: From a $60 million budget, it grossed over $124 million worldwide and has since achieved cult status.
: Director Henry Selick collaborated with Japanese illustrator Tadahiro Uesugi to give the film a distinct look that differed from traditional computer-generated animation. Critical and Commercial Success
: LAIKA was among the first to film a stop-motion feature "on ones," meaning they captured 24 frames per second with movement in every single frame for smoother motion. Artistic and Narrative Features dcoraline
: The film was nominated for an Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature.
: The production involved incredible manual detail, such as hand-knitting miniature sweaters with needles as thin as human hair. : From a $60 million budget, it grossed
was the first feature film produced by LAIKA Studios and is celebrated for several groundbreaking technical and artistic features. Key Technical Innovations
: It was the first stop-motion film to use 3D-printing rapid prototype technology for replacement animation. This allowed for over 207,000 possible facial expressions for the character of Coraline alone. Artistic and Narrative Features : The film was
: The film uses a muted color palette for the "real world" and a highly saturated, symmetrical palette for the "Other World" to create a sense of unsettling perfection.