<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $36 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $194 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Gnomeo & Juliet is a 2011 British - American 3D computer - animated fantasy romantic comedy family film loosely based on William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet . Financed by Disney and released through its Touchstone Pictures banner, the film was independently produced by Rocket Pictures and animated by Starz Animation . It was written and directed by Kelly Asbury, and the two title characters are voiced by James McAvoy and Emily Blunt . </P> <P> The film premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood on January 23, 2011 . It was theatrically released in the United Kingdom and United States on February 11, 2011 . Despite mixed reviews, the film earned $194 million on a $36 million budget . The film received nominations for the Satellite Award for Original Song, the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, the Critics' Choice Award for Best Song and the Annie Award for Directing in a Feature Production, Storyboarding in a Feature Production, Voice Acting in a Feature Production and Writing in a Feature Production . </P>

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