19 Facts About Encanto

Encanto is a 2021 American computer-animated musical fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

Encanto follows a multigenerational Colombian family, the Madrigals, led by a matriarch whose children and grandchildren—except for Mirabel Madrigal (Beatriz)—receive magical gifts from a miracle that helps them serve the people in their rural community called the Encanto.

Encanto premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles on November 3, 2021, and was released in the United States on November 24 over a 30-day theatrical run in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Encanto was the "hardest film" to date for heads of animation Renato dos Anjos and Kira Lehtomaki because they were asked to fully develop a dozen characters, as opposed to other animated films which primarily feature two or three characters out of a large cast.

Encanto's advice allowed appropriate plants to be selected and then shown in accurate detail.

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Encanto is the first Disney Animation film since Tangled to employ a tall frame, a decision made to "get closer to the characters".

Encanto is the first Disney film to have produced a number-one song and a number-one album.

Encanto was released on Disney+ on December 24, 2021, and was released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on DVD, Blu-ray, and Ultra HD Blu-ray on February 8, 2022.

Since its Disney+ release, Encanto has consistently topped Nielsen's weekly streaming chart, most recently with 1.

Encanto was 2021's highest grossing animated film before it was surpassed by Sing 2.

Factoring in both the film's production budget and marketing expenses, along with the theaters' share of revenues, Encanto was estimated to need to gross at least $300 million worldwide to break-even.

The website's consensus reads, "Encanto setting and cultural perspective are new for Disney, but the end result is the same – enchanting, beautifully animated fun for the whole family.

Variety Owen Gleiberman gave acclaim, saying "Encanto has been visualized with a vivacious naturalistic glow that, at moments, is nearly psychedelic".

The Daily Telegraph film critic Robbie Collin was particularly amazed: "Encanto animation is dazzling in all sorts of ways, with technical effects and flights of creative fancy that would have been unimaginable even a year ago, particularly during the musical numbers.

Encanto explained that when the Madrigals' inner journey is combined with the typical "Disney spectacle", it becomes an unexpected, "downright Sirkian power".

Metacritic reported that Encanto appeared in five critic top-ten lists, including CNN and New York Daily News non-ranked lists, and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ranking.

Mikael Wood of Los Angeles Times stated Encanto became "2022's first widespread cultural phenomenon", bolstered by its unique direction and music.

Various social media trends surrounding Encanto had "people posting videos of their children recognizing themselves for perhaps the first time in the movie's characters.

At the 94th Academy Awards, Encanto received nominations for Best Original Score and Best Original Song, and won Best Animated Feature.