<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $30 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $48.4 million </Td> </Tr> <P> 9 is a 2009 American computer - animated post-apocalyptic science fiction film directed by Shane Acker, written by Pamela Pettler, and produced by Jim Lemley, Dana Ginsburg, Tim Burton, and Timur Bekmambetov . The film stars the voice talents of Elijah Wood, John C. Reilly, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher Plummer, Crispin Glover, Martin Landau and Fred Tatasciore . </P> <P> The film is based on Acker's Academy Award - nominated 2005 short film / student project of the same name, created at the UCLA Animation Workshop . Focus Features released it theatrically on September 9, 2009 . It received generally mixed reviews from critics and earned $48.4 million on a $30 million budget . It also received an Annie Award nomination for Best Animated Effects in a Feature Production . The film was released on DVD and Blu - ray on December 29, 2009 . </P>

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