<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $185 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $540.4 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Brave is a 2012 American computer - animated fantasy drama adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures . It was directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman and co-directed by Steve Purcell . The story is by Chapman, with the screenplay by Andrews, Purcell, Chapman and Irene Mecchi . The film was produced by Katherine Sarafian, with John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, and Pete Docter as executive producers . The film's voice cast features Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters, Robbie Coltrane, Kevin McKidd, and Craig Ferguson . Set in the Scottish Highlands, the film tells the story of a princess named Merida who defies an age - old custom, causing chaos in the kingdom by expressing the desire not to be betrothed . </P> <P> Chapman drew inspiration for the film's story from her relationship with her own daughter . Co-directing with Mark Andrews, Chapman became Pixar's first female director of a feature - length film . To create the most complex visuals possible, Pixar completely rewrote their animation system for the first time in 25 years . Brave is the first film to use the Dolby Atmos sound format . </P>

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