<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $175 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $807.1 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Coco is a 2017 American 3D computer - animated fantasy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures . Based on an original idea by Lee Unkrich, it is directed by him and co-directed by Adrian Molina . The film's voice cast stars Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt, Alanna Ubach, Renée Victor, Ana Ofelia Murguía, and Edward James Olmos . The story follows a 12 - year - old boy named Miguel who is accidentally transported to the Land of the Dead, where he seeks the help of his deceased musician great - great - grandfather to return him to his family among the living . </P> <P> The concept for Coco is inspired by the Mexican Day of the Dead holiday . The film was scripted by Molina and Matthew Aldrich from a story by Unkrich, Jason Katz, Aldrich and Molina . Pixar began developing the animation in 2016; Unkrich and some of the film's crew visited Mexico for research . Composer Michael Giacchino, who had worked on prior Pixar animated features, composed the score . Coco is the first film with a nine - figure budget to feature an all - Latino principal cast, with a cost of $175 million . </P>

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