Sofia the First: The Movie

Sofia the First : The Movie is the 2018 American 3D animated adventure science-fantasy comedy-drama film produced by Disney Television Animation and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. Based on the Disney animated television series Sofia the First, the film is directed by Aaron Springer and features the voices of the regular television cast of Ariel Winter, Wayne Brady, Sara Ramirez, Travis Willingham, Darcy Rose Byrnes, Tim Gunn, Jess Harnell, Zach Callison, Tyler Merna and Nicolas Cantu. It was produced by Disney Television Animation and released on theaters on September 4, 2018 by Walt Disney Pictures.

It was originally considered to air straight to TV instead, but the huge success of The Lion Guard : The Great Outsiders Hunter caused the movie for a theatrical release.

Sofia the First : The Movie premiered at El Captain Theatre in Hollywood on February 5, 2018. It was well-received critically, with praise given to the story, humor, animation and voice acting, and earned more than $400 million worldwide at the box office. It won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

Cast

 * Ariel Winter as Sofia
 * Darcy Rose Byrnes as Princess Amber
 * Zach Callison as Prince James
 * Tyler Merna as Prince James
 * Nicolas Cantu as Prince James
 * Sara Ramirez as Queen Miranda
 * Travis Willingham as King Roland II
 * Jess Harnell as Cedric
 * Wayne Brady as Clover
 * Tim Gunn as Baileywick

Reception
Critical reception was fairly positive, with a 75% "fresh" rating at Rotten Tomatoes; the consensus states: "Despite its short running time, Sofia the First : The Movie is a witty and irreverent family film." On Metacritic, which uses an average of critics' reviews, the film holds a 74/100 rating, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Box office
Over its 4-day opening weekend, Sofia the First : The Movie took $3,602,245 in 2,027 theaters, a mere $1,777 per theater, making it one of the lowest openings in history. By the end of its run, the film had only made $6,491,969.

Marketing
On March 24, 2018, a teaser trailer was first released on the New York Times website, followed by a full theatrical trailer on Entertainment Weekly website on June 2, 2018.

Theatrical release
The film was released in theaters worldwide on September 4, 2018.

Home media release
Sofia the First : The Movie is released on Blu-ray (2D and 3D), DVD and Digital HD on December 6, 2018. The DVD includes the seconds episodes of the series The Lion Guard, "The Art of Ford Riley" featurette, two deleted scenes, and the Beau Black's "He is a fabulous Hunter" music video..

Television premiere
The film made its world premiere on Disney Junior and Disney Channel on Febuary 29, 2019.

International Premieres

 * September 2, 2018 (Albania, Brazil, Colombia, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Greece, Republic of Korea, Croatia, Italy, Cambodia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Serbia, Taiwan)
 * September 4, 2018 (Bulgaria, Canada, China, Estonia, Spain, Finland, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Turkey, USA, Vietnam)
 * September 14, 2018 (France)
 * September 17, 2018 (Australia, Argentina, Hungary, Israel)
 * September 24, 2018 (Belgium, Netherlands)
 * October 6, 2018 (Chile)
 * November 12, 2018 (South Africa)
 * November 20, 2018 (Japan)