The Tale of Despereaux

Released Date
December 19, 2008
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Genre
Animation
Rating
G
Budget
$60,000,000
Worldwide Gross
Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$50,877,145 + $36,080,135 = $86,957,280
34
Emma Watson

as Princess Pea

1950-2022
Robbie Coltrane

as Gregory

62
Matthew Broderick

as Despereaux Tilling

85
Christopher Lloyd

as Hovis

74
William H. Macy

as Lester Tilling

86
Dustin Hoffman

as Roscuro

63
Stanley Tucci

as Boldo

74
Sigourney Weaver

as The Narrator

53
Tony Hale

as Furlough Tilling

76
Kevin Kline

as Chef Andre

71
Frances Conroy

as Antoinette Tilling

64
Tracey Ullman

as Miggery

69
Charles Shaughnessy

as Pietro

64
Bronson Pinchot

as The Town Crier

76
Richard Jenkins

as The Principal at Despereaux's school

86
Frank Langella

as The Mayor of the mouse world

71
Ciaran Hinds

as Botticelli

About The Tale of Despereaux

An unusually brave mouse helps to restore happiness to a forlorn kingdom after making friends with a gentleman rat.

About

A brave mouse hopes to restore happiness of a kingdom after befriending a gentleman rat. The movie was based on Kate DiCamillo's fantasy book of the same name.

Trivia

It was the second theatrically released computer-animated film to be distributed by Universal Studios.