<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $12 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $63.5 million </Td> </Tr> <P> The Fox and the Hound is a 1981 American animated drama film produced by Walt Disney Productions and loosely based on the novel of the same name by Daniel P. Mannix . The film tells the story of two unlikely friends, a red fox named Tod and a hound dog named Copper, who struggle to preserve their friendship despite their emerging instincts and the surrounding social pressures demanding them to be adversaries . Directed by Ted Berman, Richard Rich and Art Stevens, the film included the voices of Mickey Rooney, Kurt Russell, Keith Mitchell and Corey Feldman . </P> <P> The Fox and the Hound was released to theaters on July 10, 1981 to financial success . At the time of release it was the most expensive animated film produced to date, costing $12 million . It was re-released to theaters on March 25, 1988 . A direct - to - video followup, The Fox and the Hound 2, was released to DVD on December 12, 2006 . </P>

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