<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $94 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $940.3 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Finding Nemo is a 2003 American computer - animated adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures . Written and directed by Andrew Stanton with co-direction by Lee Unkrich, the film stars the voices of Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould, and Willem Dafoe . It tells the story of the overprotective ocellaris clownfish named Marlin who, along with a regal blue tang named Dory, searches for his abducted son Nemo all the way to Sydney Harbour . Along the way, Marlin learns to take risks and comes to terms with Nemo taking care of himself . </P> <P> Finding Nemo was released on May 30, 2003; the film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, and was nominated in three more categories, including Best Original Screenplay . Finding Nemo became the highest - grossing animated film at the time and was the second - highest - grossing film of 2003, earning a total of $871 million worldwide by the end of its initial theatrical run . </P>

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