The Secret of Kells
“Turn the darkness into light”
Adventure awaits 12 year old Brendan who must fight Vikings and a serpent god to find a crystal and complete the legendary Book of Kells. In order to finish Brother Aiden's book, Brendan must overcome his deepest fears on a secret quest that will take him beyond the abbey walls and into the enchanted forest where dangerous mythical creatures hide. Will Brendan succeed in his quest?
Genres
Animation, Family, Fantasy
Studio
Cartoon Saloon
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Secret of Kells performed
Budget
$8.0M
Worldwide Gross
$1.8M
Gross Profit
−$6.2M
Return
0.2× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$192K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~38/62, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (28% of the domestic run, typical for Animation) 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
Brendan (voice)
Evan McGuire
Brendan (voice)
Aisling (voice)
Christen Mooney
Aisling (voice)
Abbot Cellach (voice)
Brendan Gleeson
Abbot Cellach (voice)
Aidan (voice)
Mick Lally
Aidan (voice)
Brother Tang / Leonardo (voice)
Liam Hourican
Brother Tang / Leonardo (voice)
Brother Assoua (voice)
Paul Tylak
Brother Assoua (voice)
Adult Brendan (voice)
Michael McGrath
Adult Brendan (voice)
Brother Square (voice)
Paul Young
Brother Square (voice)
Additional Voices and Walla (voice)
Nora Twomey
Additional Voices and Walla (voice)
Additional Voices and Walla (voice)
Alli McCann
Additional Voices and Walla (voice)
Additional Voices and Walla (voice)
Clair Funchion
Additional Voices and Walla (voice)
Additional Voices and Walla (voice)
Conor O'Halloran
Additional Voices and Walla (voice)
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