Ristar

Ristar is a 2019 computer-animated fantasy action film produced by Maloing Entertainment, Imagine Entertainment, Marza Animation Planet and Paramount Animation, and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is based on the video game of the same name by Sega and Sonic Team. It was directed by Roger Allers from a screenplay by David H. Steinberg and Erica Rivinoja. The game stars an anthropomorphic cartoon star who uses his hands and long, stretchable arms to both move and combat enemies.

Ristar was released on January 11, 2019, by Paramount Pictures. It received generally positive reviews from critics and has grossed $146 million worldwide on a budget of $55 million.

Plot
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Voice cast

 * Elijah Wood as Ristar
 * Patton Oswalt as Riho
 * Neil Flynn as Awaueck
 * Adam Sandler as Kaiser Greedy

Production
In April 2010, it was confirmed that Paramount Pictures had made a deal with Sega to create a live-action film based on the Sega Genesis game Ristar, but the project never went into production.

Animation
The CGI animation for most of the scenes from the movie was done in-house by Paramount Animation in Hollywood, California, Maloing Entertainment, in Burbank, California, and Marza Animation Planet in Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa, Tokyo, and Burbank, California, while the hand-drawn animation for the 2D animation sequences was done overseas by Tokyo Movie Shinsha (TMS Entertainment) in Tokyo, Japan.

Casting
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Music
In January 2019, it was announced that Mark Mancina would compose the score for the film.

Release
In November 2018, Paramount Pictures scheduled the film to be released on January 11, 2019.

Trailers
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Home media
Ristar was released on Digital HD on October 9, 2018, and on DVD, Blu-ray, and Blu-ray 3D on October 23, 2018.

Box office
In the United States and Canada, Ristar opened on Friday, July 20, 2018, and grossed $10 million from 2,219 theaters during its opening day.

Critical reception
On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film currently holds an approval rating of 73% based on 50 reviews, with an average rating of 6.9/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "Nights into Dreams takes both the younger demographic and the video game franchise's fanbase on a colorfully wonderful ride that makes its seemingly outdated premise surprisingly work." On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 64 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".