Release: Free Spirit

Free Spirit
Genre: Family/Supernatural
Director: Pete Docter
Writer: Chad Taylor
Cast: Billy Magnussen, Brooklynn Prince, Jason Segel, Mila Kunis, Sally Field, Aaron Eckhart, Sunny Paway, Sunny Suljic, Ellen Wong, Richard Kind




Budget: $35,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $79,783,556
Foreign Box Office: $52,128,763
Total Profit: $56,003,196

Reaction: This film firmly establishes Billy Magnussen's rise to legitimate movie star after all of his superhero film successes. The film was marketed around him and the family-friendly nature of the story and clearly it paid off.

"Mark Pete Docter's live-action debut, Free Spirit, as one of the few family films that won't bore the adults to sleep. Billy Magnussen gives an infectiously charming performance as what is basically a grown-up Casper the Friendly Ghost (not that he acts like too much of a grown-up despite his age)." - Gregory Fletcher, Los Angeles Times-Journal

"While it doesn't reinvent the wheel and the supporting cast feels wasted, I enjoyed Magnussen's and Prince's performances and chemistry enough to forgive this about average family flick for any shortcomings it may have." - Quintin Elstad, Vulture

"This is clearly the Billy Magnussen show. All the other big names in the cast (Segel, Kunis and Eckhart) quickly fall by the wayside as Magnussen steals every bit of attention. He also had strong chemistry with the younger cast members." - Cal Crowe, Washington Globe

Rated PG for thematic material