Gran Turismo (film)

Gran Turismo (Japanese: グランツーリスモ, Hepburn: Gurantsūrisumo; sometimes released internationally as The Gran Turismo Movie) is a 2011 3D computer-animated sports comedy film based on the racing simulation video game series of the same name by Polyphony Digital. Directed by Mike Mitchell and Steven Spielberg and produced by Jordan Kerner, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller based on a screenplay by Spielberg, Lord and Miller, it is the first Gran Turismo film in the series, and features the voices of Christian Bale, Amy Poehler, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tom Kenny and Bill Paxton.

It follows a college student named James, who gets accepted into the Gran Turismo Academy of Racing. Flown out to London, James is faced with a difficult challenge as he encounters a group of overconfident competitors that try and stop James from winning. Development on a Gran Turismo film began as late as 2003. The film was originally to be directed by Raja Gosnell, the director for the live-action Scooby-Doo movie released in the year prior. Originally set to be filmed in Glasgow, the plans for Gosnell's version were scrapped. In 2008, following the release of Gran Turismo 5 Prologue in 2007, Mike Mitchell and Amblin Entertainment founder Steven Spielberg announced that a fully computer-animated Gran Turismo movie was planned, with it being produced by Sony Pictures Animation.

The film, an international co-production between the United States, Japan and the United Kingdom, was produced by Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, PlayStation Pictures, The Kerner Entertainment Company, Amblin Entertainment and Lord Miller Productions, with animation produced at Sony Pictures Imageworks. The music was composed by John Debney. Gran Turismo premiered in Barcelona, Spain on June 25, 2011 before it was released theatrically on July 1, 2011 by Sony Pictures Releasing in RealD 3D. It received generally mixed reviews; critics praised its animation, voice cast, musical score by John Debney, visual effects and screenplay, though criticized the lack of continuity, plot, runtime and production values. Despite the reception, it was a box office success, grossing $539 million worldwide on its budget of $98 million. It went on to become Sony Pictures Animation's highest-grossing film before it was surpassed by its own The Smurfs in the same year. Gran Turismo went on to win numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, making it the first non Disney-Pixar film to win since 2006's Happy Feet, and the last to win the award until 2018's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

The commercial success of the film spawned three sequels and a spin-off 2D animated television series.

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Music
Gran Turismo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the licensed soundtrack album for the film. With songs by famous pop rock artists, it features the 26-track score list composed by John Debney. The album was released on July 2, 2011 through Varèse Sarabande.

Theatrical
Gran Turismo was originally slated for release in late 2010. However, due to production struggles, the film was pushed back to the summer of 2011. The film held its red carpet premiere in the Spanish city of Barcelona on July 25, 2011, before it was released theatrically on July 1, 2011 by Sony Pictures Releasing. It was rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for "rude humor, mild language and some thematic elements".

Home media
Gran Turismo was released on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray Disc and DVD on September 24, 2011 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. In the lead-up for its 10-year anniversary, the movie was remastered for the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray home media format, and was released on July 5, 2021.

Box office
Gran Turismo opened on July 1, 2011 in North America alongside Larry Crowne and Monte Carlo. It opened with $48 million in its opening night with an additional $4.3 million in Thursday night previews. Throughout the weekend, the film grossed $99 million, finishing first. In its second opening weekend, it faced competition with the release of three films on July 8; Zookeeper, The Tree of Life and Horrible Bosses; though managed to pull through the second weekend with $41 million.

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Critical response
Gran Turismo reportedly holds an approval rating of 67% based on 115 critics, with an average rating of 5.85/10. The site's consensus states, "Buckle your seatbelts and equip your racing helmet, because Gran Turismo picks up the speed with its uplifting screenplay and gorgeous animation and visuals, though fails to reach its maximum potential with its predictable plot and the lack of continuity." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 54 out of 100 based on 28 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore assigned the film an average grade "B+" on its A+ to F scale.

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