<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $150 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $1.276 billion </Td> </Tr> <P> Frozen is a 2013 American 3D computer - animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures . It is the 53rd Disney animated feature film . Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "The Snow Queen", the film tells the story of a fearless princess who sets off on a journey alongside a rugged iceman, his loyal reindeer, and a naïve snowman to find her estranged sister, whose icy powers have inadvertently trapped the kingdom in eternal winter . </P> <P> Frozen underwent several story treatments for years before being commissioned in 2011, with a screenplay written by Jennifer Lee, who also co-directed with Chris Buck . The film features the voices of Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad, and Santino Fontana . Christophe Beck, who had worked on Disney's award - winning short Paperman (2012), was hired to compose the film's orchestral score, while husband - and - wife songwriting team Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson - Lopez wrote the songs . </P>

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