<Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $60.3 million </Td> </Tr> <P> My Little Pony: The Movie is a 2017 animated musical fantasy film based on the television series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, which was developed as part of the 2010 re-launch of the My Little Pony franchise by Hasbro . The film was directed by Jayson Thiessen and based on a story and screenplay co-written by Meghan McCarthy, both Friendship Is Magic veterans . The plot follows the "alicorn" (winged unicorn) Twilight Sparkle and her five pony friends--colloquially known as the "Mane 6"--embarking on a quest to save their home of Equestria from an evil conqueror, gaining new friends in the process . In addition to the show's regular voice cast reprising their roles, the film also features the voices of Emily Blunt, Kristin Chenoweth, Liev Schreiber, Michael Peña, Sia, Taye Diggs, Uzo Aduba, and Zoe Saldana as new characters . </P> <P> The film was produced by Allspark Pictures and DHX Media, using traditional animation created with Toon Boom Harmony . It premiered in New York City on September 24, 2017, and was released on October 6, 2017 in the United States and Canada through Lionsgate . The film received mixed reviews from critics and has grossed over $60 million worldwide . </P> <P> The ponies of Equestria prepare for their first Friendship Festival, which is overseen by Princess Twilight Sparkle in Canterlot . The festivities are interrupted by an invasion of monsters commanded by the broken - horned unicorn Tempest Shadow, who uses magical obsidian orbs to petrify Twilight's fellow princesses; Princess Celestia unsuccessfully urges Princess Luna to seek help from "the queen of the hippo" before being interrupted . Twilight flees the city alongside her five pony friends--Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Applejack, and Fluttershy--and her assistant dragon, Spike . Tempest gives pursuit under orders from her superior, the Storm King, to gather all of Equestria's princesses for him to harness their magic through his mystical staff, with the promise of having her horn restored in exchange . </P>

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