The BFG (2016 movie) facts for kids
The BFG (titled onscreen as Roald Dahl's The BFG) is a 2016 American fantasy adventure movie directed and produced by Steven Spielberg, written by Melissa Mathison and based on Roald Dahl’s 1982 novel of the same name.
The movie stars Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton, Jemaine Clement, Rebecca Hall, Rafe Spall, and Bill Hader.
This is Spielberg's first movie for Walt Disney Pictures.
The movie was released in the United States in Disney Digital 3-D, RealD 3D, and IMAX 3D on July 1, 2016.
The movie received positive reviews, but only made $183 million against its $140 million budget making it a box-office bomb.
Release dates
| Country | Premiere |
|---|---|
 Albania |
30 June 2016 |
 Australia |
30 June 2016 |
 Azerbaijan |
30 June 2016 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
30 June 2016 |
 Belarus |
30 June 2016 |
 Colombia |
30 June 2016 |
 Cyprus |
30 June 2016 |
 Czech Republic |
30 June 2016 |
 Georgia |
30 June 2016 |
 Greece |
30 June 2016 |
 Croatia |
30 June 2016 |
 Israel |
30 June 2016 |
 Kazakhstan |
30 June 2016 |
 Macedonia |
30 June 2016 |
 Mexico |
30 June 2016 |
 Malaysia |
30 June 2016 |
 Serbia |
30 June 2016 |
 Russia |
30 June 2016 |
 Ukraine |
30 June 2016 |
 Canada |
1 July 2016 |
 Estonia |
1 July 2016 |
 Finland |
1 July 2016 |
 Lithuania |
1 July 2016 |
 Poland |
1 July 2016 |
 Turkey |
1 July 2016 |
 United States |
1 July 2016 |
 Portugal |
7 July 2016 |
 Slovakia |
7 July 2016 |
 Thailand |
7 July 2016 |
 Spain |
8 July 2016 |
 Argentina |
14 July 2016 |
 Belgium |
20 July 2016 |
 France |
20 July 2016 |
 Netherlands |
20 July 2016 |
 Germany |
21 July 2016 |
 Denmark |
21 July 2016 |
 United Kingdom |
22 July 2016 |
 Ireland |
22 July 2016 |
 Sweden |
22 July 2016 |
 Vietnam |
22 July 2016 |
 Brazil |
28 July 2016 |
 Peru |
28 July 2016 |
 India |
29 July 2016 |
 Slovenia |
30 July 2016 |
 Norway |
5 August 2016 |
 Philippines |
10 August 2016 |
 Chile |
11 August 2016 |
 Hong Kong |
11 August 2016 |
 Kuwait |
11 August 2016 |
 Lebanon |
11 August 2016 |
 Taiwan |
11 August 2016 |
 Uruguay |
11 August 2016 |
 Singapore |
18 August 2016 |
 Hungary |
25 August 2016 |
 Indonesia |
2 September 2016 |
 Romania |
2 September 2016 |
 Cambodia |
8 September 2016 |
 Bulgaria |
16 September 2016 |
 Japan |
17 September 2016 |
 China |
14 October 2016 |
 Italy |
30 December 2016 |
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