<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $90 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $304.3 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Mulan is a 1998 American animated musical action comedy - drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation for Walt Disney Pictures . It is based on the Chinese legend of Hua Mulan, and was Disney's 36th animated feature . It was directed by Tony Bancroft and Barry Cook, with story by Robert D. San Souci and screenplay by Rita Hsiao, Philip LaZebnik, Chris Sanders, Eugenia Bostwick - Singer, and Raymond Singer . Ming - Na, Eddie Murphy, Miguel Ferrer and B.D. Wong star in the English version, while Jackie Chan provided the voice of Captain Li Shang for the Chinese dubs of the film . The film's plot takes place in China during the Han dynasty, where Fa Mulan, daughter of aged warrior Fa Zhou, impersonates a man to take her father's place during a general conscription to counter a Hun invasion . </P> <P> Released during the Disney Renaissance, Mulan was the first of three features produced primarily at the Disney animation studio at Disney - MGM Studios in Orlando, Florida . Development for the film began in 1994, when a number of artistic supervisors were sent to China to receive artistic and cultural inspiration . Mulan was well received by critics and the public, grossing $304 million, earning Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations, and winning several Annie Awards including Best Animated Feature . A 2004 direct - to - video sequel, Mulan II, followed . A live - action adaptation of the film directed by Niki Caro was originally scheduled for November 2, 2018, but was later pushed back to March 27, 2020 in North America . </P>

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