When does The Polar Express come out in Spain?

The Polar Express opens in Spanish theaters on December 3, 2004.

How much did The Polar Express gross?

The Polar Express grossed $318.4M worldwide on a budget of $165.0M.

What is The Polar Express based on?

The Polar Express is based on The The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg.

In what order should you watch the The Polar Express saga?

The release order is: The Polar Express (2004), The The Polar Express 2.

The Polar Express

Name: The Polar Express
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Released: 2004-11-10
Duration: 1 h 40 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Tom Hanks, Leslie Zemeckis, Eddie Deezen, Nona Gaye, Peter Scolari

2004

Become a fan of its genres:

6.7/10

Release Date

10/11/2004

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes

55%

🎬 Internet Movie Database

66%

Ⓜ️ Metacritic

61%

This Christmas... you'll believe

It's Christmas Eve in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and a boy begins to doubt that Santa Claus exists. The film simply calls him the Boy Hero. Outside his house stops the Polar Express, a magical train that carries children to the North Pole to meet Santa before he sets off in his sleigh to deliver presents around the world. The boy isn't sure whether to board, and to do so he needs a ticket that the Conductor hands out. Robert Zemeckis directs this motion-capture animated film. Tom Hanks plays six roles, including the Conductor, and leads a cast that also includes Daryl Sabara and Nona Gaye.

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Facts about The Polar Express

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone

Spain releaseDecember 3, 2004

Worldwide premiereOctober 21, 2004

Runtime1 h 40 min

Original languageEnglish

Original titleThe Polar Express

CountryUnited States

Production companiesGolden Mean, Playtone, ImageMovers

Budget$165.0M

Worldwide box office$318.4M

Box office in the U.S.$191.0M

Return on investmentx1.9 Recouped the investment

Based onThe Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg

Trailer views1.5 M

Leaving HBO MaxNovember 30, 2026

More ratings

3.3/5Letterboxd71/100Trakt6.9/10Metacritic (público)4.0/4Roger Ebert

Awards for The Polar Express

3Oscar nominations

5total awards

26total nominations

Oscar 2 nom.BAFTA 1 nom.

Nominations

2005Academy Award for Best Sound Editing
2005Academy Award for Best Sound
2005BAFTA's Children & Young People Award - Feature Film
2004Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature

The Polar Express Cast

Tom HanksHero Boy (Adult)/ Father / Conductor / Hobo / Scrooge / Santa Claus

Leslie ZemeckisSister Sarah / Mother

Eddie DeezenKnow-It-All

Nona GayeHero Girl (voice)

Peter ScolariBilly / Lonely Boy

Michael JeterSmokey / Steamer

Josh HutchersonHero Boy (motion capture)

Daryl SabaraHero Boy (voice)

Jimmy BennettLonely Boy (voice)

TinasheHero Girl (motion capture)

Brendan KingPastry Chef

Andy PellickPastry Chef

Josh EliWaiter

Mark MendoncaWaiter

Rolondas HendricksWaiter

Mark GoodmanWaiter

Jon ScottWaiter

Gregory GastWaiter

Sean ScottWaiter

Gordon HartWaiter

Chris CoppolaToothless Boy / Elf

Julene ReneeRed Head Girl / Elf

Charles FleischerElf General

Steven TylerElf Lieutenant / Elf Singer

Phil FondacaroElf

Debbie Lee CarringtonElf

Mark PovinelliElf

Ed GaleElf

Dante PastulaLittle Boy

André SogliuzzoSmokey / Steamer (voice)

Isabella PeregrinaSister Sarah (voice)

Eric NewtonAcrobatic Elf

Aidan O'SheaAcrobatic Elf

Aaron HendryAcrobatic Elf

Kevin C. CarrAcrobatic Elf

Bee Jay JoyerAcrobatic Elf

Jena CarpenterAcrobatic Elf

Karine MauffreyAcrobatic Elf

Elisabeth P. CarpenterAcrobatic Elf

Bill ForchionAcrobatic Elf

Devin HendersonAcrobatic Elf

Sagiv Ben-BinyaminAcrobatic Elf

Ashly HollowaySister Sarah

Jimmy 'Jax' PinchakKnow-It-All

Chantel ValdiviesoHero Girl

Hayden McFarlandLonely Boy

Connor MatheusToothless Boy

Evan SabaraYoung Boy

Jack AngelWolves (uncredited)

Rodger BumpassWolves (uncredited)

Dylan CashBoy (voice) (uncredited)

Cody KlopAdditional Voices (voice) (uncredited)

Patrick Stogner(uncredited)

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Cast of The Polar Express by the numbers

30average cast age in years

13years of age gap between the leads

31%women in the cast

18%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Jimmy Bennett, age 8 at release. The oldest: Michael Jeter, at 52.

Cast ages at release

Tom Hanks48 years old
Leslie Zemeckis35 years old
Eddie Deezen47 years old
Nona Gaye30 years old
Peter Scolari49 years old
Michael Jeter52 years old
Josh Hutcherson12 years old
Daryl Sabara12 years old
Jimmy Bennett8 years old
Tinashe11 years old

Cast heights

1.83 mTom Hanks
1.78 mDaryl Sabara
1.70 mPeter Scolari
1.70 mJimmy Bennett
1.65 mJosh Hutcherson

Crew

AddressRobert Zemeckis
WritingRobert Zemeckis, William Broyles Jr.
MusicAlan Silvestri
PhotographyDon Burgess, Robert Presley
EditingJeremiah O'Driscoll, R. Orlando Duenas
Production designDoug Chiang, Rick Carter
Costume designJoanna Johnston
CastingScot Boland, Victoria Burrows
Visual effectsJim Berney, Jerome Chen
ProductionSteve Starkey, William Teitler, Gary Goetzman, Robert Zemeckis

Trivia about The Polar Express

Each actor wore 152 markers on their face for motion capture, more than double the number typically used in similar productions at the time.

The largest set, measuring 28 by 800 cubic meters, was used to film the hot chocolate musical sequence, while nearly all the other scenes were shot on the smaller one.

Michael Jeter died on March 30, 2003, before finishing recording his lines as the train engineer and fireman, and the film was his final big-screen performance.

Capturing movement was so expensive that each minute of footage cost 1 million dollars, which made it necessary for another studio to co-produce the film.

After Universal refused, investor Steve Bing financed half the budget through his company Shangri-La Entertainment, which had produced only one other film.

Most of the original orchestral score was not included on the official soundtrack and has never been released.

Until Avatar took the record in 2009, The The Polar Express held the biggest IMAX gross of any film.

Tom Hanks played five characters in the film and completed all five performances in just 38 days of principal photography, less time than is typical for a live-action production.

Sources: Wikipedia (Spanish) · Wikipedia (English)

Franchise Order The Polar Express Collection

All movies in release order.

1The Polar Express2004You are here
2The The Polar Express 2Coming Soon

What it's about The Polar Express

winterfaithholidaysanta clausnerdbelltrainbeardnorth poletrestletickettrain travelmotion capturechristmaswonder3d animationadmiringcheerfulmelodramaticxmas

What The Polar Express is called in other countries

It was released in 40 countries, each in its own language.

SpainPolar Express
FranceLe Pôle express
GermanyDer Polarexpress
MexicoEl expreso polar
BrazilO Expresso Polar
Japanポーラー・エクスプレス
South Korea폴라 익스프레스
China极地特快
RussiaПолярный Экспресс
United StatesThe Polar Express 3D
AzerbaijanQütb Ekspresi
BulgariaПолярен експрес

See the remaining 28 countries

CanadaBoréal Express
CzechiaPolární expres
DenmarkPolar-ekspressen
EstoniaPolaarekspress
FinlandNapapiirin pikajuna
Georgiaპოლარული ექსპრესი
GreeceΤο Πολικό Εξπρές
Hong Kong北極快車
HungaryPolar Expressz
IcelandTöfralestin
Israelרכבת לקוטב
LatviaPolārais ekspresis
LithuaniaPoliarinis ekspresas
NorwayPolarekspressen
PolandEkspres Polarny
RomaniaPolar Expres
Saudi Arabiaالقطار القطبي السريع
SerbiaПоларни експрес
Singapore极地特快
SlovakiaPolárny expres
SloveniaPolarni vlak
SwedenPolarexpressen
Taiwan北極特快車
Thailandเดอะ โพลาร์ เอ็กซ์เพรส
TurkeyKutup Ekspresi
UkraineПолярний експрес
United Arab Emiratesالقطار القطبي السريع
VietnamTàu tốc hành Bắc Cực

Where it was filmed The Polar Express

Where the Story Takes Place

Quotes by The Polar Express

[opening narration] On Christmas Eve, many years ago, I lay quietly in my bed. I did not rustle the sheets. I breathed slowly and silently. I was listening for a sound I was afraid I'd never hear: The ringing bells of Santa's sleigh.
GET US THE BLAZES OUT OF HERE!
One thing about trains: it doesn't matter where they're going. What matters is deciding... to get on. [winks at Hero Boy]

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