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The Nightmare Before Christmas

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Ratings & Reviews

IMDb
7.9/10
409,668 votes
95/100
Fresh
M
82/100
Metascore
TMDB
7.8/10
10,297 votes
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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

🏆

0

Wins

📋

2

Nominations

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Academy Awards

📋 1 nomination
Nominated
Best Visual Effects
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Other Awards

📋 1 nomination
Nominated
Annie for Best Animated Feature

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$18.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$75.6M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$94,707,435

United States

Profit

+$57.6M

ROI: +320%

Budget Recovery420% of budget
$0|Budget: $18.0M|Revenue: $75.6M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

86.4K

Daily Avg

1.4K

7-Day Trend

-4%
30 days agoToday
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Based On

The Nightmare Before Christmas

literary work

Story Setting

Set In
EasterChristmas TownHalloween Town

Series & Franchise

Timeline

This Movie

Sequel

The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge

2004

Characters

Jack Skellington

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Pete Kozachik

Film Editing

Stan Webb

Music / Score

Danny Elfman

Production Companies

Walt Disney PicturesSkellington ProductionsTouchstone Pictures

Distributors

Walt Disney Studios Motion PicturesWalt Disney PicturesTouchstone Pictures

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Nightmare Before Christmas

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AustraliaG
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India
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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG
United KingdomPG
CanadaPG
AustraliaG
Germany6
FranceTP
JapanG
BrazilL

+14 more countries

Production

Director

Henry Selick

Writers

Michael McDowell, Caroline Thompson, Mike Cachuela, Tim Burton, Tim Burton

Production Companies

Touchstone PicturesSkellington Productions

Cast

Danny Elfman photo

Danny Elfman

Jack Skellington (singing) / Barrel / Clown with the Tear away Face (voice)

Chris Sarandon photo

Chris Sarandon

Jack Skellington (voice)

Catherine O'Hara photo

Catherine O'Hara

Sally / Shock (voice)

William Hickey photo

William Hickey

Dr. Finkelstein (voice)

No Image

Glenn Shadix

Mayor (voice)

Paul Reubens photo

Paul Reubens

Lock (voice)

Ken Page photo

Ken Page

Oogie Boogie (voice)

No Image

Edward Ivory

Santa Claus (voice)

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Susan McBride

Big Witch / WWD. (voice)

Debi Durst photo

Debi Durst

Corpse Kid / Corpse Mom / Small Witch (voice)

Greg Proops photo

Greg Proops

Harlequin Demon / Devil / Sax Player (voice)

Kerry Katz photo

Kerry Katz

Man Under Stairs / Vampire / Corpse Dad (voice)

Tags & Keywords

skeletonfiremagicholidaysanta claushalloweenvillainmusicalchristmas treesaving christmaspumpkinwoodsstop motionghostchristmas horror

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