| Vanellope & Friends: Halloween | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Malcolm L. Dee |
| Produced by | Tatiana Wells Brian Larky |
| Screenplay by | Kristin Hahn Eyal Podell Jonathon E. Stewart |
| Story by | Malcolm L. Dee Matt Lieberman |
| Starring | Sarah Silverman Andy Serkis Yahya Abdul-Mateen II James Corden Jack Black Catherine Keener Chiwetel Ejiofor Dustin Hoffman |
| Music by | David Newman |
| Cinematography | Florian Ballhus |
| Edited by | Andy Keir |
| Production company |
Dice Productions |
| Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| Release date | October 18, 2024 |
| Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $175 million |
| Box office | $656 million |
Disney In The House: Halloween is a 2024 American animated monster comedy film produced by Dice Productions and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The sequel to 2023's Vanellope & Friends: A Dinosaur's World and the tenth installment in the Vanellope & Friends film series, it was directed by Malcolm L. Dee and features the voices of Sarah Silverman, Andy Serkis, Yahya Abdul Matten II, James Corden, Jack Black, Catherine Keener, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Dustin Hoffman, who voice new characters introduced. On the night before Halloween, Vanellope von Schweetz ends up in a haunted house where they team up with inhabitant monsters against Abraham Van Helsing, who intends to destroy all monsters, while also having to deal with a fear of death at the hands of a black-hooded blue light shaped like a ghost.
Disney In The House: Halloween was released theatrically in the United States on October 18, 2024. The film grossed $656 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing Halloween film of all time, and the eighth highest-grossing film of 2024. The film received positive reviews from critics. A sequel, Vanellope & Friends: Ocean, was released on September 5, 2025.
Cast[]
- Sarah Silverman as Vanellope von Schweetz
- Andy Serkis as Count Dracula, a vampire who is the leader of the Haunt Gang and the king of the haunted house.
- YahYa Abdul-Mateen II as Frankenstein, a member of the Haunt Gang.
- James Corden as Ghost, a ghost and a member of the Haunt Gang.
- Jack Black as Skeleton, a human skeleton and a member of the Haunt Gang.
- Catherine Keener as Witch, a witch and the only female member of the Haunt Gang.
- Dustin Hoffman as Abraham Van Helsing, Count Dracula's arch-enemy who intends to kill all monsters.
- Chiwetel Ejiofor as Blue Light Man, a blue light in the shape of a ghost with a black hood who personifies Vanellope suddenly fearing a near-death experience.
- Andy Dick as Victor, Van Helsing's clumsy but loyal assistant.
- Lori Alan as Mabel Dracula, Count Dracula's wife.
- Mo'Nique as Bride, Frankenstein's wife.
Reception[]
Box office[]
In the United States, Vanellope & Friends: Halloween was projected to gross $200 million in its opening weekend. In the opening weekend, it earned $240 million worldwide, including $107 million from its first day of release. It has grossed $277 million in North America and $379 million overseas, for a worldwide total of $656 million worldwide, against a $175 million production budget. It is the highest-grossing Halloween film.
Critical response[]
Vanellope & Friends: Halloween received general critical acclaim. On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 90% approval rating based on reviews from 280 critics. The site's consensus reads, "Vanellope & Friends: Halloween boasts impressive animation, a greatly-chosen voice cast, good-enough humor, clever writing, and pleasant-enough trick-or-treat fun for the whole family". On Metacritic, the film has a score of 75 out of 100 based on 56 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.