 2013|publisher=Collider.com|date=November 1, 2013}}</ref> Miller's childhood Space Village playset is utilised in the film.<ref name=io9ComicCon>{{cite news|last=Anders|first=Charlie Jane|title=Is 'The Lego Movie' really the best film ever? Signs point to yes!|url=http://io9.com/is-the-lego-movie-really-the-best-film-ever-signs-poin-852631767|accessdate=July 21, 2013|publisher=io9|date=July 20, 2013}}</ref> | |||
In June 2010, '']'' (2009) writers/directors ] were in talks to write and direct the film.<ref>{{cite news|last=McNary|first=Dave|author-link=Dave McNary|title ='Cloudy' directors toy with 'Lego'|url= https://variety.com/2010/digital/markets-festivals/cloudy-directors-toy-with-lego-1118021180/ |access-date=November 12, 2011|newspaper=Variety|date=June 28, 2010|archive-date=January 19, 2012|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119105130/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118021180}}</ref> Warner Bros. green-lit the film by November 2011, with a planned 2014 release date. Australian studio ], who did the animation for previous Warner Bros. released animated films such as '']'' and '']'', was contracted to provide the animation, which was expected to comprise 80% of the film. By this time, animator ], one of the directors, producers, and editors of '']'' and '']'', had joined Lord and Miller to co-direct.<ref name="Variety1">{{cite news|last=McNary|first=Dave|author-link=Dave McNary|title=Warners greenlights 'Lego' feature|url=https://variety.com/2011/film/news/warners-greenlights-lego-feature-1118046055/|access-date=November 12, 2011|newspaper=Variety |date=November 11, 2011|archive-date=November 13, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113055417/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118046055}}</ref> McKay explained that his role was to supervise the production in Australia once Lord and Miller temporarily left production to work on '']'' (2014).<ref name="awn" /> In March 2012, Lord and Miller revealed the film's working title, ''Lego: The Piece of Resistance'', and a storyline.<ref>{{cite news|last=Han|first=Angie|title=Phil Lord and Chris Miller Offer New Title, Plot Details for Warner Bros.' Lego Movie|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/phil-lord-chris-miller-offer-title-plot-details-warner-bros-lego-movie/|access-date=March 5, 2012|publisher=]|date=March 5, 2012|archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20120306055044/http://www.slashfilm.com/phil%2Dlord%2Dchris%2Dmiller%2Doffer%2Dtitle%2Dplot%2Ddetails%2Dwarner%2Dbros%2Dlego%2Dmovie/|archive-date=March 6, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
==Release== | |||
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|quote = "We wanted to make the film feel like the way you play, the way I remember playing. We wanted to make it feel as epic and ambitious and self-serious as a kid feels when they play with LEGO. We took something you could claim is the most cynical cash grab in cinematic history, basically a 90 minute LEGO commercial, and turned it into a celebration of creativity, fun and invention, in the spirit of just having a good time and how ridiculous it can look when you make things up. And we had fun doing it.'" | |||
''The Lego Movie'' received many forms of marketing from both Warner Bros. and The Lego Group. Seventeen building play sets inspired by scenes from the film were released, including a set of Collectible Minifigures. A website was opened up so fans could make minifigure versions of themselves, and later, put that in the film's official trailer. The company has recruited a roster of global partners to a broad, multi-category licensing program to support the film.<ref>{{cite news|last=Strecker|first=Erin|title=Surprise! Lego group announces special sets in promotion of 'Lego Movie'|url=http://family-room.ew.com/2013/07/16/lego-special-sets-movie/|accessdate=January 12, 2014|work=]|date=July 16, 2013}}</ref> | |||
|source = —Animation supervisor ]<ref name="awn">{{cite web|url=http://www.awn.com/animationworld/supervising-animator-chris-mckay-talks-lego-movie|title=Supervising Animator Chris McKay Talks 'The LEGO Movie'|publisher=Awn.com|date=February 10, 2014|access-date=March 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226162500/http://www.awn.com/animationworld/supervising-animator-chris-mckay-talks-lego-movie|archive-date=February 26, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
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===Casting=== | |||
Official Lego Brand Stores also scheduled events. Each week of January 2014, a new character poster (Wyldstyle, Batman, Emmet, Lord Business) came with every purchase.<ref>{{cite news|title=Free exclusive 'Lego Movie' poster with any purchase!|url=http://www.freeholdracewaymall.com/Events/Details/194818?startDate=1/19/2014|accessdate=January 20, 2014|publisher=Freehold Raceway Mall|date=January 20, 2014}}</ref> By building a creative model in-store, people received a free accessory pack. ] will host a themed event in January, February, and March.<ref>{{cite news|title=Barnes & Noble to Host In-Store Activities Campaign for 'The Lego Movie'|url=http://www.toynews-online.biz/news/read/us-barnes-noble-to-host-in-store-activities-campaign-for-the-lego-movie/041630|accessdate=January 20, 2014|work=Entertainment Weekly|date=January 20, 2014}}</ref> On February 7, 2014, ] released eight collectible holographic/3D cups in ]s to promote the film.<ref>{{cite web|author=Allen "Tormentalous" Tran |url=http://www.thebrickfan.com/the-lego-movie-mcdonalds-happy-meal-toy-revealed/ |title=The LEGO Movie McDonald's Happy Meal "Toy" Revealed |publisher=Thebrickfan.com |date=January 4, 2014 |accessdate=February 6, 2014}}</ref> | |||
By June 2012, ] had been cast as the voice of Emmet, the lead Lego character, and ] voicing a Lego version of ]; the role of Lego ] was offered to ].<ref name=VarietySupeVoices/> By August 2012, ] was hired to voice Lucy (later getting the alias "Wyldstyle")<ref name=USATodayMeet/> and ] to voice Vitruvius, an old mystic.<ref name=VarietySupeVoices>{{cite news|last=Sneider|first=Jeff|title=Super voices in play for WB's Lego movie|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/super-voices-in-play-for-wb-s-lego-movie-1118055994/|access-date=June 26, 2012|newspaper=Variety|date=June 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629032823/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118055994|archive-date=June 29, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=ComingSoonCast>{{cite press release|title=Casting and Plot Details Confirmed for 'Lego'|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=94156|access-date=August 29, 2012|publisher=Warner Bros. via ComingSoon.net |date=August 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103191012/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=94156|archive-date=November 3, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2012, ], ], ], and ] signed on for roles. Ferrell voices the main antagonist President/Lord Business; Neeson voices Bad Cop/Good Cop, Business' right-hand man; Brie voices Princess Unikitty, cat-unicorn hybrid and a member of Emmet's team; and Offerman voices Metalbeard, a pirate and another member of Emmet's team who seeks revenge on Business.<ref>{{cite news|last=Chitwood|first=Adam|title=Nick Offerman Talks 'The Lego Movie': Says He Plays a Pirate Named Metalbeard and Compares Film to 'The Wizard of Oz' or 'Willy Wonka'|publisher=Collider.com|url=https://collider.com/nick-offerman-lego-movie-interview/|access-date=January 30, 2013|date=January 28, 2013|archive-date=January 30, 2013|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130130235752/http://collider.com/nick-offerman-lego-movie-interview/}}</ref><ref name=warnerbrosshifts>{{cite news|title=Warner Bros. Shifts 'Lego' Release Date|date=October 22, 2012|url= https://www.deadline.com/2012/10/lego-release-date-change-february-7-2014-warner-bros/|access-date=October 22, 2012|website=]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023150207/http://www.deadline.com/2012/10/lego-release-date-change-february-7-2014-warner-bros/|archive-date=October 23, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
Warner Bros. already owns the film rights to intellectual properties from which key characters appear in the film (i.e. ]; ]), but the filmmakers still ran their depictions by other creatives; this included ] and ], who were respectively directing '']'' (2012) and ] (2013) at the time of the film's production, as well as '']'' creator ]. Lord recalled that Superman was omitted for an extended period of time due to a lawsuit against Warner Bros. by the heirs of co-creator ], before being reinserted at the last minute. The film also features ] and ] reprising their roles as Lego iterations of their ] ] ] and ] respectively from the original movies while ] reprises his role as a Lego version of ] from ''Robot Chicken'', replacing original actor ]. Lin recalled the closure of their deal to feature the characters as hectic, as ] announced their purchase of ] a few weeks after the filmmakers had traveled there and received permission to include them.<ref name="Svetkey"/> | |||
A ] based on the film, '']'', by ] for ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ], was released on February 4, 2014.<ref>{{cite news|last=Purchese|first=Robert|title=TT Games doing a Lego Movie video game|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-07-16-tt-games-doing-a-lego-movie-video-game|accessdate=January 12, 2014|publisher=Eurogamer.net|date=July 16, 2013}}</ref> An exclusive "Wild West Emmet" minifigure was released with preorders of the game at ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Lego Movie Videogame|url=http://www.gamestop.com/nintendo-3ds/games/lego-movie-videogame/112356|publisher=Gamestop | accessdate = January 12, 2014}}</ref> | |||
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The first teaser/] was released on June 18, 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hot Trailer: ‘The Lego Movie’|url=http://www.deadline.com/2013/06/the-lego-movie-trailer/|accessdate=July 8, 2013|publisher=Deadline.com|date=June 18, 2013}}</ref> The second was released on October 31, 2013, preceded by a series of teasers featuring main characters.<ref>{{cite news|last=Nicholson|first=Max|title=The 'Lego Movie' Clip: Meet Batman|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/10/30/the-lego-movie-clip-meet-batman/|accessdate=January 12, 2014|publisher=IGN|date=October 30, 2013}}</ref> ''The Lego Movie'' premiered at the ] in ], ] on February 1, 2014, and was released in theaters on February 7, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|author=4 DAYS |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/inside-lego-movie-premiere-chris-676347 |title=Inside the 'Lego Movie' Premiere With Chris Pratt and Will Arnett |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=February 2, 2014 |accessdate=February 7, 2014}}</ref> | |||
''The Lego Movie'' was strongly inspired by the visual aesthetic and stylistics of ]s and qualities attributed to ] sets. The film received a great deal of praise in the respective online communities from filmmakers and fans, who saw the film as an appraising nod to their work.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Einwächter|first1=Sophie Gwendolyn|last2=Simon|first2=Felix M.|date=2017-09-15|title=How digital remix and fan culture helped the Lego comeback|url=http://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/article/view/1047|journal=Transformative Works and Cultures|volume=25|doi=10.3983/twc.2017.01047|issn=1941-2258|access-date=December 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203224633/http://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/article/view/1047|archive-date=December 3, 2017|url-status=live|doi-access=free}}</ref> In the film's live-action segment, Finn returns Emmet to the Lego world via an arts-and-crafts-covered tube labeled "Magic Portal", which production designer Grant Freckleton confirmed was a direct reference to Australian filmmaker Lindsay Fleay's 1989 animated short film '']'', which similarly incorporated live-action segments. Fleay went on to work at Animal Logic, though he left before production on ''The Lego Movie'' began.<ref>{{Citation |title=How fan films shaped The Lego Movie | date=June 15, 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVe5XPU10Zc |language=en |access-date=2022-05-07}}</ref> | |||
Animal Logic tried to make the film's animation replicate a ] film although everything was done through computer graphics, with the ] following the same articulation limits actual Lego figures have. The camera systems also tried to replicate live action cinematography, including different lenses and a ] simulator. The scenery was projected through ]'s own ] (formerly) (created as part of ], which people could design their own Lego models using LDD, then upload them to the Lego website, design their own box design, and order them for actual delivery), which as CG supervisor Aidan Sarsfield detailed, "uses the official LEGO Brick Library and effectively simulates the connectivity of each of the bricks."<ref name="io9ComicCon" /> | |||
The saved files were then converted to design and animate in ] and ]. At times the ] were even placed under microscopes to capture the seam lines, dirt and grime into the digital textures.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fxguide.com/featured/brick-by-brick-how-animal-logic-crafted-the-lego-movie/|title=Brick-by-brick: how Animal Logic crafted The LEGO Movie|publisher=fxguide|date=February 7, 2014|access-date=March 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209091156/https://www.fxguide.com/featured/brick-by-brick-how-animal-logic-crafted-the-lego-movie/|archive-date=February 9, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Benny the spaceman was based on the line of Lego space sets sold in the 1980s, and his design includes the broken helmet chin strap, a common defect of the space sets at that time.<ref>{{cite news|department=]|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-movies/lego-sets-to-look-out-for-in-lego-movie-200310801.html|title=19 'Lego Movie' Easter Eggs to Look Out For|date=February 11, 2014|access-date=July 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728152808/https://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-movies/lego-sets-to-look-out-for-in-lego-movie-200310801.html|archive-date=July 28, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> Miller's childhood Space Village playset was used in the film.<ref name="io9ComicCon">{{cite news|last=Anders|first=Charlie Jane|title= Is 'The Lego Movie' really the best film ever? Signs point to yes!|url= http://io9.com/is-the-lego-movie-really-the-best-film-ever-signs-poin-852631767|access-date=July 21, 2013|publisher=io9|date=July 20, 2013|archive-date=July 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724021800/http://io9.com/is-the-lego-movie-really-the-best-film-ever-signs-poin-852631767|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
===Post-production=== | |||
''The Lego Movie'' was the first theatrical feature film produced by ] and the first animated film to be made directly by Warner Bros. Pictures after ] shut down in 2004 following the box office failure of '']'' (2003). The film's total cost, including production, prints, and advertising (P&A), was $100 million.<ref name=THRCutOut /> Half of the film's cost was financed by ], and was the only film in the franchise that Village Roadshow ever had involvement working on.<ref name=THRCutOut /> The rest was covered by Warner Bros., with ] providing a smaller share as part of its multi-year financing agreement with Warner Bros.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Fleming|first1=Mike Jr.|title=Warner Bros Sets RatPac-Dune To Co-Finance Slates After Legendary Exit|url=https://deadline.com/2013/09/warner-bros-sets-ratpac-dune-to-co-finance-slates-after-legendary-exit-599835/|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=October 27, 2015|date=September 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701150837/http://deadline.com/2013/09/warner-bros-sets-ratpac-dune-to-co-finance-slates-after-legendary-exit-599835/|archive-date=July 1, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Initially Warner Bros. turned down Village Roadshow Pictures when it asked to invest in the film.<ref name=THRCutOut /> However, Warner Bros. later changed its mind, reportedly due to lack of confidence in the film, initially offering Village Roadshow Pictures the opportunity to finance 25% of the film, and later, an additional 25%.<ref name=THRCutOut>{{cite news|date=March 26, 2014|access-date=April 19, 2014|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lego-movie-2-village-roadshow-691087|title='Lego Movie' Backer Village Roadshow Cut Out of Sequel (Exclusive)|work=The Hollywood Reporter|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140609001113/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lego-movie-2-village-roadshow-691087|archive-date=June 9, 2014}}</ref> | |||
==Music== | |||
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The film's original score was composed by ], who had previously worked with Lord and Miller on '']'' (2009) and '']'' (2012). ''The Lego Movie'' soundtrack contains the score as the majority of its tracks. Also included is the song "]" written by ], ]<ref>{{cite news|title=SOCAN presents first-ever film & TV No. 1 Song Award to Josh Bartholomew for The LEGO Movie theme|url=http://socan.ca/news/socan-presents-first-ever-film-tv-no-1-song-award-josh-bartholomew-lego-movie-theme|access-date=March 11, 2014|date=March 8, 2014|archive-date=September 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905162953/http://www.socan.ca/news/socan-presents-first-ever-film-tv-no-1-song-award-josh-bartholomew-lego-movie-theme|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and ],<ref>{{cite news|title=57th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees?genre=11|access-date=January 12, 2015|date=December 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140130083937/http://www.grammy.com/nominees?genre=11|archive-date=January 30, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> who also perform the song under the name Jo Li. The single, released on January 23, 2014, is performed by ] featuring ] (], ], and ]), who wrote the rap lyrics, and is played in the film's end credits. The soundtrack was released on February 4, 2014, by ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2014/01/14/the-lego-movie-soundtrack-details/|title='The Lego Movie' Soundtrack Details|publisher=Film Music Reporter|date=January 14, 2014|access-date=January 14, 2014|archive-date=February 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140208070911/http://filmmusicreporter.com/2014/01/14/the-lego-movie-soundtrack-details/|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
==Marketing and release== | |||
Lego released a number of ] based on scenes from ''The Lego Movie''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Strecker|first=Erin|title=Surprise! Lego group announces special sets in promotion of 'Lego Movie'|url=http://family-room.ew.com/2013/07/16/lego-special-sets-movie/|access-date=January 12, 2014|magazine=]|date=July 16, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109193437/http://family-room.ew.com/2013/07/16/lego-special-sets-movie/|archive-date=January 9, 2014}}</ref><ref name=THREvilLair>{{Cite web|last=Kit|first=Borys|title=First-Look: New Lego Set Based on the Upcoming Movie (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/first-look-new-lego-set-652629|access-date=November 2, 2013|website=]|date=November 1, 2013|archive-date=November 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104073508/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/first-look-new-lego-set-652629|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Lego Movie'' premiered on February 1, 2014, at the ] in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web|author=Borys Kit|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/inside-lego-movie-premiere-chris-676347|title=Inside the 'Lego Movie' Premiere With Chris Pratt and Will Arnett|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=February 2, 2014|access-date=February 7, 2014|archive-date=March 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317113139/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/inside-lego-movie-premiere-chris-676347|url-status=live}}</ref> It was initially scheduled for release on February 28,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/warner-bros-dates-lego-42-1118053005/|access-date=April 24, 2012|newspaper=Variety|date=April 23, 2012 |last=McNary|first=Dave|author-link=Dave McNary|title=Warner Bros. dates 'Lego,' '42'|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531052411/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118053005|archive-date=May 31, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> but was later moved up to February 7.<ref name=warnerbrosshifts/> The film was released in Australia by ].<ref name="mediaday">{{cite web |title=Lego Movie tops Aussie box office for its opening week |url=http://www.mediaday.com.au/793/ |publisher=MediaDay |access-date=December 11, 2014 |date=April 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213020559/http://www.mediaday.com.au/793/ |archive-date=December 13, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
] released ''The Lego Movie'' for ], and on ] and ] on June 17, 2014. At the same time, a special Blu-ray 3D "Everything is Awesome Edition" also includes an exclusive Vitruvius minifigure and a collectible 3D Emmet photo.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trumbore |first=Dave |date=April 17, 2014 |title=''The Lego Movie'' Blu-ray Coming June 17th with 'Everything Is Awesome' Edition That Includes an Exclusive LEGO Minifigure and Bonus Content |url=https://collider.com/the-lego-movie-blu-ray-special-features/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220108000717/https://collider.com/the-lego-movie-blu-ray-special-features/ |archive-date=January 8, 2022 |access-date=January 8, 2022 |website=]}}</ref> Overall, ''The Lego Movie'' was the fourth best-selling film of 2014, after '']'', '']'' and '']'', selling 4.9 million units and earning a revenue of $105.2 million.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top-Selling Video Titles in the United States in 2014|url=http://www.the-numbers.com/home-market/packaged-media-sales/2014|website=]|access-date=21 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150516193840/http://www.the-numbers.com/home-market/packaged-media-sales/2014|archive-date=16 May 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was released on ] on March 1, 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Lego Movie - Ultra HD Blu-ray Ultra HD Review {{!}} High Def Digest |url=https://ultrahd.highdefdigest.com/30679/thelegomovieultrahdbluray.html |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=ultrahd.highdefdigest.com}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last1=Lord |first1=Phil |title=The Lego Movie |date=2016-03-01 |url=https://www.amazon.com/Lego-Movie-Ultra-Blu-ray-Digital/dp/B01BHKNYR2 |access-date=2024-01-23 |publisher=Studio Distribution Services |last2=Miller |first2=Christopher}}</ref> | |||
==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
===Box office=== | |||
''The Lego Movie'' grossed $258 million in the United States and Canada and $212.8 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $470.7 million.<ref name="BoxOffice-20131006"/> '']'' calculated the film's net profit as $229{{nbsp}}million, accounting for production budgets, marketing, talent participations, and other costs; box office grosses and home media revenues placed it third on their list of 2014's "Most Valuable Blockbusters".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/03/lego-movie-profit-box-office-2014-1201391228/|title=No. 3 ''The Lego Movie'' – 2014 Most Valuable Blockbuster Movie Tournament|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming|website=]|date=March 13, 2015|access-date=March 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150314182356/http://deadline.com/2015/03/lego-movie-profit-box-office-2014-1201391228/|archive-date=March 14, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
In the United States and Canada, ''The Lego Movie'' was released with '']'' and '']'' on February 7, 2014. It earned $17.2 million on its first day,<ref name="OpeningWeekend">{{Cite web |last=Busch |first=Anita |date=February 10, 2014 |title=Box Office: ''Lego'' Blockbuster $69M; ''Monuments Men'' Solid Second; ''Vampire Academy'' Has No Bite |url=https://deadline.com/2014/02/box-office-lego-blockbuster-at-68m-to-70m-monuments-men-solid-second-vampire-academy-has-no-bite-679646/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220303123757/https://deadline.com/2014/02/box-office-lego-blockbuster-at-68m-to-70m-monuments-men-solid-second-vampire-academy-has-no-bite-679646/ |archive-date=March 3, 2022 |access-date=March 3, 2022 |website=] }}</ref> including $425,000 from Thursday night previews.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McNary |first=Dave |author-link=Dave McNary |date=February 8, 2019 |title=''Lego Movie 2'' Builds $1.5 Million, ''What Men Want'' Close Behind on Thursday Night |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/lego-movie-2-what-men-want-box-office-thursday-1203132347/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220303123852/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/lego-movie-2-what-men-want-box-office-thursday-1203132347/ |archive-date=March 3, 2022 |access-date=March 3, 2022 |website=] }}</ref> During its opening weekend, the film earned $69.1 million from 3,775 theaters.<ref name="OpeningWeekend" /> Upon its debut, it achieved the second-highest February opening weekend, behind '']''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Bahr|first=Lindsey|title='Lego Movie' stacks up $69.1M, second-best February debut ever|url=https://ew.com/article/2014/02/09/box-office-report-the-lego-movie-the-monuments-men/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=April 11, 2022|date=February 9, 2014}}</ref> ''The Lego Movie'' attracted a mostly diverse audience, with about 64 percent for Caucasians, Hispanic 16 percent, African-American 12 percent, and Asian 8 percent,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lang |first=Brent |date=March 11, 2015 |title=New Study Reveals 2014 Blockbusters With Most Diverse Audiences |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/2014-movies-diverse-audiences-hunger-games-transformers-1201450809/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220303222102/https://variety.com/2015/film/news/2014-movies-diverse-audiences-hunger-games-transformers-1201450809/ |archive-date=March 3, 2022 |access-date=March 3, 2022 |website=] }}</ref> as well as 41 percent being under 18 years of age.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=February 10, 2019 |title=Box Office: ''Lego Movie 2'' Falls Short With $34 Million Debut |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/box-office/box-office-lego-movie-2-opening-weekend-falls-short-1203134562/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220303222125/https://variety.com/2019/film/box-office/box-office-lego-movie-2-opening-weekend-falls-short-1203134562/ |archive-date=March 3, 2022 |access-date=March 3, 2022 |website=] }}</ref> Its second weekend earnings dropped by 28 percent to $49.8 million,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Busch |first=Anita |date=February 18, 2014 |title=Box Office Final: ''Lego'' Blocks '80s Remakes, ''About Last Night'' No. 2; ''RoboCop'' And ''Endless Love'', ''Men'' Round Out Top 5 In Valentine's Day/Presidents Day Weekend |url=https://deadline.com/2014/02/box-office-lego-blocks-80s-remakes-about-last-night-robocop-endless-love-683043/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220303124929/https://deadline.com/2014/02/box-office-lego-blocks-80s-remakes-about-last-night-robocop-endless-love-683043/ |archive-date=March 3, 2022 |access-date=March 3, 2022 |website=] }}</ref> and followed by another $31.3 million the third weekend.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Busch |first=Anita |date=February 24, 2014 |title=Box Office: ''Lego'' Is Lord Of Business, Costner's ''3 Days To Kill'' No. 2 Buries ''Pompeii''; ''The Wind Rises'' To Expand |url=https://deadline.com/2014/02/box-office-lego-is-lord-of-business-costners-3-days-to-kill-no-2-buries-pompeii-687581/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220303125335/https://deadline.com/2014/02/box-office-lego-is-lord-of-business-costners-3-days-to-kill-no-2-buries-pompeii-687581/ |archive-date=March 3, 2022 |access-date=March 3, 2022 |website=] }}</ref> The latter made it the second-highest third weekend for any animated film, trailing only behind '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/lego-movie-blows-away-pompeii-kevin-costner-box-office/|title='Lego Movie' Blows Away Kevin Costner, 'Pompeii' at Box Office With $31 Million|date=February 23, 2014 }}</ref> ''The Lego Movie'' completed its theatrical run in the United States and Canada on September 4, 2014.<ref name="BOMDomestic">{{Cite web |title=''The Lego Movie'' - Domestic Release |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl643728897/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220303223136/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl643728897/ |archive-date=March 3, 2022 |access-date=March 3, 2022 |website=] }}</ref> | |||
Worldwide, ''The Lego Movie'' earned $69.1 million in its opening weekend in 34 markets.<ref name="WorldwideOpeningWeekend">{{Cite web |last=Tartaglione |first=Nancy |date=February 9, 2014 |title=International Box Office: ''Frozen'' Hits China, ''47 Ronin'' To Pass $100M, ''RoboCop'' No. 1 in 10 Markets |url=https://deadline.com/2014/02/international-box-office-frozen-china-900m-worldwide-lego-movie-47-ronin-680225/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220306111846/https://deadline.com/2014/02/international-box-office-frozen-china-900m-worldwide-lego-movie-47-ronin-680225/ |archive-date=March 6, 2022 |access-date=March 6, 2022 |website=] }}</ref> On its opening weekend elsewhere, the top countries were the United Kingdom ($13.4 million),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Busch |first=Anita |date=February 19, 2014 |title=Int'l Box Office: Wavering ''Wolf'' Reports, ''Lego'' Building Big Numbers, ''RoboCop'' No. 1 In 15 Markets, ''Endless Love'' Opens in 25 Markets and ''Monuments Men'' in 19 |url=https://deadline.com/2014/02/intl-box-office-frozen-nearing-1b-mark-robocop-no-1-in-15-markets-endless-love-opens-in-25-markets-684164/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220306111909/https://deadline.com/2014/02/intl-box-office-frozen-nearing-1b-mark-robocop-no-1-in-15-markets-endless-love-opens-in-25-markets-684164/ |archive-date=March 6, 2022 |access-date=March 6, 2022 |website=] }}</ref> Australia ($5.7 million),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Sarah |date=April 8, 2014 |title=''The Lego Movie'' proves an Australian blockbuster |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/the-lego-movie-proves-an-australian-blockbuster-20140408-36ase.html |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220306111933/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/the-lego-movie-proves-an-australian-blockbuster-20140408-36ase.html |archive-date=March 6, 2022 |access-date=March 6, 2022 |website=] }}</ref> Russia ($3.9 million),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tartaglione |first=Nancy |date=March 3, 2014 |title=Update: International Box Office: ''The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug'' Has No. 1 Japan Opening; ''Lego'' Builds to $121M Overseas; ''Frozen'' Crossing $1B Worldwide; ''Robocop'' Takes $20.5M In China; More |url=https://deadline.com/2014/03/international-box-office-frozen-crossing-1-billion-worldwide-692038/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220306112001/https://deadline.com/2014/03/international-box-office-frozen-crossing-1-billion-worldwide-692038/ |archive-date=March 6, 2022 |access-date=March 6, 2022 |website=] }}</ref> Mexico ($3.8 million),<ref name="WorldwideOpeningWeekend" /> and France ($3.1 million).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tartaglione |first=Nancy |date=February 24, 2014 |title=Update: Int'l Box Office: ''Lego Movie'' Builds $93.5M Overseas; ''Desolation Of Smaug'' Sets Records In China; ''Frozen'' Hits $980M Worldwide; ''Robocop'' Big In Brazil; More |url=https://deadline.com/2014/02/international-box-office-the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug-sets-records-for-warner-bros-more-687891/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220306112028/https://deadline.com/2014/02/international-box-office-the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-smaug-sets-records-for-warner-bros-more-687891/ |archive-date=March 6, 2022 |access-date=March 6, 2022 |website=] }}</ref> The film had the strongest start for a non-sequel animated film in the United Kingdom ahead of '']'' and '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/feb/19/lego-movie-monuments-men-uk-box-office|title=The Lego Movie builds box-office foundations atop The Monuments Men|website=]|date=February 19, 2014}}</ref> It would remain as the country's highest opening weekend for a 2014 film until it was surpassed by '']'' that spring.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2014/apr/23/the-amazing-spider-man-2-rio-2|title=Amazing Spider-Man 2 swings to the top of UK box office|website=]|date=April 23, 2014|access-date=June 19, 2022|archive-date=May 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529093347/https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2014/apr/23/the-amazing-spider-man-2-rio-2|url-status=live}}</ref> {{As of|2022|03|df=US}}, its top international markets were the United Kingdom ($57 million), Australia ($20 million), and Germany ($13.1 million).<ref>{{Cite The Numbers |id=LEGO-Movie-The |title=The Lego Movie |access-date=March 6, 2022 |publisher_hide=yes}}{{cbignore}}</ref> | |||
===Critical response=== | ===Critical response=== | ||
''The Lego Movie'' |
''The Lego Movie'' was met with universal acclaim.<ref>{{cite news|last= Gettell|first=Oliver|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-lego-movie-reviews-critics-20140206,0,1227461.story|title='Lego Movie' a colorful, outside-the-box adventure, reviews say|newspaper=]|date=February 7, 2014|access-date=February 7, 2014|archive-date=February 8, 2014 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140208064757/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-lego-movie-reviews-critics-20140206,0,1227461.story}}</ref> {{RT data|prose}} The critical consensus reads, "Boasting beautiful animation, a charming voice cast, laugh-a-minute gags, and a surprisingly thoughtful story, ''The Lego Movie'' is colorful fun for all ages."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_lego_movie|title=The LEGO Movie|website=]|publisher=]|access-date={{RT data|access date}}}}{{RT data|edit}}</ref> {{MC film|1=83|2=43}}<ref>{{cite Metacritic|id=the-lego-movie|type=movie|title=The Lego Movie|access-date=January 30, 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Audiences polled by ] gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.<ref name="OpeningWeekend" /> | ||
] during 2014]] | |||
Michael Rechtshaffen of '']'' wrote, "Arriving at a time when feature animation was looking and feeling mighty anemic...''The LEGO Movie'' shows 'em how it's done |
Michael Rechtshaffen of '']'' wrote, "Arriving at a time when feature animation was looking and feeling mighty anemic...''The LEGO Movie'' shows 'em how it's done",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/lego-movie/review/676345|title=The Lego Movie: Film Review|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=January 31, 2014|access-date=February 5, 2014|archive-date=April 3, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140403045459/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/lego-movie/review/676345}}</ref> with Peter Debruge of '']'' adding that Lord and Miller "irreverently deconstruct the state of the modern blockbuster and deliver a smarter, more satisfying experience in its place, emerging with a fresh franchise for others to build upon".<ref>{{cite web|author=Peter Debruge|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-the-lego-movie-1201082797/|title='The Lego Movie' Review: The Tiny Toy Bricks Get the Bigscreen Movie They Deserve|work= Variety|date=February 1, 2014|access-date=February 5, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140207225728/http://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-the-lego-movie-1201082797/|archive-date=February 7, 2014}}</ref> Susan Wloszczyna of '']'' gave the film four stars out of four, writing, "It still might be a 100-minute commercial, but at least it's a highly entertaining and, most surprisingly, a thoughtful one with in-jokes that snap, crackle and zoom by at warp speed."<ref>{{cite web |author=Susan Wloszczyna|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-lego-movie-2014|title=The LEGO Movie movie review and film summary|work=]|date=February 7, 2014|access-date=August 9, 2022}}</ref> Tom Huddleston of '']'' said, "The script is witty, the satire surprisingly pointed, and the animation tactile and imaginative."<ref>{{cite web |author=Tom Huddleston|url=https://www.timeout.com/us/film/the-lego-movie|title=The LEGO Movie|work=]|date=February 4, 2014|access-date=February 5, 2014|url-status=live |archive-date=February 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222202056/http://www.timeout.com/us/film/the-lego-movie}}</ref> Drew Hunt of the '']'' said the filmmakers "fill the script with delightfully absurd one-liners and sharp pop culture references",<ref>{{cite web|last=Hunt|first=Drew|newspaper=Chicago Reader|url-status=live|url=http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/the-lego-movie/Film?oid=12205340|title=The LEGO Movie |date=February 6, 2014|access-date=February 7, 2014|archive-date=February 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225201409/http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/the-lego-movie/Film?oid=12205340}}</ref> with ] of '']'' noting that, "Pop-culture jokes ricochet off the heads of younger viewers to tickle the world-weary adults in the audience, with just enough sentimental goo applied at the end to unite the generations. Parents will dab their eyes while the kids roll theirs."<ref>{{cite news|last=Scott|first=A. O.|date=February 6, 2014|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/07/movies/the-lego-movie-toys-with-thinking-outside-the-manual.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0|title='The Lego Movie,' From Phil Lord and Christopher Miller|work=]|access-date=February 7, 2014|archive-date=March 9, 2014|url-access=limited|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309041306/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/07/movies/the-lego-movie-toys-with-thinking-outside-the-manual.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0}}</ref> | ||
Claudia Puig of '']'' called the film "a spirited romp through a world that looks distinctively familiar, and yet freshly inventive".<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=USA Today|date=August 17, 2013|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2014/02/06/lego-review/4983673/|title='The Lego Movie' builds family fun from clever satire|access-date=February 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140207094502/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2014/02/06/lego-review/4983673/|archive-date=February 7, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Liam Lacey of '']'' asked, "Can a feature-length toy commercial also work as a decent kids' movie? The bombast of the '']'' and '']'' franchises might suggest no, but after an uninspired year for animated movies, ''The Lego Movie'' is a 3-D animated film that connects."<ref>{{cite news|author=Liam Lacey|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/film-reviews/the-lego-movie-a-subversively-flippant-story-about-thinking-outside-the-blocks/article16727918/|title=The Lego Movie: a subversively flippant story about thinking outside the blocks|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|access-date=February 8, 2014 |archive-date=May 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502053754/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/film-reviews/the-lego-movie-a-subversively-flippant-story-about-thinking-outside-the-blocks/article16727918/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Joel Arnold of ] acknowledged that the film "may be one giant advertisement, but all the way to its plastic-mat foundation, it's an earnest piece of work—a cash grab with a heart".<ref>{{cite web|last=Arnold|first=Joel|url=https://www.npr.org/2014/02/06/271422040/lego-movie-a-goofy-toy-story-that-genuinely-clicks|title=Movie Review – 'The Lego Movie' – A Goofy Toy Story That Genuinely Clicks|publisher=]|date=February 6, 2014|access-date=February 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140207030700/http://www.npr.org/2014/02/06/271422040/lego-movie-a-goofy-toy-story-that-genuinely-clicks|archive-date=February 7, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> ] of '']'' called the film "sassy enough to shoot well-aimed darts at corporate branding".<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Peter Travers|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/the-lego-movie-20140207|title='The Lego Movie' Review | Movie Reviews|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=February 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140214085607/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/the-lego-movie-20140207|archive-date=February 14, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Michael O'Sullivan of '']'' said that, "While clearly filled with affection for—and marketing tie-ins to—the titular product that's front and center, it's also something of a sharp plastic brick flung in the eye of its corporate sponsor."<ref>{{cite news|first=Michael|last=O'Sullivan|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/the-lego-movie-review-toy-themed-adventure-celebrates-creativity/2014/02/05/ba3d6b26-8cff-11e3-95dd-36ff657a4dae_story.html|title='The Lego Movie' review: Toy-themed adventure celebrates creativity|newspaper=]|date=February 6, 2014|access-date=February 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140207145742/http://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/the-lego-movie-review-toy-themed-adventure-celebrates-creativity/2014/02/05/ba3d6b26-8cff-11e3-95dd-36ff657a4dae_story.html|archive-date=February 7, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Moira MacDonald of '']'', while generally positive, found "it falls apart a bit near the end".<ref>{{cite news|last=Macdonald|first=Moira|url= http://seattletimes.com/html/movies/2022845260_legomoviexml.html?syndication=rss|title='The Lego Movie': a primary-colored paradise for kids|newspaper=The Seattle Times|date=February 6, 2014|access-date=February 6, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224011933/http://seattletimes.com/html/movies/2022845260_legomoviexml.html?syndication=rss|archive-date=February 24, 2014}}</ref> Alonso Duralde of '']'' said the film "will doubtless tickle young fans of the toys. It's just too bad that a movie that encourages you to think for yourself doesn't follow its own advice."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/the-lego-movie-review-will-ferrell-batman|title='The Lego Movie' Review: Funny Pieces Don't Click With Heavy-Handed Message (Video)|author=Alonso Duralde|publisher=]|date=February 2, 2014|access-date=February 5, 2014|archive-date=March 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305084108/http://www.thewrap.com/the-lego-movie-review-will-ferrell-batman|url-status=live}}</ref> Sandie Angulo Chen of '']'' give a rate four stars out of five, saying that "hilarious toy tale plugs product but is non-stop fun."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chen |first1=Sandie Angulo |title=The Lego Movie |url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/the-lego-movie |website=Common Sense Media |access-date=23 March 2024}}</ref> | |||
''The Lego Movie'' was included on a number of best-of lists. It was listed on many critics' top ten lists in 2014, ranking fifteenth.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dietz |first=Jason |date=December 6, 2014 |title=Best of 2014: Film Critic Top Ten Lists |url=https://www.metacritic.com/feature/film-critic-top-10-lists-best-movies-of-2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220302145851/https://www.metacritic.com/feature/film-critic-top-10-lists-best-movies-of-2014 |archive-date=March 2, 2022 |access-date=March 2, 2022 |website=] }}</ref> Several publications have listed the film as one of the best animated films, including: '']'', ''USA Today'' (2018),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lynch |first=John |date=March 10, 2018 |title=The 50 best animated movies of all time, according to critics |url=https://www.insider.com/best-animated-movies-all-time-critics-2018-3 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220309231828/https://www.insider.com/best-animated-movies-all-time-critics-2018-3 |archive-date=March 9, 2022 |access-date=March 9, 2022 |website=] }}</ref><ref name="USATodayBestAnimated">{{Cite web |last=Stockdale |first=Charles |date=June 12, 2018 |title=The 100 best animated movies of all time |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2018/06/12/100-best-animated-movies-all-time/696107002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102233458/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2018/06/12/100-best-animated-movies-all-time/696107002/ |archive-date=November 2, 2020 |access-date=January 11, 2022 |website=]}}</ref> ''Rolling Stone'' (2019),<ref name="RollingStoneBestAnimated">{{Cite magazine |last1=Adams |first1=Sam |last2=Bramesco |first2=Charles |last3=Grierson |first3=Tim |last4=Murray |first4=Noel |last5=Scherer |first5=Jenna |last6=Tobias |first6=Scott |last7=Wilkinson |first7=Alissa |date=October 13, 2019 |title=40 Greatest Animated Movies Ever |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-lists/40-greatest-animated-movies-ever-19817/ |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302023723/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-lists/40-greatest-animated-movies-ever-19817/ |archive-date=March 2, 2021 |access-date=January 11, 2022 |magazine=]}}</ref> '']'', '']'', and '']'' (all 2021).<ref name="ParadeBestAnimated">{{Cite web |last=Murrian |first=Samuel R. |date=January 16, 2021 |title=We Ranked the 51 Best Animated Movies of All Time, From ''Snow White'' to ''Soul'' |url=https://parade.com/554753/samuelmurrian/the-20-greatest-animated-films-of-all-time/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917000824/https://parade.com/554753/samuelmurrian/the-20-greatest-animated-films-of-all-time/ |archive-date=September 17, 2021 |access-date=January 11, 2022 |website=]}}</ref><ref name="TimeOutNewYorkBestAnimated">{{Cite web |last1=Kryza |first1=Andy |last2=Rothkopf |first2=Joshua |last3=Huddleston |first3=Tom |date=September 10, 2021 |title=100 best animated films of all time |url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/film/best-animated-movies |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20211208093325/https://www.timeout.com/newyork/film/best-animated-movies |archive-date=December 8, 2021 |access-date=January 11, 2022 |website=]}}</ref><ref name="EmpireBestAnimated">{{Cite web |last1=Travis |first1=Ben |last2=White |first2=James |last3=Freer |first3=Ian |last4=Webb |first4=Beth |date=September 15, 2021 |title=The 50 Best Animated Movies |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/best-animated-movies/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917002214/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/best-animated-movies/ |archive-date=September 17, 2021 |access-date=January 11, 2022 |website=]}}</ref> The film was also named by filmmaker ] and '']'' film critic ] as one of their favorite films of 2014 and acclaimed actress ] named it her favorite film of 2014.<ref>{{cite news|last=Wakeman|first=Gregory |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/10-Best-Movies-2014-According-Edgar-Wright-68466.html|title=The 10 Best Movies Of 2014, According To Edgar Wright|website=] |date=December 1, 2014|access-date=December 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207091731/http://www.cinemablend.com/new/10-Best-Movies-2014-According-Edgar-Wright-68466.html|archive-date=December 7, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Adams|first=Ryan|url=http://www.awardsdaily.com/blog/2014/12/top-10-from-times-richard-corliss/|title=Top 10 from Time's Richard Corliss|website=]|access-date=December 5, 2014 |date=December 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215065850/http://www.awardsdaily.com/blog/2014/12/top-10-from-times-richard-corliss/|archive-date=December 15, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
On the negative side, Kyle Smith of the '']'' called the film "more exhausting than fun, too unsure of itself to stick with any story thread for too long."<ref>{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Kyle|url=http://nypost.com/2014/02/05/the-lego-movie-is-a-blockheaded-adventure/|title='The Lego Movie' is a blockheaded adventure|work=New York Post|date=February 5, 2014|accessdate=February 6, 2014}}</ref> Moira MacDonald of '']'', while generally positive, found "it falls apart a bit near the end."<ref>{{cite news|last=Macdonald|first=Moira|url=http://seattletimes.com/html/movies/2022845260_legomoviexml.html?syndication=rss|title='The Lego Movie': a primary-colored paradise for kids|work=The Seattle Times|date=February 6, 2014|accessdate=February 6, 2014}}</ref> Alonso Duralde of '']'' said the film "will doubtless tickle young fans of the toys. It's just too bad that a movie that encourages you to think for yourself doesn't follow its own advice."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thewrap.com/the-lego-movie-review-will-ferrell-batman|title='The Lego Movie' Review: Funny Pieces Don't Click With Heavy-Handed Message (Video)|author=Alonso Duralde|publisher=TheWrap|date=February 2, 2014|accessdate=February 5, 2014}}</ref> | |||
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===Other response=== | ||
Conservative political commentator ] praised the film for avoiding "the double meanings and adult humor I just hate".<ref>{{cite news|work=]|url=http://www.thewire.com/politics/2014/04/glenn-beck-wants-to-escape-the-cutthroat-cynicism-of-politics-by-making-it-in-the-movie-business/360768/|title=Glenn Beck Wants to Escape the Cutthroat Cynicism of Politics by Making it in the Movie Business|date=April 16, 2014|access-date=June 18, 2014|author=Arit John|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416220702/http://www.thewire.com/politics/2014/04/glenn-beck-wants-to-escape-the-cutthroat-cynicism-of-politics-by-making-it-in-the-movie-business/360768/|archive-date=April 16, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> ] host ] referenced ''The Lego Movie'' not being nominated for ], which many critics considered a snub, saying prior to the award's presentation, "If you're at the Oscar party with the guys who directed ''The Lego Movie'', now would be a great time to distract them."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/neil-patrick-harris-acknowledges-lego-movie-oscar-snub-ahead-of-big-hero-6-win-video/|title=Neil Patrick Harris Acknowledges 'Lego Movie' Oscar Snub Ahead of 'Big Hero 6' Win (Video)|date=February 22, 2015|work=The Wrap|access-date=December 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170121073650/https://www.thewrap.com/neil-patrick-harris-acknowledges-lego-movie-oscar-snub-ahead-of-big-hero-6-win-video/|archive-date=January 21, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
As of March 1, 2014, ''The Lego Movie'' has grossed $192,730,000 in North America, and $92,500,000 in other countries, for a worldwide total of $285,230,000.<ref name="BoxOffice-20131006"/> In North America, the film opened at number one in its first weekend, with $69,050,279, which is the second highest weekend debut in February behind '']'' ($83.8 million).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3783&p=.htm |title=Weekend Report: Everything Is Awesome For 'The LEGO Movie' |publisher=Box Office Mojo |accessdate=February 10, 2014}}</ref> The movie retained the top spot at box office in its second weekend by declining only 28% and grossing $49,846,430.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3785&p=.htm |title=Weekend Report: 'LEGO Movie' Dominates President's Day Weekend |publisher=Box Office Mojo |accessdate=February 18, 2014}}</ref> ''The Lego Movie'' was number one again in its third weekend while declining 37% and grossing $31,305,359.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3787&p=.htm |title=Weekend Report: 'LEGO' Obliterates '3 Days,' 'Pompeii' |publisher=Box Office Mojo |accessdate=February 24, 2014}}</ref> | |||
] ] criticized the film's anti-corporate message, saying that it taught children that "government is good and business is bad", citing the villain's name of Lord Business. "That's done for a reason", Johnson told ], "They're starting that propaganda, and it's insidious". The comments were criticized by many, and ] brought up the comments on the campaign trail during his ] against Johnson.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2016/jun/24/russ-feingold/did-ron-johnson-call-lego-movie-anti-business-cons//|title=Ron Johnson|work= ] |access-date=December 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220041736/http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2016/jun/24/russ-feingold/did-ron-johnson-call-lego-movie-anti-business-cons//|archive-date=December 20, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
==Soundtrack== | |||
{{Infobox album | |||
| Name = The Lego Movie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |||
| Type = ] | |||
| Artist = ], Various Artists | |||
| Cover = | |||
| Released = February 4, 2014 | |||
| Recorded = 2013 | |||
| Genre = ], ] | |||
| Length = 58:10 | |||
| Label = ] | |||
| Producer = Mark Mothersbaugh, Shawn Patterson, ] | |||
| Reviews = | |||
| Chronology = ] | |||
| Last album = '']''<br>(2013) | |||
| This album = '''''The Lego Movie'''''<br>(2014) | |||
| Next album = '']<br>(2014) | |||
|Misc = {{Singles | |||
| Name = The Lego Movie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |||
| Type = soundtrack | |||
| Single 1 = ] | |||
| Single 1 date = January 27, 2014 | |||
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The film's ] was composed by ], who had previously worked with Lord and Miller on '']'' and '']''. ''The Lego Movie'' soundtrack contains the score as the majority of its tracks. Also included is the song "]" written by Shawn Patterson ('']'' and '']''), ] and ] (Jo Li) and performed by ] featuring ], which has also been used in the film's marketing campaign. The soundtrack was released on February 4, 2014 by ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2014/01/14/the-lego-movie-soundtrack-details/ |title='The Lego Movie' Soundtrack Details|publisher=Film Music Reporter |date=January 14, 2014|accessdate=January 14, 2014}}</ref> | |||
===Accolades=== | |||
;Track listing | |||
{{Main|List of accolades received by The Lego Movie{{!}}List of accolades received by ''The Lego Movie''}} | |||
{{Track listing | |||
At the ], ''The Lego Movie'' received a nomination for ].<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 22, 2015 |title=Oscars 2015: The Winners List |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oscars-2015-winners-list-776233/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510092242/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oscars-2015-winners-list-776233/ |archive-date=May 10, 2022 |access-date=April 8, 2022 |website=]}}</ref> Its other nominations include six ] (winning one),<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 1, 2014 |title=Complete list of Annie Award 2014 nominees |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-complete-list-of-annie-award-2014-nominees-20141201-story.html |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150310132436/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-complete-list-of-annie-award-2014-nominees-20141201-story.html |archive-date=March 10, 2015 |access-date=April 8, 2022 |website=]}}</ref> a ] (which it won),<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Ritman |first1=Alex |last2=Szalai |first2=Georg |date=February 8, 2015 |title=BAFTA Awards: ''Boyhood'' Wins Best Film, ''Grand Budapest Hotel'' Gets Five Honors |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/bafta-film-awards-winners-announced-771169/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421231726/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/bafta-film-awards-winners-announced-771169/ |archive-date=April 21, 2022 |access-date=April 21, 2022 |website=]}}</ref> two ] (winning one),<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 15, 2015 |title=Critics' Choice Awards: The Winners |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/critics-choice-awards-2015-winners-764183/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510100327/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/critics-choice-awards-2015-winners-764183/ |archive-date=May 10, 2022 |access-date=April 8, 2022 |website=]}}</ref> and a ].<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 11, 2015 |title=Golden Globes: The Complete Winners List |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/golden-globes-winners-2015-list-761202/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612232215/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/golden-globes-winners-2015-list-761202/ |archive-date=June 12, 2021 |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=]}}</ref> The ] named ''The Lego Movie'' one of the ] of 2014; it also won ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=Hilary |date=December 2, 2014 |title=''A Most Violent Year'' Named Best Film by National Board of Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/national-board-review-awards-2014-753330/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522000328/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/national-board-review-awards-2014-753330/ |archive-date=May 22, 2022 |access-date=April 8, 2022 |website=]}}</ref> | |||
| extra_column = Performer(s) | |||
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| length1 = 2:43 | |||
| title2 = Prologue | |||
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| length2 = 2:28 | |||
| title3 = Emmet's Morning | |||
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| length3 = 1:59 | |||
| title4 = Emmet Falls in Love | |||
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| length4 = 1:11 | |||
| title5 = Escape | |||
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| length5 = 3:27 | |||
| title6 = Into the Old West | |||
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| length6 = 1:00 | |||
| title7 = Wyldstyle Explains | |||
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| length7 = 1:21 | |||
| title8 = Emmet's Mind | |||
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| length8 = 2:17 | |||
| title9 = The Transformation | |||
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| length9 = 1:46 | |||
| title10 = Saloons and Wagons | |||
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| length10 = 3:38 | |||
| title11 = Batman | |||
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| length11 = 1:23 | |||
| title12 = Middle Zealand | |||
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| length12 = 0:28 | |||
| title13 = Cloud Cuckooland and Ben the Spaceman | |||
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| length13 = 1:25 | |||
| title14 = Emmet's Speech | |||
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| length14 = 2:02 | |||
| title15 = Submarines and Metalbeard | |||
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| length15 = 1:49 | |||
| title16 = Requiem for Cuckooland | |||
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| length16 = 1:23 | |||
| title17 = Reaching the Kragle | |||
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| length17 = 2:35 | |||
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In 2014, an ], '']'', was released for multiple platforms.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Reiner |first=Andrew |date=February 11, 2014 |title=''The Lego Movie Videogame'' Review – Formulaic And Awesome |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/the_lego_movie_videogame/b/xboxone/archive/2014/02/11/fomulaic-and-awesome.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220112141406/https://www.gameinformer.com/games/the_lego_movie_videogame/b/xboxone/archive/2014/02/11/fomulaic-and-awesome.aspx |archive-date=January 12, 2022 |access-date=January 12, 2022 |magazine=]}}</ref> '']'' (2015) features characters from several media franchises, including ''The Lego Movie''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Summers |first=N. |date=April 9, 2015 |title=Lego's answer to ''Skylanders'' and Amiibo arrives this September |url=https://www.engadget.com/2015-04-09-lego-dimensions-september.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220309034327/https://www.engadget.com/2015-04-09-lego-dimensions-september.html |archive-date=March 9, 2022 |access-date=March 9, 2022 |website=] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Crecente |first=Brian |date=April 9, 2015 |title=''Lego Dimensions'' hits Sept. 27, includes DC, ''Back to the Future'', ''Wizard of Oz'' |url=https://www.polygon.com/2015/4/9/8376101/lego-dimensions-release-date-back-to-the-future-wizard-of-oz |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220309034437/https://www.polygon.com/2015/4/9/8376101/lego-dimensions-release-date-back-to-the-future-wizard-of-oz |archive-date=March 9, 2022 |access-date=March 9, 2022 |website=] }}</ref> '']'' is a ] at ], that has been in operation since 2016. Written and directed by ], the 12-minute attraction stars ] as Emmet, with Banks, Brie, Day, and Offerman reprising their respective roles; while ] plays President Business's brother, Risky Business.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Levine |first=Arthur |date=January 25, 2016 |title=Exclusive: Everything Is Awesome in Legoland's new ''Lego Movie'' 4D |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/experience/america/2016/01/25/legoland-4d-movie-new-attraction/79253592/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220309034518/https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/experience/america/2016/01/25/legoland-4d-movie-new-attraction/79253592/ |archive-date=March 9, 2022 |access-date=March 9, 2022 |website=] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=''The Lego Movie 4D: A New Adventure'' |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/b-eg09qe/the-lego-movie-4d-a-new-adventure/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220309034606/https://www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/b-eg09qe/the-lego-movie-4d-a-new-adventure/ |archive-date=March 9, 2022 |access-date=March 9, 2022 |website=] }}</ref> | |||
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Warner Bros. released two spin-offs in 2017: '']'' and '']''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kroll|first1=Justin|title=Batman Lego Movie, ''Lego'' Sequel Get Release Dates|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/lego-movie-sequel-release-date-batman-ninjago-1201475916/|access-date=December 2, 2020|work=]|date=April 20, 2015|archive-date=October 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021030053/https://variety.com/2015/film/news/lego-movie-sequel-release-date-batman-ninjago-1201475916/|url-status=live}}</ref> Both films set in different universes apart from ''The Lego Movie'' one.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bradshaw |first=Peter |author-link=Peter Bradshaw |date=February 4, 2017 |title=''The Lego Batman Movie'' review – relentlessly funny superhero parody |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/feb/04/lego-batman-movie-review-superhero-parody-will-arnett-dark-knight-gotham |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220309025615/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/feb/04/lego-batman-movie-review-superhero-parody-will-arnett-dark-knight-gotham |archive-date=March 9, 2022 |access-date=March 9, 2022 |website=] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Potton |first=Ed |date=October 13, 2017 |title=Film review: ''The Lego Ninjago Movie'' |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/film-review-the-lego-ninjago-movie-wvd6kvkgw |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220309025655/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/film-review-the-lego-ninjago-movie-wvd6kvkgw |archive-date=March 9, 2022 |access-date=March 9, 2022 |website=] }}</ref> ''The Lego Batman Movie'' was considered a success,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fritz |first=Ben |date=February 12, 2017 |title=''Lego Batman'' Tops Strong Weekend Box Office |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/lego-batman-tops-strong-weekend-box-office-1486929262 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220309030236/https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/lego-batman-tops-strong-weekend-box-office-1486929262 |archive-date=March 9, 2022 |access-date=March 9, 2022 |website=] }}</ref> while ''The Lego Ninjago Movie'' was a failure.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vary |first=Adam B. |date=December 29, 2017 |title=Movies' Biggest Winners And Losers In 2017 |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adambvary/biggest-winners-and-losers-in-movies-in-2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220309025822/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adambvary/biggest-winners-and-losers-in-movies-in-2017 |archive-date=March 9, 2022 |access-date=March 9, 2022 |website=] }}</ref> A television series '']'' (2017–2020) focuses on the eponymous character (]) and her friends.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nordyke|first=Kimberly|title=''Lego Movie''{{'}}s Unikitty Gets Animated Series at Cartoon Network|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/lego-movies-unikitty-gets-animated-series-at-cartoon-network-1001877|access-date=May 1, 2017|work=]|date=May 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510203202/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/lego-movies-unikitty-gets-animated-series-at-cartoon-network-1001877|archive-date=May 10, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Lego Movie'' was followed by '']'' in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McNary |first=Dave |author-link=Dave McNary |date=June 17, 2016 |title=Gerard Butler's ''Geostorm'' Pushed Nine Months; ''Lego Movie 2'' Delayed |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/gerard-butler-geostorm-lego-movie-2-live-by-light-be-affleck-1201798398/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220214041941/https://variety.com/2016/film/news/gerard-butler-geostorm-lego-movie-2-live-by-light-be-affleck-1201798398/ |archive-date=February 14, 2022 |access-date=March 9, 2022 |website=] }}</ref> Following the financial failures of both ''The Lego Ninjago Movie'' and ''The Lego Movie 2'',<ref>{{Cite web |agency=Associated Press |date=February 10, 2019 |title=''The Lego Movie 2'' tops disappointing box office weekend |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/the-lego-movie-2-tops-disappointing-box-office-weekend |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220309025856/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/the-lego-movie-2-tops-disappointing-box-office-weekend |archive-date=March 9, 2022 |access-date=March 9, 2022 |website=] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mendelson |first=Scott |date=March 11, 2019 |title=Why ''The Lego Movie 2'' Is A Franchise-Ending Box Office Failure |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2019/03/11/lego-movie-fantastic-beasts-dc-films-shazam-godzilla-chris-pratt-warner-bros-box-office/ |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220309030017/https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2019/03/11/lego-movie-fantastic-beasts-dc-films-shazam-godzilla-chris-pratt-warner-bros-box-office/?sh=2f2f13857df0 |archive-date=March 9, 2022 |access-date=March 9, 2022 |website=] }}</ref> ] set a five-year film deal with The Lego Group.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=April 23, 2020 |title=Universal, Lego Group Construct Five-Year Exclusive Film Partnership To Create New Movie Franchises |url=https://deadline.com/2020/04/universal-lego-group-construct-five-year-exclusive-film-partnership-to-create-new-movie-franchises-1202916170/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220309030150/https://deadline.com/2020/04/universal-lego-group-construct-five-year-exclusive-film-partnership-to-create-new-movie-franchises-1202916170/ |archive-date=March 9, 2022 |access-date=March 9, 2022 |website=] }}</ref> | |||
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On February 3, 2014, Jared Stern was hired to write a sequel, along with ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thewrap.com/warner-bros-writer-jared-stern-already-working-sequel-lego-movie-exclusive/ |title=Warner Bros. Already Working on Sequel to ‘The Lego Movie’ (Exclusive) |publisher=] | first = Lucas | last= Shaw| date= February 3, 2014 | accessdate=February 23, 2014}}</ref> On February 21, 2014, it was announced that the sequel will be released on May 26, 2017.<ref name="comingsoon1">{{cite web|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=115163 |title=The LEGO Movie Sequel is Officially Set for May 26, 2017! |publisher=ComingSoon.net |date= |accessdate=2014-02-21}}</ref> | |||
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2014 film by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller This article is about the film. For the franchise, see The Lego Movie (franchise). For the Lego theme, see The Lego Movie (Lego theme). "Lego Movie" redirects here. For stop-motion films made using Lego bricks, see Brickfilm. For other Lego films, see List of Lego films and TV series.
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Budget | $60–65 million |
Box office | $470.7 million |
The Lego Movie is a 2014 animated adventure comedy film co-produced by Warner Animation Group, Village Roadshow Pictures, Lego System A/S, Vertigo Entertainment, Lin Pictures, and Animal Logic, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. A collaboration between production houses from the United States, Australia, and Denmark. It was written and directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller from a story they co-wrote with Dan and Kevin Hageman, based on the Lego line of construction toys. The film stars the voices of Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Nick Offerman, Alison Brie, Charlie Day, Liam Neeson, and Morgan Freeman. Its story focuses on Emmet Brickowski (Pratt), an ordinary Lego minifigure who helps a resistance movement stop a tyrannical businessman (Ferrell) from gluing everything in the Lego world into his vision of perfection.
Plans of a feature film based on Lego started in 2008 after a discussion between producers Dan Lin and Roy Lee before Lin left Warner Bros. to form his own production company, Lin Pictures. By August 2009, it was announced that Dan and Kevin Hageman had begun writing the script. It was officially green-lit by Warner Bros. in November 2011 with a planned 2014 release date. Chris McKay was brought in to co-direct in 2011 with Lord and Miller, and later became the film's animation supervisor. The film was inspired by the visual aesthetic and stylistics of Brickfilms and qualities attributed to Lego Studios sets. While Lord and Miller wanted to make the film's animation replicate a stop motion film, everything was done through computer graphics, with the animation rigs following the same articulation limits actual Lego figures have. Much of the cast signed on to voice the characters in 2012, including Pratt, Ferrell, Banks, Arnett, Freeman, and Brie, while the animation was provided by Animal Logic, which was expected to comprise 80% of the film. The film was dedicated to Kathleen Fleming, the former director of entertainment development of the Lego company, who had died in Cancún, Mexico, in April 2013.
The Lego Movie premiered in Los Angeles on February 1, 2014, and was released theatrically in the United States on February 7. It became a critical and commercial success, grossing $470.7 million worldwide against its $60–65 million budget, and received acclaim for its animation, writing, story, humor, score, and voice acting. The National Board of Review named The Lego Movie one of the top-ten films of 2014. It received a nomination for Best Original Song at the 87th Academy Awards, among numerous other accolades. The Lego Movie is the first entry in what became the franchise of the same name, which includes three more films—The Lego Batman Movie, The Lego Ninjago Movie (both 2017), and The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019).
Plot
In a Lego universe, the wizard Vitruvius is blinded when he fails to protect a superweapon called the Kragle (a misreading of Krazy Glue) from the evil and maniacal Lord Business, but prophesies that a person called The Chosen One will find the Piece of Resistance capable of stopping the Kragle. Lord Business believes Vitruvius simply made up the prophecy, and kicks him away.
Eight and a half years later, in Bricksburg, an optimistic but unimaginative construction worker named Emmet Brickowski comes across a woman searching for something at his construction site. Emmet falls into a pit and finds the Piece of Resistance. Compelled to touch it, he experiences visions, including one of a giant called "the Man Upstairs" and passes out. He awakens in the custody of Bad Cop, Business's lieutenant, and discovers that the Piece of Resistance is attached to his own back. Emmet learns of Business's plans to freeze the world with the Kragle; the Piece of Resistance is the glue tube's cap. The woman, Wyldstyle, rescues Emmet, believing him to be the Special. They escape Bad Cop and travel to "The Old West", where they meet Vitruvius. He and Wyldstyle are Master Builders, capable of building anything without instruction manuals, who oppose Business's attempts to suppress their creativity. Though disappointed Emmet is not a Master Builder, they are convinced of his potential when he recalls visions of the Man Upstairs.
Emmet, Wyldstyle, and Vitruvius evade Bad Cop's robot police with the help of Wyldstyle's boyfriend, Batman, and escape to "Cloud Cuckoo Land," where all the Master Builders are in hiding. After Emmet says that he's not a Master Builder and "the least qualified person", Master Builders are unimpressed with Emmet and refuse to help him fight Business. Bad Cop's forces attack and capture everyone except Emmet, Wyldstyle, Vitruvius, Batman, and fellow Master Builders MetalBeard, Unikitty, and Benny. After saving them all with a double-decker couch, Emmet devises a plan to infiltrate Business's headquarters and disarm the Kragle. The heist almost succeeds until Emmet and his friends are captured and imprisoned. Business decapitates Vitruvius and throws the Piece of Resistance into an abyss before arming a self-destruct device to execute all the captured Master Builders. Before he dies, Vitruvius reveals he made up the prophecy, but his spirit returns to tell Emmet that Emmet’s self-belief makes him the Chosen One. Strapped to the self-destruct mechanism's battery, Emmet flings himself off the edge of the tower and into the abyss, disarming the mechanism and saving his friends and the Master Builders. Inspired by Emmet's sacrifice, Wyldstyle, who reveals her real name to be Lucy, rallies the Lego people across the universe to use whatever creativity they have to build machines and weapons to fight Business's forces.
The abyss transports Emmet to the human world, where the events of his life are being played out in a basement by a boy named Finn on his father's Lego set. Finn's father, revealed to be the Man Upstairs, chastises his son for creating hodgepodges of different playsets and begins to glue his perceived "perfect" creations together permanently. Realizing the danger, Emmet wills himself to move and gains Finn's attention. Finn returns Emmet and the Piece of Resistance to the set, where Emmet becomes a Master Builder and confronts Business. In the human world, Finn's father looks at his son's creations and realizes he is suppressing his son's creativity. Through a speech by Emmet, Finn calls his father very special and says he has the power to change everything. Finn's father reconciles with his son, which plays out as Business reforming, capping the Kragle with the Piece of Resistance, and ungluing his victims with mineral spirits. After the world is restored, Lucy and Emmet enter a relationship with Batman's blessing. Finn's father grants Finn and his younger sister permission to play with the Lego sets as well, causing Duplo aliens to arrive in the Lego universe and threaten destruction.
Cast
Main article: List of The Lego Movie characters- Chris Pratt as Emmet Brickowski, an everyman and construction worker from Bricksburg who is initially mistaken for the Special.
- Will Ferrell as Lord Business, an evil businessman who hates Master Builders, tyrant of Bricksburg and the Lego Universe who is the company president of the Octan Corporation under the name President Business.
- Ferrell also plays "The Man Upstairs", a Lego collector and Finn's father in the live-action part of the film.
- Morgan Freeman as Vitruvius, a blind and elderly wizard-like Master Builder.
- Elizabeth Banks as Lucy / Wyldstyle, a "tough as nails" and tech-savvy Master Builder.
- Will Arnett as Bruce Wayne / Batman, a DC Comics character who is one of the Master Builders, as well as Wyldstyle's boyfriend and an amateur musician.
- Nick Offerman as MetalBeard, a pirate-like Master Builder seeking revenge on Lord Business for taking his body parts following an earlier encounter and causing him to remake his body from bricks.
- Alison Brie as Princess Unikitty, a unicorn/cat hybrid-like Master Builder who lives in Cloud Cuckoo Land.
- Charlie Day as Benny, a "1980-something space guy"-like Master Builder who is obsessed with building spaceships.
- Liam Neeson as Bad Cop / Good Cop / Scribble Cop, a police officer with a two-sided head and a split personality who serves Lord Business as the commander of the Super Secret Police. The character's name and personality are based on the good cop, bad cop interrogation method, which is briefly shown in the film.
- Neeson also voices Pa Cop, a police officer who is Bad Cop/Good Cop's father and Ma Cop's husband.
- Channing Tatum as Superman, a DC Comics character who is one of the Master Builders.
- Jonah Hill as Green Lantern, a DC Comics character who is one of the Master Builders.
- Cobie Smulders as Wonder Woman, a DC Comics character who is one of the Master Builders.
- Jadon Sand as Finn, an eight-and-a-half-year-old boy who is the son of "The Man Upstairs" in the live-action part of the film.
Additionally, Anthony Daniels, Keith Ferguson, and Billy Dee Williams appear as protocol droid C-3PO, and smugglers Han Solo and Lando Calrissian from the Star Wars franchise. Other appearances from licensed Lego iterations of franchises include Gandalf from the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit franchises; Dumbledore from the Wizarding World franchise; The Flash and Aquaman from DC Comics; Milhouse from The Simpsons; Michelangelo from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise and Speed Racer from the Lego tie-in sets released alongside the 2008 film adaptation of the eponymous animated television series.
Shaquille O'Neal portrays a Lego version of himself who is a Master Builder alongside two generic members of the 2002 NBA All-Stars. Will Forte (credited as Orville Forte) portrays Abraham Lincoln (whom he had previously voiced on Clone High, another Lord/Miller production). Dave Franco, Jake Johnson and Keegan-Michael Key portray Emmet's co-workers Wally, Barry and Foreman Jim respectively. Director Christopher Miller voices a TV announcer for the Octan comedy show Where Are My Pants?; his son Graham Miller voices the Duplo alien.
Production
Creators of the film at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con: Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, writers and directors; Chris McKay, co-director; and Dan Lin, producer.Development
The development of The Lego Movie began in 2008, when Dan Lin and Roy Lee discussed it before Lin left Warner Bros. Pictures to form his own production company, Lin Pictures. Warner Bros executive Kevin Tsujihara, who had recognized the value of the Lego franchise by engineering the studio's purchase of Lego video game licensee Traveller's Tales in 2007, thought the success of the Lego-based video games indicated a Lego-based film was a good idea, and reportedly "championed" the development of the film.
By August 2009, Dan and Kevin Hageman were writing the script described as "action adventure set in a Lego world". In 2008, Lin visited The Lego Group's headquarters in Denmark to pitch his vision for the film, later remarking uncertainty among executives. "They weren't rude or anything but they didn't feel they needed a movie. They were already a very successful brand. Why take the risk?" Nevertheless, Lego's vice president of licensing and entertainment Jill Wilfert responded positively to the Hagemans' treatment that Lin pitched. "Once we heard the pitch, how Dan felt he could bring the values of the brand to life, we started to think, 'This could be interesting.'"
In June 2010, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009) writers/directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller were in talks to write and direct the film. Warner Bros. green-lit the film by November 2011, with a planned 2014 release date. Australian studio Animal Logic, who did the animation for previous Warner Bros. released animated films such as Happy Feet and Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole, was contracted to provide the animation, which was expected to comprise 80% of the film. By this time, animator Chris McKay, one of the directors, producers, and editors of Robot Chicken and Moral Orel, had joined Lord and Miller to co-direct. McKay explained that his role was to supervise the production in Australia once Lord and Miller temporarily left production to work on 22 Jump Street (2014). In March 2012, Lord and Miller revealed the film's working title, Lego: The Piece of Resistance, and a storyline.
—Animation supervisor Chris McKay"We wanted to make the film feel like the way you play, the way I remember playing. We wanted to make it feel as epic and ambitious and self-serious as a kid feels when they play with LEGO. We took something you could claim is the most cynical cash grab in cinematic history, basically a 90 minute LEGO commercial, and turned it into a celebration of creativity, fun and invention, in the spirit of just having a good time and how ridiculous it can look when you make things up. And we had fun doing it.'"
Casting
By June 2012, Chris Pratt had been cast as the voice of Emmet, the lead Lego character, and Will Arnett voicing a Lego version of Batman; the role of Lego Superman was offered to Channing Tatum. By August 2012, Elizabeth Banks was hired to voice Lucy (later getting the alias "Wyldstyle") and Morgan Freeman to voice Vitruvius, an old mystic. In November 2012, Alison Brie, Will Ferrell, Liam Neeson, and Nick Offerman signed on for roles. Ferrell voices the main antagonist President/Lord Business; Neeson voices Bad Cop/Good Cop, Business' right-hand man; Brie voices Princess Unikitty, cat-unicorn hybrid and a member of Emmet's team; and Offerman voices Metalbeard, a pirate and another member of Emmet's team who seeks revenge on Business.
Warner Bros. already owns the film rights to intellectual properties from which key characters appear in the film (i.e. DC Comics; Wizarding World), but the filmmakers still ran their depictions by other creatives; this included Christopher Nolan and Zack Snyder, who were respectively directing The Dark Knight Rises (2012) and Man of Steel (2013) at the time of the film's production, as well as Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling. Lord recalled that Superman was omitted for an extended period of time due to a lawsuit against Warner Bros. by the heirs of co-creator Jerry Siegel, before being reinserted at the last minute. The film also features Billy Dee Williams and Anthony Daniels reprising their roles as Lego iterations of their Star Wars characters Lando Calrissian and C-3PO respectively from the original movies while Keith Ferguson reprises his role as a Lego version of Han Solo from Robot Chicken, replacing original actor Harrison Ford. Lin recalled the closure of their deal to feature the characters as hectic, as The Walt Disney Company announced their purchase of Lucasfilm a few weeks after the filmmakers had traveled there and received permission to include them.
Animation process
The Lego Movie was strongly inspired by the visual aesthetic and stylistics of Brickfilms and qualities attributed to Lego Studios sets. The film received a great deal of praise in the respective online communities from filmmakers and fans, who saw the film as an appraising nod to their work. In the film's live-action segment, Finn returns Emmet to the Lego world via an arts-and-crafts-covered tube labeled "Magic Portal", which production designer Grant Freckleton confirmed was a direct reference to Australian filmmaker Lindsay Fleay's 1989 animated short film The Magic Portal, which similarly incorporated live-action segments. Fleay went on to work at Animal Logic, though he left before production on The Lego Movie began.
Animal Logic tried to make the film's animation replicate a stop motion film although everything was done through computer graphics, with the animation rigs following the same articulation limits actual Lego figures have. The camera systems also tried to replicate live action cinematography, including different lenses and a Steadicam simulator. The scenery was projected through The Lego Group's own Lego Digital Designer (formerly) (created as part of Lego Design byME, which people could design their own Lego models using LDD, then upload them to the Lego website, design their own box design, and order them for actual delivery), which as CG supervisor Aidan Sarsfield detailed, "uses the official LEGO Brick Library and effectively simulates the connectivity of each of the bricks."
The saved files were then converted to design and animate in Maya and XSI. At times the minifigures were even placed under microscopes to capture the seam lines, dirt and grime into the digital textures. Benny the spaceman was based on the line of Lego space sets sold in the 1980s, and his design includes the broken helmet chin strap, a common defect of the space sets at that time. Miller's childhood Space Village playset was used in the film.
Post-production
The Lego Movie was the first theatrical feature film produced by Warner Animation Group and the first animated film to be made directly by Warner Bros. Pictures after Warner Bros. Feature Animation shut down in 2004 following the box office failure of Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003). The film's total cost, including production, prints, and advertising (P&A), was $100 million. Half of the film's cost was financed by Village Roadshow Pictures, and was the only film in the franchise that Village Roadshow ever had involvement working on. The rest was covered by Warner Bros., with RatPac-Dune Entertainment providing a smaller share as part of its multi-year financing agreement with Warner Bros. Initially Warner Bros. turned down Village Roadshow Pictures when it asked to invest in the film. However, Warner Bros. later changed its mind, reportedly due to lack of confidence in the film, initially offering Village Roadshow Pictures the opportunity to finance 25% of the film, and later, an additional 25%.
Music
Main article: The Lego Movie (soundtrack)The film's original score was composed by Mark Mothersbaugh, who had previously worked with Lord and Miller on Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009) and 21 Jump Street (2012). The Lego Movie soundtrack contains the score as the majority of its tracks. Also included is the song "Everything Is Awesome" written by Shawn Patterson, Joshua Bartholomew and Lisa Harriton, who also perform the song under the name Jo Li. The single, released on January 23, 2014, is performed by Tegan and Sara featuring The Lonely Island (Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone), who wrote the rap lyrics, and is played in the film's end credits. The soundtrack was released on February 4, 2014, by WaterTower Music.
Marketing and release
Lego released a number of building toy sets based on scenes from The Lego Movie. The Lego Movie premiered on February 1, 2014, at the Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles. It was initially scheduled for release on February 28, but was later moved up to February 7. The film was released in Australia by Roadshow Films.
Warner Home Video released The Lego Movie for digital download, and on DVD and Blu-ray on June 17, 2014. At the same time, a special Blu-ray 3D "Everything is Awesome Edition" also includes an exclusive Vitruvius minifigure and a collectible 3D Emmet photo. Overall, The Lego Movie was the fourth best-selling film of 2014, after Frozen, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and Guardians of the Galaxy, selling 4.9 million units and earning a revenue of $105.2 million. The film was released on Ultra HD Blu-ray on March 1, 2016.
Reception
Box office
The Lego Movie grossed $258 million in the United States and Canada and $212.8 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $470.7 million. Deadline Hollywood calculated the film's net profit as $229 million, accounting for production budgets, marketing, talent participations, and other costs; box office grosses and home media revenues placed it third on their list of 2014's "Most Valuable Blockbusters".
In the United States and Canada, The Lego Movie was released with The Monuments Men and Vampire Academy on February 7, 2014. It earned $17.2 million on its first day, including $425,000 from Thursday night previews. During its opening weekend, the film earned $69.1 million from 3,775 theaters. Upon its debut, it achieved the second-highest February opening weekend, behind The Passion of the Christ. The Lego Movie attracted a mostly diverse audience, with about 64 percent for Caucasians, Hispanic 16 percent, African-American 12 percent, and Asian 8 percent, as well as 41 percent being under 18 years of age. Its second weekend earnings dropped by 28 percent to $49.8 million, and followed by another $31.3 million the third weekend. The latter made it the second-highest third weekend for any animated film, trailing only behind Shrek 2. The Lego Movie completed its theatrical run in the United States and Canada on September 4, 2014.
Worldwide, The Lego Movie earned $69.1 million in its opening weekend in 34 markets. On its opening weekend elsewhere, the top countries were the United Kingdom ($13.4 million), Australia ($5.7 million), Russia ($3.9 million), Mexico ($3.8 million), and France ($3.1 million). The film had the strongest start for a non-sequel animated film in the United Kingdom ahead of The Simpsons Movie and Up. It would remain as the country's highest opening weekend for a 2014 film until it was surpassed by The Amazing Spider-Man 2 that spring. As of March 2022, its top international markets were the United Kingdom ($57 million), Australia ($20 million), and Germany ($13.1 million).
Critical response
The Lego Movie was met with universal acclaim. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 96% of 259 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.2/10. The critical consensus reads, "Boasting beautiful animation, a charming voice cast, laugh-a-minute gags, and a surprisingly thoughtful story, The Lego Movie is colorful fun for all ages." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 83 out of 100, based on 43 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.
Michael Rechtshaffen of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "Arriving at a time when feature animation was looking and feeling mighty anemic...The LEGO Movie shows 'em how it's done", with Peter Debruge of Variety adding that Lord and Miller "irreverently deconstruct the state of the modern blockbuster and deliver a smarter, more satisfying experience in its place, emerging with a fresh franchise for others to build upon". Susan Wloszczyna of RogerEbert.com gave the film four stars out of four, writing, "It still might be a 100-minute commercial, but at least it's a highly entertaining and, most surprisingly, a thoughtful one with in-jokes that snap, crackle and zoom by at warp speed." Tom Huddleston of Time Out said, "The script is witty, the satire surprisingly pointed, and the animation tactile and imaginative." Drew Hunt of the Chicago Reader said the filmmakers "fill the script with delightfully absurd one-liners and sharp pop culture references", with A. O. Scott of The New York Times noting that, "Pop-culture jokes ricochet off the heads of younger viewers to tickle the world-weary adults in the audience, with just enough sentimental goo applied at the end to unite the generations. Parents will dab their eyes while the kids roll theirs."
Claudia Puig of USA Today called the film "a spirited romp through a world that looks distinctively familiar, and yet freshly inventive". Liam Lacey of The Globe and Mail asked, "Can a feature-length toy commercial also work as a decent kids' movie? The bombast of the G.I. Joe and Transformers franchises might suggest no, but after an uninspired year for animated movies, The Lego Movie is a 3-D animated film that connects." Joel Arnold of NPR acknowledged that the film "may be one giant advertisement, but all the way to its plastic-mat foundation, it's an earnest piece of work—a cash grab with a heart". Peter Travers of Rolling Stone called the film "sassy enough to shoot well-aimed darts at corporate branding". Michael O'Sullivan of The Washington Post said that, "While clearly filled with affection for—and marketing tie-ins to—the titular product that's front and center, it's also something of a sharp plastic brick flung in the eye of its corporate sponsor." Moira MacDonald of The Seattle Times, while generally positive, found "it falls apart a bit near the end". Alonso Duralde of The Wrap said the film "will doubtless tickle young fans of the toys. It's just too bad that a movie that encourages you to think for yourself doesn't follow its own advice." Sandie Angulo Chen of Common Sense Media give a rate four stars out of five, saying that "hilarious toy tale plugs product but is non-stop fun."
The Lego Movie was included on a number of best-of lists. It was listed on many critics' top ten lists in 2014, ranking fifteenth. Several publications have listed the film as one of the best animated films, including: Insider, USA Today (2018), Rolling Stone (2019), Parade, Time Out New York, and Empire (all 2021). The film was also named by filmmaker Edgar Wright and Time film critic Richard Corliss as one of their favorite films of 2014 and acclaimed actress Tilda Swinton named it her favorite film of 2014.
Other response
Conservative political commentator Glenn Beck praised the film for avoiding "the double meanings and adult humor I just hate". Oscar host Neil Patrick Harris referenced The Lego Movie not being nominated for Best Animated Feature, which many critics considered a snub, saying prior to the award's presentation, "If you're at the Oscar party with the guys who directed The Lego Movie, now would be a great time to distract them."
U.S. Senator Ron Johnson criticized the film's anti-corporate message, saying that it taught children that "government is good and business is bad", citing the villain's name of Lord Business. "That's done for a reason", Johnson told WisPolitics.com, "They're starting that propaganda, and it's insidious". The comments were criticized by many, and Russ Feingold brought up the comments on the campaign trail during his 2016 Senate bid against Johnson.
Accolades
Main article: List of accolades received by The Lego MovieAt the 87th Academy Awards, The Lego Movie received a nomination for Best Original Song. Its other nominations include six Annie Awards (winning one), a British Academy Film Award (which it won), two Critics' Choice Movie Awards (winning one), and a Golden Globe Award. The National Board of Review named The Lego Movie one of the ten-best films of 2014; it also won Best Original Screenplay.
Other media
In 2014, an adventure video game, The Lego Movie Videogame, was released for multiple platforms. Lego Dimensions (2015) features characters from several media franchises, including The Lego Movie. The Lego Movie: 4D – A New Adventure is a 4-D film at Legoland Florida, that has been in operation since 2016. Written and directed by Rob Schrab, the 12-minute attraction stars A.J. LoCascio as Emmet, with Banks, Brie, Day, and Offerman reprising their respective roles; while Patton Oswalt plays President Business's brother, Risky Business.
Follow-ups
See also: The Lego Movie (franchise)Warner Bros. released two spin-offs in 2017: The Lego Batman Movie and The Lego Ninjago Movie. Both films set in different universes apart from The Lego Movie one. The Lego Batman Movie was considered a success, while The Lego Ninjago Movie was a failure. A television series Unikitty! (2017–2020) focuses on the eponymous character (Tara Strong) and her friends. The Lego Movie was followed by The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part in 2019. Following the financial failures of both The Lego Ninjago Movie and The Lego Movie 2, Universal Pictures set a five-year film deal with The Lego Group.
Notes
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