Elio (film)

Elio
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Adrian Molina
  • Madeline Sharafian
  • Domee Shi
  • Julia Cho
Produced byMary Alice Drumm
Starring
Cinematography
  • Derek Williams
  • Jordan Rempel
Edited by
  • Anna Wolitzky
  • Steve Bloom
Music byRob Simonsen
Production
company
Distributed byWalt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
[a]
Release dates
  • June 10, 2025 (2025-06-10) (El Capitan Theatre)
  • June 20, 2025 (2025-06-20) (United States)
Running time
98 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$150 million[2]
Box office$41 million[3][4]

Elio is a 2025 American animated science fiction adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, and Adrian Molina[b], and written by Julia Cho, Mark Hammer, and Mike Jones, from a story by Molina, Sharafian, Shi, and Cho, the film stars the voices of Yonas Kibreab, Zoe Saldaña, Remy Edgerly, Brandon Moon, Brad Garrett, and Jameela Jamil. It follows an eleven-year-old boy named Elio Solís (Kibreab) who accidentally becomes the intergalactic ambassador of planet Earth after being beamed up to the Communiverse by aliens for making contact. He must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms and navigate a crisis of intergalactic proportions that involves the warlord father of an alien he befriended.

Elio was conceived by Molina as a story about childhood and social isolation and was inspired by growing up at a military base and his eventual enrollment at the California Institute of the Arts. The film was officially announced in September 2022, with Molina attached to direct. Molina later left the project to work on Coco 2 (2029), and in August 2024, it was announced that Shi and Sharafian would replace him as the lead directors. The production team devised a process, titled the "College Project", to create the look of the space setting, Communiverse. The film was shot with a virtual anamorphic lens and Pixar's new Luna lighting toolset was used to quickly define lighting and the overall aesthetic. Its musical score was composed by Rob Simonsen.

Elio premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on June 10, 2025, and was theatrically released internationally on June 20, 2025.[5][6] The film has received positive reviews from critics and has grossed $41 million.


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  1. ^ "Elio [PG]". Australian Classification Board. May 30, 2025. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  2. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 17, 2025). "'28 Years Later' Walking To $56M+ WW Opening, 'Elio' Orbiting $50M+ WW As 'Dragon' Looks To Lord U.S. Box Office – Preview". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  3. ^ "Elio". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  4. ^ "Elio". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  5. ^ "Win a family pass to a special preview screening of Disney and Pixar's Elio". The Irish Times. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
  6. ^ "Elio - Cinema, Movie, Film Review". Entertainment.ie. June 5, 2024. Retrieved June 5, 2025.

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