<P> The Princess and the Frog opened in limited release in New York and Los Angeles on November 25, 2009, and in wide release on December 11, 2009 . The film was successful at the box office, ranking first place on its opening weekend in North America, and grossing $267 million worldwide . It received three Academy Award nominations at the 82nd Academy Awards: one for Best Animated Feature and two for its achievement in music (Original Song). It lost to Up and Crazy Heart, respectively . </P> <P> In 1912 New Orleans, a girl named Tiana and her friend Charlotte La Bouff listen to Tiana's mother read the story of The Frog Prince . Charlotte finds the story to be romantic, while Tiana proclaims she will never kiss a frog . Fourteen years later, Tiana has grown into an aspiring young chef who works as a waitress for two local diners, so she can save enough money to start her own restaurant, a dream she shared with her deceased father . </P> <P> Prince Naveen of Maldonia arrives in New Orleans to better his financial situation . After being cut off by his parents, Naveen intends to marry a rich southern belle, and Charlotte is the perfect candidate . Eli "Big Daddy" La Bouff, a rich sugar baron and Charlotte's father, is hosting a masquerade ball in Naveen's honor . Charlotte hires Tiana to make beignets for the ball, giving her enough money to buy an old sugar mill to convert into her restaurant . Meanwhile, Naveen and his valet, Lawrence, meet the voodoo witch doctor Doctor Facilier . Inviting them into his emporium, Facilier convinces them that he can make their dreams come true, but neither man gets what they are expecting; Naveen is transformed into a frog, while Lawrence is given a voodoo talisman that makes him resemble Naveen . Facilier intends for Lawrence to marry Charlotte, after which he will kill Big Daddy and claim his fortune . </P> <P> At the ball, Tiana discovers she may lose the mill to a higher bidder . Tiana then meets Naveen, who, believing her to be a princess because of her costume, asks her to kiss him and break Facilier's spell . In exchange for the money needed, Tiana accepts, but when she kisses Naveen, she is turned into a frog herself . A chase ensues, and Tiana and Naveen escape to a bayou . In the bayou, Tiana and Naveen meet Louis, a trumpet - playing alligator, and Ray, a Cajun firefly . Louis and Ray offer to lead Tiana and Naveen to the hoodoo priestess Mama Odie, whom they believe can undo the curse . During the journey, Tiana and Naveen develop feelings for each other . Meanwhile, Facilier makes a deal with the voodoo spirits, offering them the souls of the people of New Orleans; in exchange, the spirits grant Facilier the services of a host of shadow demons, whom he orders to find and capture Naveen . </P>

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