Everything is Awesome as "The LEGO® Movie" Assembles at Number One at the UK Box Office

Everything is Awesome as "The LEGO® Movie" Assembles at Number One at the UK Box Office

LONDON, February 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --



BIGGEST UK OPENING WEEKEND OF 2014.



"The LEGO(R) Movie," the first-ever, full-length theatrical LEGO(R) adventure, from
Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures, and LEGO System A/S is at the top of the
UK box office this weekend with an awesome opening of GBP8 million*. The film, which
opened on February 14th also exceeded all expectations in the U.S., with a record-breaking
opening of $69.1 million.



Master builders flocked to cinemas in the UK making The Lego Movie the biggest opening
of 2014 to date. In the U.S., the film broke records including the biggest opening of the
year and becoming the Studio's biggest-ever opening for an animated film.



"We're tremendously excited to see 'The LEGO Movie' resonate in such a big way with
cinema audiences," said Josh Berger, President and Managing Director, Warner Bros UK.
"LEGO has fascinated and entertained generations, and we're thrilled that children and
adults alike have responded to the film's celebration of fun and creativity"



Directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller ("21 Jump Street," "Cloudy with a Chance of
Meatballs"), it stars Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Nick
Offerman, Alison Brie and Charlie Day, with Liam Neeson and Morgan Freeman.



Directors Phil Lord & Christopher Miller also wrote the screenplay, from a story by
Dan Hageman & Kevin Hageman and Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, based on LEGO construction
toys. "The LEGO Movie" is produced by Dan Lin ("Sherlock Holmes," "Sherlock Holmes: A Game
of Shadows") and Roy Lee ("The Departed," "How to Train Your Dragon"). The executive
producers are Jill Wilfert, Matthew Ashton, Kathleen Fleming, Allison Abbate, Zareh
Nalbandian, Jon Burton, Benjamin Melniker, Michael E. Uslan, Seanne Winslow, Matt Skiena
and Bruce Berman; and co-producer John Powers Middleton. The creative filmmaking team
includes director of photography Pablo Plaisted, production designer Grant Freckelton,
editors David Burrows and Chris McKay, and composer Mark Mothersbaugh. Emmy Award winner
Chris McKay ("Robot Chicken") also serves as animation co-director.



"The LEGO Movie" is a Warner Bros Pictures Presentation, in association with Village
Roadshow Pictures, in association with LEGO System A/S, a Vertigo Entertainment/Lin
Pictures Production. It will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros.
Entertainment Company, and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures.
theLEGOmovie.net



LEGO, the LEGO logo, the minifigure and the brick and knob configuration are
trademarks of The LEGO Group. (c)2014 The LEGO Group. Used with permission. All rights
reserved.



Notes to editors:



The UK opening weekend of GBP8,0333 million includes GBP2.55 million of previews.




Warner Bros. Pictures

CONTACT: For further information, please contact: Jayne Trotman, Jayne.Trotman@warnerbros.com; Louisa Radcliffe, Louisa.radcliffe@warnerbros.com; 0207 984 5000


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