Who's Involved:
Release Date:
Friday, December 23, 2011 Nationwide
language and some thematic elements
Plot: What's the story about?
A single dad decides his family needs a fresh start, so he and his two children move to the most unlikely of places: a zoo. With the help of an eclectic staff, and with many misadventures along the way, the family works to return the dilapidated zoo to its former wonder and glory.
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Who stars in We Bought a Zoo: Cast List
If, Drive-Away Dolls
Fly Me to the Moon, Transformers One
The Horsemen, Gone Girl
Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 2, Heaven Is For Real
The Hill, Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
Horizon: An American Saga, Copperhead
The Smurfs 2, Hurricane Season
Prom Dates, The Break-Up
The Nightingale, The Roads Not Taken
Who's making We Bought a Zoo: Crew List
A look at the We Bought a Zoo behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Cameron Crowe last directed Aloha and Pearl Jam Twenty. The film's writer Aline Brosh-McKenna last wrote Cinderella and Annie.
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Production: What we know about We Bought a Zoo?
Key Facts
- Based on the book "We Bought a Zoo" written by Benjamin Mee.
Filming Timeline
- 2011 - November: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2011 - September: The film was set to Post-Production status.
- 2011 - January: The film was set to Production status.
- 2010 - September: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
Production will begin January 2011 in Thousand Oaks, CA.
- 2009 - February: The film was set to Development status.
We Bought a Zoo Release Date: When was the film released?
We Bought a Zoo was a Nationwide release in 2011 on Friday, December 23, 2011 in around 3,000 theaters. There were 3 other movies released on the same date, including In the Land of Blood and Honey, Pina and Don 2.
We Bought a Zoo DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
We Bought a Zoo was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 .