The Polar Express
“A journey like you’ve never imagined.”
When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.
Genres
Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy
Studio
Golden Mean
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Polar Express performed
Budget
$165.0M
Worldwide Gross
$318.4M
Gross Profit
$153.4M
Return
1.9× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$37M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~33/67, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for Adventure) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Hero Boy (Adult)/ Father / Conductor / Hobo / Scrooge / Santa Claus
Tom Hanks
Hero Boy (Adult)/ Father / Conductor / Hobo / Scrooge / Santa Claus
Sister Sarah / Mother
Leslie Zemeckis
Sister Sarah / Mother
Know-It-All
Eddie Deezen
Know-It-All
Hero Girl (voice)
Nona Gaye
Hero Girl (voice)
Billy / Lonely Boy
Peter Scolari
Billy / Lonely Boy
Smokey / Steamer
Michael Jeter
Smokey / Steamer
Hero Boy (motion capture)
Josh Hutcherson
Hero Boy (motion capture)
Hero Boy (voice)
Daryl Sabara
Hero Boy (voice)
Lonely Boy (voice)
Jimmy Bennett
Lonely Boy (voice)
Hero Girl (motion capture)
Tinashe
Hero Girl (motion capture)
Pastry Chef
Brendan King
Pastry Chef
Pastry Chef
Andy Pellick
Pastry Chef
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