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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Italic title Template:Distinguish Template:Infobox media franchise Finding Nemo Template:Efn is a CGI animated film series and Disney media franchise that began with the 2003 film of the same name, produced by Pixar and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The original film was followed by a standalone sequel, Finding Dory, released in 2016. Both films were directed by Andrew Stanton. The film series received widespread critical acclaim from critics and audiences with two films released to-date, the series has grossed $1.9 billion worldwide.

Film series

Finding Nemo (2003)

Template:Main article Finding Nemo is the fifth Pixar film. The film tells the story of a clownfish named Nemo (voiced by Alexander Gould) who gets abducted from his home in the Great Barrier Reef and winds up in a dentist’s office aquarium. His over-protective father Marlin (voiced by Albert Brooks) who, along with an amnesiac regal tang named Dory (voiced by Ellen DeGeneres), searches for him all the way to Sydney Harbour. Along the way, Marlin learns to take risks and let little Nemo take care of himself.

Finding Dory (2016)

Template:Main article Finding Dory is the seventeenth Pixar film. The film focuses on the amnesiac character Dory (voiced by Ellen DeGeneres), who travels to California to find her long-lost parents, Jenny and Charlie, as well as exploring the idea of her being reunited with her family.[1] It takes place one year after Finding Nemo and is set off the coast of Morro Bay, California.[2][3]

Future films

Director Andrew Stanton commented in June 2016 about the possibility of a third Finding film, stating: Template:Cquote

In May 2024, Pixar CCO Pete Docter suggested that the studio is considering making a third installment in the Finding Nemo franchise. He stated "Where else have we not gone in the ocean? The ocean's a big place. I think there's a lot of opportunity there. We're kind of fishing around."[4]

Short films

Exploring the Reef with Jean-Michel Cousteau (2003)

Template:Main article Exploring the Reef is a short documentary film. It features Jean-Michel Cousteau, exploring the Great Barrier Reef, but Marlin, Dory, and Nemo keep interrupting him. The short film is included on the Finding Nemo DVD.[5]

Marine Life Interviews (2016)

Marine Life Interviews focuses on some of the supporting characters within Dory as they give brief interviews and thoughts on Dory herself. This is similar to the character interviews for Finding Nemo.

Dory Finding (2021)

Dory Finding shows Dory finding items from the surface in the coral reef. This short is part of the Pixar Popcorn series on Disney+.

Reception

Box office performance

Finding Nemo is the second highest-grossing film of 2003, behind The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.[6] It was the highest-grossing Pixar film, up until 2010 when Toy Story 3 surpassed it.[7] Finding Dory is the third-highest-grossing film of 2016, behind Civil War and Rogue One.[8]

Finding Nemo is the 10th highest-grossing animated franchise.[9]

Film Release date Revenue Rank Budget
United States Other territories Worldwide All-time domestic All-time worldwide
Finding Nemo[10] Template:Dts $380,843,261 $559,492,275 $940,335,536 #26
#55 (A) 		#36 $99,000,000
Original release May 30, 2003 $339,714,978[10] $531,304,279[11] $871,019,257 $94,000,000[10]
3-D re-release Template:Dts $41,128,283[12] $28,187,996[12] $69,316,279 $5,000,000[13]
Finding Dory[14] Template:Dts $486,295,561 $541,068,765 $1,027,364,326 #7
#71 (A) 		#22 $200,000,000
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(A) indicates the adjusted totals based on current ticket prices (calculated by Box Office Mojo).

Critical and public response

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Film Critical Public
Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore
Finding Nemo Template:RT data[15] 90 (38 reviews)[16] Template:Sort grade[17]<section end=Response1 />
Finding Dory Template:RT data[18] 77 (48 reviews)[19] Template:Sort grade[20]<section end=Response2 />

Accolades

Template:Further information Both films received universal acclaim, with the first film winning the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. It was a financial blockbuster as it grossed over $921 million worldwide. It is the best-selling DVD of all time, with over 40 million copies sold as of 2006[21] and is the 2nd highest grossing G-rated movie of all time. In 2008, the American Film Institute named it the 10th greatest American Animated film ever made during their 10 Top 10.[22] It also won the award for best Animated Film at the Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards, the Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards, the National Board of Review Awards, the Online Film Critics Society Awards, and the Toronto Film Critics Association Awards.

Cast and characters

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Characters Feature films Short films
Finding Nemo Finding Dory Exploring the Reef with Jean-Michel Cousteau Marine Life Interviews
Nemo Alexander Gould Hayden Rolence Alexander Gould Template:CEmpty
Marlin Albert Brooks Template:CEmpty
Dory Ellen DeGeneres Ellen DeGeneres
Sloane MurrayTemplate:Ref
Lucia GeddesTemplate:Ref 		Ellen DeGeneres
Gill Willem Dafoe colspan="2" Template:CEmpty
Bloat Brad Garrett colspan="2" Template:CEmpty
Peach Allison Janney colspan="2" Template:CEmpty
Gurgle Austin Pendleton colspan="2" Template:CEmpty
Bubbles Stephen Root colspan="2" Template:CEmpty
Deb Vicki Lewis colspan="2" Template:CEmpty
Jacques Joe Ranft Jerome Ranft colspan="2" Template:CEmpty
Crush Andrew Stanton colspan="2" Template:CEmpty
Squirt Nicholas Bird Bennett Dammann colspan="2" Template:CEmpty
Mr. Ray Bob Peterson colspan="2" Template:CEmpty
Bruce Barry Humphries Template:N/A colspan="2" Template:CEmpty
Darla Sherman LuLu Ebeling Template:N/A colspan="2" Template:CEmpty
Tad Jordy Ranft rowspan="3" Template:N/A colspan="2" Template:CEmpty
Sheldon Erik Per Sullivan colspan="2" Template:CEmpty
Pearl Erica Beck colspan="2" Template:CEmpty
Anchor Eric Bana colspan="3" Template:CEmpty
Chum Bruce Spence colspan="3" Template:CEmpty
Philip Sherman Bill Hunter colspan="3" Template:CEmpty
Nigel Geoffrey Rush colspan="3" Template:CEmpty
Coral Elizabeth Perkins colspan="3" Template:CEmpty
School of moonfish John Ratzenberger colspan="3" Template:CEmpty
Hank Template:CEmpty Ed O'Neill Template:CEmpty Ed O'Neill
Destiny Template:CEmpty Kaitlin Olson Template:CEmpty Kaitlin Olson
Bailey Template:CEmpty Ty Burrell Template:CEmpty Ty Burrell
Jenny Template:CEmpty Diane Keaton colspan="2" Template:CEmpty
Charlie Template:CEmpty Eugene Levy colspan="2" Template:CEmpty
Fluke Template:CEmpty Idris Elba Template:CEmpty Idris Elba
Rudder Template:CEmpty Dominic West Template:CEmpty Dominic West
Stan Template:CEmpty Bill Hader colspan="2" Template:CEmpty
Inez Template:CEmpty Kate McKinnon colspan="2" Template:CEmpty
Gerald Template:CEmpty Torbin Xan Bullock colspan="2" Template:CEmpty
Becky Template:CEmpty colspan="2" Template:CEmpty
Bill Template:CEmpty John Ratzenberger colspan="2" Template:CEmpty
Jean-Michel Cousteau colspan="2" Template:CEmpty Himself Template:CEmpty
  • Note: A grey cell indicates that the character didn't appear in the film.

Theme park attractions

Other media

Video games

Finding Nemo

Template:Main article Finding Nemo was released in 2003 by THQ. The goal in the game is to complete different levels under the roles of film protagonists Nemo, Marlin or Dory. It includes cutscenes from the movie and each clip is based on a level. For example, Marlin and Dory hopping through a batch of jellyfish.

The game received mixed reviews. It received 2/5 stars on GameSpy,[24][25][26][27] 6.2/10 points on GameSpot[28][29][30] and IGN gave it 7.0/10 and 6.0/10 on its PS2 and Xbox, and GameCube platforms, respectively.[31][32]
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Disney Friends

Template:Main article In 2007, Disney Interactive Studios released Disney Friends. It is a video game based on various Disney films. The game features characters Stitch from Lilo & Stitch, Dory from Finding Nemo, Pooh from Winnie the Pooh, and Simba from The Lion King.

Kinect: Disneyland Adventures

Template:Main article Kinect: Disneyland Adventures is a video game released in 2011 by Frontier Developments. The game is based in various Disneyland attractions. It was released on Kinect for Xbox 360. Characters from Finding Nemo appear as part of a minigame based on Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage.

Nemo's Reef

Nemo's Reef was a mobile game available from December 20, 2012 to June 30, 2017 by Disney Mobile. The game is a casual reef building which features characters from Finding Nemo. It was released on Android and iOS devices.

Disney Infinity

Template:Main article Disney Infinity was a video game series developed by Avalanche Software that ran from 2013 to 2016. Elements from Finding Nemo appeared throughout all three games in the series, with power discs based on the film released for the first game, and a playset based on Finding Dory along with Dory and Nemo figures released for the console versions of Disney Infinity 3.0 in June 2016. The aforementioned playset and figures were the last new content released for the series, which was cancelled by Disney in May 2016.

Rush: A Disney•Pixar Adventure

Template:Main article Kinect Rush: A Disney•Pixar Adventure is a video game developed by Asobo Studio originally released in 2012 for Xbox 360. On October 31, 2017, a remastered release without the Kinect branding titled Rush: A Disney•Pixar Adventure was released for Xbox One and Microsoft Windows 10. The remastered version adds a world based on Finding Dory alongside the original release's worlds.

Disney Magic Kingdoms

Template:Main article During a limited time Event focused on the franchise, under the name "Finding Marlin", the world builder game Disney Magic Kingdoms included Nemo, Marlin, Dory, Crush, Squirt, Bruce and Hank as playable characters, along with the attractions Crush's Coaster, Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage, and The Seas with Nemo and Friends.[34] Bailey and Destiny were also included as playable characters in a later update of the game.[35] In the game the characters are involved in new storylines that serve as a continuation of the events in the films.

Stage musical

Template:Main article Finding Nemo – The Musical is a 40-minute show (performed five times daily), which opened on January 24, 2007 at the Theater in the Wild at Disney's Animal Kingdom in Orlando, Florida. It is a musical adaption of the film with new songs written by Tony Award-winning Avenue Q composer Robert Lopez and his wife, Kristen Anderson-Lopez. It would "combine puppets, dancers, acrobats and animated backdrops".[36]

Appearance on Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman

Template:Main article In the PBS KIDS Show Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman, Crush the sea turtle appeared as a guest star in the Season 5 episode, "The Ol' Shell Game", voiced again by Andrew Stanton.

Magazine

In August 2016, Egmont Publishing launched a magazine, titled Finding Dory.[37]

Music

Template:Main article Finding Nemo is the soundtrack album of the film of the same name. Finding Dory is the soundtrack album of the film of the same name. The soundtracks were scored by Thomas Newman.

The score was nominated for the 76th Academy Awards for Best Original Score but lost against The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.[38][39] It received 5/5 stars from the Film Score Reviews[40] and 3.5/5 stars from Soundtrack.net.[41]

Crew

Film Director(s) Writer(s) Producer(s) Executive Producer Composer Editor(s)
Finding Nemo Andrew Stanton
Template:Small Lee Unkrich 		Template:Small Andrew Stanton
Template:Small Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson and David Reynolds 		Graham Walters John Lasseter Thomas Newman David Ian Salter
Finding Dory Andrew Stanton
Template:Small Angus MacLane 		Template:Small Andrew Stanton
Template:Small Andrew Stanton and Victoria Strouse 		Lindsey Collins Axel Geddes

Notes

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References

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