<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $175--200 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $769.5 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Coco is a 2017 American 3D computer - animated fantasy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures . Based on an original idea by Lee Unkrich, it is directed by him and co-directed by Adrian Molina . The story follows a 12 - year - old boy named Miguel Rivera who is accidentally transported to the land of the dead, where he seeks the help of his deceased musician great - great - grandfather to return him to his family among the living . </P> <P> The concept for Coco is based on the Mexican holiday of the Day of the Dead . The film was scripted by Molina and Matthew Aldrich from a story by Unkrich, Jason Katz, Aldrich and Molina . Pixar began developing the animation in 2016; Unkrich and some of the film's crew visited Mexico for inspiration . Composer Michael Giacchino, who had worked on prior Pixar animated features, composed the score . The film's voice cast stars Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt, Alanna Ubach, Renée Victor, Ana Ofelia Murguía, and Edward James Olmos . Coco is the first - ever motion picture with a nine - figure budget to feature an all - Latino cast, with a cost of $175--200 million . </P>

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