Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs facts for kids
Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (often called Ice Age 3) is a fun animated adventure movie. It came out on July 1, 2009. This film is the third one in the popular Ice Age series. Blue Sky Studios made the movie, and 20th Century Fox released it. You could even watch it in special RealD 3D theaters!
In the movie, our favorite characters Manny, Diego, Ellie, Crash, and Eddie go on an exciting trip. They find a secret world hidden underground, full of dinosaurs! They need to save their friend Sid, who was taken by a mother T-Rex because he "kidnapped" her baby dinosaurs. An unusual one-eyed weasel named Buck helps them on their wild adventure.
This movie is the third part of the Ice Age story, which started in 2002. Other movies in the series include Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006), Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012), and Ice Age: Collision Course (2016).
The movie was very popular with audiences. It cost about $90 million to make, but it earned a huge amount of money worldwide, over $886 million! In 2017, it was one of the highest-earning movies ever.
Meet the Characters
The characters in the movie are all ancient animals. They can talk and understand each other, just like people! Here are some of the main characters and the actors who voiced them:
- Ray Romano as Manny, a big woolly mammoth.
- Denis Leary as Diego, a brave Saber-tooth tiger.
- John Leguizamo as Sid, a funny giant ground sloth.
- Queen Latifah as Ellie, a woolly mammoth and Manny's partner.
- Seann William Scott as Crash, a playful opossum.
- Josh Peck as Eddie, another playful opossum, Crash's brother.
- Simon Pegg as Buck, a brave and quirky one-eyed weasel who lives in the dinosaur world.
- Chris Wedge as Scrat, a saber-toothed squirrel always chasing his acorn.
- Karen Disher as Scratte, a female saber-toothed squirrel who also loves acorns.
Queen Latifah and John Leguizamo even sang a version of the song "Walk the Dinosaur" for the movie!
Release Dates Around the World
Ice Age 3 was released on different dates in various countries. Most countries got to see the movie in early July 2009. For example, it premiered on July 1, 2009, in many places like the United States, Canada, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Some countries, like Spain and Poland, saw it on July 2nd, while others, like France and India, got it on July 3rd. Japan had to wait until July 25th, and Italy saw it on August 28th, 2009.
See also
In Spanish: Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs para niños
