'' The Croods '' had its world premiere in the out of competition section at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival on February 15 , 2013 . It premiered in the United States on March 22 , 2013 . The film was the first feature film to be shown in the 4DX format , featuring strobe lights , tilting seats , blowing wind and fog and odor effects in Hungary , which is shown at the Cinema City theater in Budapest , Hungary . It was also the first film in China to be distributed by Oriental DreamWorks , a film production and distribution company founded in 2012 by DreamWorks Animation and Chinese investment companies
63rd Berlin International Film Festival
63rd Berlin International Film Festival
The Croods