when did the first ice age come out
2002 March 15, 2002
title: Ice Age (franchise) text: Ice Age (franchise) Ice Age is an American media franchise centering on a group of mammals surviving the Paleolithic ice age. It is produced by Blue Sky Studios, a division of 20th Century Fox, and featuring the voices of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, and Chris Wedge. Five films have been released in the series thus far with "Ice Age" in 2002, "" in 2006, "" in 2009, "" in 2012, and "" in 2016. It has received some criticism for making no attempt to be scientifically accurate. As of April 2016, the franchise had generated $6 billion in title: Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs text: The story has Sid the Sloth being taken by a female "Tyrannosaurus" after stealing her eggs, leading the rest of the herd to rescue him in a tropical lost world inhabited by dinosaurs beneath the ice. The film was released on July 1, 2009, becoming the first "Ice Age" film and the first 20th Century Fox film to be released in 3D. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, it ranked at the time as the second-highest-grossing animated film of all time, and the highest-grossing "Ice Age" film earning $886.7 million worldwide. A sequel, titled "", was released in 2012, and title: Ice Age (2002 film) text: as Michael Berg and Peter Ackerman, were brought on to bring out a wittier tone. Upon release, "Ice Age" was met with mostly positive reviews and was nominated at the 75th Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature, losing to "Spirited Away". It was a box office success by grossing over $383 million, starting the "Ice Age" franchise. It was followed by four sequels, "" in 2006, "" in 2009, "" in 2012, and "" in 2016. A saber-toothed squirrel known as Scrat attempts to find a place to store his single acorn. Eventually, as he tries to stomp it into title: Ice Age (franchise) text: to open in 2017 as part of Malaysia-based Resorts World Genting. Ice Age (franchise) Ice Age is an American media franchise centering on a group of mammals surviving the Paleolithic ice age. It is produced by Blue Sky Studios, a division of 20th Century Fox, and featuring the voices of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, and Chris Wedge. Five films have been released in the series thus far with "Ice Age" in 2002, "" in 2006, "" in 2009, "" in 2012, and "" in 2016. It has received some criticism for making no attempt to be scientifically accurate. title: Ice Age (2002 film) text: and the ending credits are absent from the album. "Ice Age" was released on March 15, 2002, and had a $46.3 million opening weekend, a large number not usually seen until the summer season, and way ahead of Fox's most optimistic projection of about $30 million. "Ice Age" broke the record for a March opening (later surpassed in 2006 by its sequel, "") and at the time was the third-best opening ever for an animated feature—after "Monsters, Inc." ($62.6 million) and "Toy Story 2" ($57.4 million). "Ice Age" finished its domestic box office run with $176,387,405 and grossed $383,257,136 worldwide,