<P> The Princess and the Frog opened in limited release in New York and Los Angeles on November 25, 2009, and in wide release on December 11, 2009 . The film was successful at the box - office, ranking first place on its opening weekend in North America, and grossing $267 million worldwide . It received three Academy Award nominations at the 82nd Academy Awards: one for Best Animated Feature and two for its achievement in music (Original Song and Original Score). It lost to Up and Crazy Heart, respectively . </P> <P> Some film critics and pundits regard The Princess and the Frog as a turning point for Walt Disney Animation Studios, and to have ignited the "Disney Revival", playing a crucial role in the studio's subsequent string of acclaimed animated films . </P> <P> In 1912 New Orleans a seamstress, Eudora, is reading the story of The Frog Prince to her daughter, Tiana, and her friend, Charlotte La Bouff . Charlotte finds the story to be romantic, while Tiana proclaims she will never kiss a frog . Fourteen years later, Tiana has grown into an aspiring young chef who works as a waitress for two local diners, so she can save enough money to start her own restaurant, a dream she shared with her deceased father James . </P> <P> Prince Naveen of Maldonia arrives in New Orleans to better his financial situation . After being cut off by his parents, Naveen intends to marry a rich southern belle, and Charlotte is the perfect candidate . Eli "Big Daddy" La Bouff, a rich sugar baron and Charlotte's father, is hosting a masquerade ball in Naveen's honor . Charlotte hires Tiana to make beignets for the ball, giving her enough money to buy an old sugar mill to convert into her restaurant . </P>

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