Animal Logic · Village Roadshow Pictures · The Lego Group · 101 min
Box office
$469.2M worldwide on a $60M budget
Honors
British Academy Film Awards — 1 winNational Board of Review — 1 winAnnie Awards — 1 nominationCritics' Choice Movie Award — 1 winAll 3 wins · 2 nominations on record
British Academy Film Awards: BAFTA's Children & Young People Award - Feature Film
National Board of Review: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Critics' Choice Movie Award: Best Animated Feature
Scholarship
Named in the title of 14 peer-reviewed works
Examples
The LEGO Movie — University of Texas Press eBooks, 2020
The Lego Movie, 2022
The LEGO Movie as Savvy Cinema — University of Texas Press eBooks, 2020
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FILM NOTES
The Lego Movie premiered in 2014 from Warner Animation Group, a joint effort with Village Roadshow and the Lego Group that transformed a toy license into a genuine box office and critical success. Directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, it married stop motion style computer animation with a sharp, self aware script, becoming one of the most acclaimed animated features of its decade. Its success proved that brand driven family films could still carry wit, heart, and surprising depth, launching a franchise that expanded across sequels and spinoffs.
This cell preserves Wyldstyle, also known as Lucy, one of the film's central figures and a favorite among collectors for her role as rebel and love interest to Emmet. Her presence on 35mm ties directly to the character's importance in the story's themes of individuality and creativity. A cell like this, drawn from the film's actual print, offers a tangible piece of the production separate from posters or merchandise, appealing to those who value cinema history in its most literal, physical form.
Authentication Findings8 checks
Consistent with a 35mm colour release print of The Lego Movie (2014).
Gauge
35mm, confirmed by four perforations per frame on both edges; the strip holds three frames.
Perforations
Four per frame on both edges, evenly spaced; punched edges appear clean with no torn or missing perforations visible.
Soundtrack
Not visible in this capture; the area beside the picture frames is obscured by the decorative mount overlay.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture; the decorative mount covers both edges where key numbers and stock codes would appear.
Base & colour
Base appears neutral to very slightly warm; dye image shows strong, saturated colour with no visible fading or red shift.
Projection history
No scratches, splice marks, or cue marks are visible in this capture.
Picture
Positive colour image; all three frames appear to be from the same continuous shot, and the animated character style is consistent with the computer-animated feature on record.
Era check
A saturated colour positive on what appears to be a neutral safety base is consistent with a 2014 theatrical release print; no anachronistic stock characteristics are visible.
Read from the original intake capture shown below. Observations only — film is authenticated, not graded.
This original motion picture film element has been examined and authenticated by Crown Grading in partnership with National Film Vault, and encapsulated for archival preservation.
Why so little survivesRelease prints were leased to theaters, not sold. When the run ended they went back to the distributor to be destroyed, and most were. What collectors hold today came from the prints that escaped that order, and no new 35mm prints of these films are being struck.
CROWN SERIAL 000063880
Original Film CaptureAs received
Photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation — tap to open full size
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