Nim's Island

Nim's Island
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jennifer Flackett Mark Levin
Screenplay by	Joseph Kwong Paula Mazur Mark Levin Jennifer Flackett
Based on	Nim's Island by Wendy Orr
Produced by	Paula Mazur
Starring	Abigail Breslin Jodie Foster Gerard Butler
Cinematography	Stuart Dryburgh
Edited by	Stuart Levy
Music by	Patrick Doyle
Production company	Walden Media
Distributed by	20th Century Fox (North America) Universal Pictures (United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Latin America and Germany)[1] Summit Entertainment (International)
Release date	April 4, 2008 (2008-04-04)
Running time	96 minutes
Countries	United States[2] Australia[2]
Language	English
Budget	$37 million[1]
Box office	$100.1 million[1]

Nim's Island is a 2008 adventure film written and directed by Jennifer Flackett and Mark Levin, and based on the children's story of the same name by Wendy Orr. In the film, a young girl alone on a remote island seeks help from an agoraphobic San Franciscan author. While the author attempts to overcome her agoraphobia to search for her, Nim tries to overcome her fear of losing her father. It stars Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster, and Gerard Butler, and was released on 4 April 2008 by 20th Century Fox under the "Fox-Walden" joint-venture.^[3] The film received mixed reviews from critics and earned $100.1 million on a $37 million budget.