<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $145 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $306.9 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Rise of the Guardians is a 2012 American 3D computer - animated fantasy film based on William Joyce's The Guardians of Childhood book series and The Man in the Moon short film by Joyce and Reel FX Creative Studios . Peter Ramsey directed the film, while Joyce and Guillermo del Toro were executive producers with voice acting by Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Hugh Jackman, Isla Fisher, and Jude Law . Produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures, it was released on November 21, 2012 . </P> <P> Set about 300 years after the book series, the film tells a story about Guardians Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny, and the Sandman, who enlist Jack Frost to stop Pitch Black from engulfing the world in darkness . The film was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film . This was the last DreamWorks Animation film to be distributed by Paramount Pictures . </P>

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