Elf
Summary: Raised as an oversized elf, Buddy travels from the North Pole to New York City to meet his biological father, Walter Hobbs, who doesn't know he exists and is in desperate need of some Christmas spirit.
Runtime: 1 h 37 min
MPAA: PG
Production: New Line Cinema, Guy Walks into a Bar Productions, Gold/Miller Productions, Mosaic, Shawn Danielle Productions Ltd.
Distributor: New Line Cinema, New Line Home Entertainment, CBS, MGM Worldwide Television, USA Network, Warner Home Video, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Studio Distribution Services (SDS), ABC Family, American Movie Classics (AMC), CMT, Comedy Central, Freeform, HBO Max, Independent Film Channel (IFC), Lifetime
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 33,000,000
Domestic: $ 178,053,220
International: $ 50,883,084
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