<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $99 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $246.2 million </Td> </Tr> <P> The Peanuts Movie (known in some countries as Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie) is a 2015 American 3D computer - animated comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox, based on Charles M. Schulz's comic strip Peanuts . The film is directed by Steve Martino and written by Craig and Bryan Schulz (Schulz's son and grandson, respectively), and Cornelius Uliano, and stars the voices of Noah Schnapp as Charlie Brown and, via archival recordings, Bill Melendez as Snoopy and Woodstock . It is the fifth full - length Peanuts film, and the first feature film in 35 years . It commemorates the 65th anniversary of the comic strip and the 50th anniversary of the TV special A Charlie Brown Christmas, and was released on November 6, 2015 . </P> <P> The film sees Charlie Brown trying to improve his odds with the Little Red - Haired Girl . Meanwhile, Snoopy writes a book about the World War I Flying Ace, as he imagines himself as a legend trying to save his love interest and fellow pilot, Fifi, from the Red Baron and his army . The Peanuts Movie received positive reviews from critics and grossed $246 million worldwide against a $99 million budget . It also received nominations for the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature, the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature, and the first Blue Sky Studios film to be nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film . </P>

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