History Island

History Island is a 2004 American animated fantasy adventure film produced by Fox Feature Animation. The film was directed by Phil Anderson and written by Tab Murphy, Bob Tzudiker, Noni White, John August, and Phillip Melton from a story by Jim Chapman, Murphy, and Drew Cohen and stars the voices of Zooey Deschanel, Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Jack Nicholson, Brendan Fraser, Nathan Lane, Stanley Tucci, Bonnie Hunt, Alfre Woodard, Alan Rickman, and Wayne Knight.

History Island premiered at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on April 11, 2004, and was released in the United States by 20th Century Fox on April 16. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised its animation, score, and performances, but criticized its story and writing. Due to the film's lackluster box office performance, Fox suffered an $80 million loss for the film, which led its Century City animation studio to abandon traditional animation for computer animation. In recent years, the film has garnered a cult following.

Plot
In the town of Milford Bay, a five-year-old girl named Audrey Martinez is amazed by stories of the mysterious "History Island" and the legendary treasures and creatures being kept at the island, where she wishes to find the mysterious island one day. Fifteen years later, having losing her father when she was still young, Audrey has grown into an isolated troublemaker.

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Voice cast

 * Zooey Deschanel as Audrey Martinez, a young woman who longs to explore the island of historical treasures.
 * Matt Damon as Jack Burrows, an explorer who helps Audrey on her adventure.
 * Kate Winslet as Captain Emily, the captain of the S.S. Tiderider.
 * Jack Nicholson as Rupert Silverlock, an mysterious pirate leads the mutiny on the S.S. Tiderider.
 * Brendan Fraser as Dr. Herbert Haynes, an professor who helps Audrey on her adventure.
 * Nathan Lane
 * Stanley Tucci
 * Alfre Woodard
 * Wayne Knight
 * Bonnie Hunt as Claire Martinez, Audrey's mother.
 * Alan Rickman

Additional Voices

 * Jack Angel
 * Michael Bell
 * Bob Bergen
 * Susan Blu
 * Corey Burton
 * Rodger Bumpass
 * Jane Carr
 * Lara Cody
 * Jennifer Darling
 * Paul Eiding
 * Bill Farmer
 * Kim Mai Guest
 * Jess Harnell
 * Misty Lee
 * Sherry Lynn
 * Danny Mann
 * Mickie McGowan
 * Alec Medlock
 * Diane Michelle
 * Laraine Newman
 * Phil Proctor
 * Jan Rabson
 * James Kevin Ward
 * April Winchell

Production
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Development
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Casting
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Animation
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Marketing

 * The teaser trailer was released in July 2003, and was shown with Jeremy Monroe: The Biggest Movie Ever.
 * The official trailer was released in December 2003, and was shown with Cheaper by the Dozen.

Video game
History Island games were released in April 2004 for PlayStation 2, Xbox, Game Boy Advance, and PC.

Release
History Island was originally scheduled to be released on November 7, 2003; however, in July 2002, the film was pushed back to April 16, 2004. The North American theatrical release was accompanied by the Twentieth Toons short film Mind Mix-Up, while select international prints were accompanied by the Ice Age short Gone Nutty.

Box office
History Island was released to 3,402 theaters in the United States and made $19.2 million in it's opening weekend, one of the lowest openings for 20th Century Animation and opened second behind Kill Bill: Vol. 2 in its first weekend. By the end of it's run, the film made $56.2 million in the United States and Canada and $46.8 million overseas for a worldwide total of $103 million.

Critical reception
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported that the film has an approval rating of 49% based on 142 reviews. Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 46 out of 100 based on 29 reviews from mainstream critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A-" on an A+ to F scale.

Home media
History Island was released on VHS and DVD on September 28, 2004. During the first month of its home release, the film led in VHS sales and was third in combined VHS and DVD sales. On May 23, 2012, the film was released on Blu-ray.

Legacy
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Main
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Trailers
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