Sunnie

Sunnie is a 2017 American computer-animated science fiction adventure comedy film produced by Frenzy Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox, and is based on Mike Copeland's daily comic strip of the same name. It was written and directed by Ryan Marshall from a screenplay by Darren Lemke, Brad Garland, Erica Rivinoja, and Len Blum from a story by Marshall. The film stars Amanda Leighton as the titular character, with Ben Schwartz, Katie Crown, Josh Gad, David Cross, Rob Riggle, Anne Hathaway, Charlie Day, Bill Hader, Ken Jeong, Zac Efron, John Krasinski, Scott Caan, and Amy Poehler. Animation services were provided by Reel FX Animation Studios and Mikros Image Montreal. The film follows a teenage girl named Sunnie Stewart, who signs up to an adventure program where she sets off on a mission via another dimension to rescue several creatures that were lost or abandoned in order to train to become a top adventurer.

Sunnie premiered on September 10, 2017, at the Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles, and was released in the United States on September 29 in theatres and RealD 3D, IMAX, and Dolby Cinema. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised its animation, voice cast, and score, but criticized its plot, screenplay, and lack of originality. Nevertheless, Sunnie was a box office success, grossing over $347 million worldwide against its $70 million budget. A sequel was released on November 6, 2020.

Plot
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Voice cast

 * Amanda Leighton as Sunnie Stewart, an adventurous and cute teenage girl.
 * Ben Schwartz as Justin Barker, a clumsy and nerdy teenage boy, who has a secret crush on Sunnie.
 * Katie Crown as Bella Robbins, a beauty-obsessed teenage girl who always picks on Sunnie.
 * Josh Gad as Boon, a comical, wise-cracking gecko-like creature who befriends Sunnie.
 * David Cross as Rocker, the Martian sidekick of Boon.
 * Rob Riggle as Hugh Larson, the founder of the Adventure Center who turns young kids into great adventurers.
 * Anne Hathaway as Julia Flannings, Hugh's administrative assistant.
 * Bill Hader and Ken Jeong as Zik and Zak, two dimwitted aliens.
 * Amy Poehler as Emily Stewart, Sunnie's mother.
 * John Krasinski as Edward Stewart, Sunnie's father.
 * Scott Caan as Joshua Stewart, Sunnie's older brother.
 * Charlie Day as Broom, a robot that was invented by Julia who helps Sunnie as an assistant when going on dangerous missions.
 * Zac Efron as Louis Gibbs, a "cool" teenage boy.

ADR Loop Group

 * Newell Alexander
 * Steve Alterman
 * Kevin Bigley
 * G.K. Bowes
 * Susan Boyajian
 * Ranjani Brow
 * Mitch Carter
 * Brook Chalmers
 * June Christopher
 * Robin Atkin Downes
 * Moosie Drier
 * Julie Falls
 * Jeff Fischer
 * Marissa Goodman
 * Nicholas Guest
 * Bridget Hoffman
 * Richard S. Horvitz
 * Rif Hutton
 * Christine Lakin
 * Mela Lee
 * Hope Levy
 * Scott Menville
 * Edie Mirman
 * Heidi Brook Myers
 * Juan Pope
 * Michelle Ruff
 * Kelly Stables
 * Shane Sweet
 * Marcelo Tubert

Production
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Theatrical
Sunnie was originally scheduled to be released on July 21, 2017, but in May 2016, the film was later pushed back to September 29, 2017. The film premiered at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles in an out-of-competition screening on September 10, 2017, a limited release in New York City and Los Angeles on September 15; and a wider theatrical release by 20th Century Fox in the United States followed on September 29, in the United Kingdom on October 27, and in Australia on November 9, 2017. It was also released in select IMAX theatres in the United States.

It was accompanied in theaters by Homer's Virtual Odyssey, a short film directed by David Silverman based on the The Simpsons franchise.

Marketing
The teaser trailer for Sunnie was released online on February 8, 2017 and was shown in front of The Lego Batman Movie in theaters a couple days later. The official theatrical trailer for the film was released online on April 4, 2017, and was carried as a trailer before Smurfs: The Lost Village in theaters. The final trailer was released on July 20, 2017, and was shown before Alaina Gleen: Imaginary Vacation. Licensing partners include Fandango, Kraft, Funko, General Mills, and Chuck E. Cheese's.

Video game
A video game based on the film was released on October 3, 2017 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC. It was developed by Climax Studios and published by Outright Games.

Home media
Sunnie was released on Digital HD on January 2, 2018, and on DVD, Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, and digital download on January 16, 2018. In addition to the short Homer's Virtual Odyssey which was released theatrically with the film, all releases also include an all-new animated short titled Sunnie's Lovely Date.

Box office
Sunnie grossed $159.1 million in the United States and Canada and $188.4 million in other territories for a worldwide gross of $347.5 million.

In the United States and Canada, Sunnie was released alongside American Made and Flatliners, and was projected to gross $40-45 million from its 4,019 theaters during its opening weekend. The film made $21 million on its opening day and later grossed $53.5 million from its opening weekend, finishing first at the box office. On its second weekend, it was dethroned by Blade Runner 2049, falling to second place and grossing $18.8 million.

Critical response
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 53%, based on 141 reviews. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 46 out of 100, based on 27 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale.

Television series
A CGI animated television show based on the film, titled Sunnie of the Galaxy, premiered on April 27, 2019 on Fox Family.

Main
To see the main transcript of the film, click here.

Trailers
To see the transcript for the trailers of the film, click here.