release Nim's Island was released on DVD on 5 August 2008. It opened at #1 at the DVD sales chart, selling 466,326 DVD units and earning $8.4 million. As per the latest figures, 1,013,100 DVD units have been sold, grossing $21.4 million in the US. Soundtrack The score to Nim's Island was composed by award-winning composer Patrick Doyle. He recorded his score with the Hollywood Studio Symphony at the Sony Scoring Stage during the week of 3 February 2008. This marked the first time in a decade that he recorded a score in Los Angeles. The song playing over the closing credits is "Beautiful Day" by U2. The film's soundtrack CD was released on 8 April 2008 from Varèse Sarabande. Sequel A sequel, Return to Nim's Island, was released theatrically in Australia on 4 April 2013 in 77 screens with an opening weekend box office take of AUS$176,848. It aired on the Hallmark Channel on 15 March in the U.S. and was released on DVD 19 March 2013, exclusively to Wal-Mart, and two days later on 21 March worldwide. Box Office Mojo reports AUS$1.1 million in revenues overall. Bindi Irwin replaced Abigail Breslin as Nim Rusoe, Toby Wallace replaced Maddison Joyce as Edmund, and Matthew Lillard replaced Gerard Butler as Jack Rusoe, Nim's father. References External links Nim's Island – Full production notes for Nim's Island 2008 films 2000s children's films 2000s fantasy adventure films 20th Century Fox films American children's films American children's adventure films Australian children's adventure films Australian fantasy adventure films 2000s English-language films Agoraphobia in fiction Australia in fiction Fictional islands Films based on children's books Films scored by Patrick Doyle Films set in San Francisco Films set in Oceania Films set on fictional islands Films shot at Village Roadshow Studios Films about mental health Films about writers Films about children Films about lizards Summit Entertainment films Universal Pictures films Walden Media films 2000s American films