<Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $325.3 million </Td> </Tr> <P> A Christmas Carol is a 2009 American 3D computer animated motion - capture dark fantasy film written, co-produced, and directed by Robert Zemeckis . It is an adaptation of the Charles Dickens story of the same name and stars Jim Carrey in a multitude of roles, including Ebenezer Scrooge as a young, middle - aged, and old man, and the three ghosts who haunt Scrooge . The film also features supporting roles done by Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Bob Hoskins, Robin Wright, and Cary Elwes . </P> <P> The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised its visuals and the performances of Carrey and Oldman but criticized its dark tone . It earned $325.3 million on a $175--200 million budget . The 3D film was produced through the process of motion capture, a technique Zemeckis previously used in his films The Polar Express (2004), and Beowulf (2007). A Christmas Carol began filming in February 2008 and was released on November 3, 2009, by Walt Disney Pictures . It received its world premiere in London, coinciding with the switching - on of the annual Oxford Street and Regent Street Christmas lights, which in 2009 had a Dickens theme . </P> <P> The film was released in Disney Digital 3 - D and IMAX 3 - D. It is also Disney's third film retelling of A Christmas Carol following 1983's Mickey's Christmas Carol and 1992's The Muppet Christmas Carol . </P>

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