Tickets Now on Sale as ParaNorman Returns to Theaters this October with Remastered Release and New Short Film

HILLSBORO, Ore. & DENVER & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 12, 2025--

Tickets for LAIKA’s theatrical re-release of its award-winning stop-motion animated film ParaNorman this October are now on sale.

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LAIKA’s delightful second film will re-release in newly remastered 3D and 2D formats as part of the studio's year-long 20th Anniversary celebration. Originally released in 2012, ParaNorman was a hit with critics and general audiences alike, garnering multiple awards including Oscar®, BAFTA® and Golden Globe nominations, as well as multiple ANNIE Awards®. It was written by Chris Butler ( Missing Link, ParaNorman ) and directed by Butler and Sam Fell ( Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget ).

As previously announced, the studio’s new, CG animated short film, ParaNorman: The Thrifting, directed by LAIKA’s lead character designer Thibault LeClercq and written by Chris Butler, will be shown alongside the film. The short features the voice work of Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard and Anna Kendrick, reprising her role of Norman’s older sister, Courtney Babcock.

As with the record-breaking 15 th Anniversary 2024 re-release of Coraline, LAIKA will bring the gloriously remastered ParaNorman (originally released in 2012) to global audiences in partnership with Trafalgar Releasing in international markets premiering Thursday, October 23 and Fathom Entertainment in the US premiering Saturday, October 25.

Watch the new trailer for ParaNormanHERE.

Coraline’s re-release success last year signaled an audience desire for repertory cinema as moviegoers re-discover older films, especially accessible horror titles that families can enjoy together. Coraline’s return scored $56M in worldwide box office, making it one of the most successful global re-releases of the past decade and the highest lifetime gross for a stop-motion film in the U.S.

Tickets for ParaNorman are now on sale. For more information, visit ParaNorman.com.

Poster Image: Courtesy of LAIKA
US Press Assets availableHERE.
International Press Assets availableHERE.

About LAIKA:

LAIKA was founded in 2005 in Oregon by President & CEO Travis Knight. The studio’s five films: Missing Link (2019), Kubo and the Two Strings (2016), The Boxtrolls (2014), ParaNorman (2012) and Coraline (2009) have all been nominated for the Academy Award® for Outstanding Animated Feature. Kubo and the Two Strings won the BAFTA® Award for Best Animated Film and received an additional Oscar® nomination for Visual Effects. Missing Link was awarded the Golden Globe® for Best Animated Film. LAIKA was awarded a Scientific and Technology Oscar® in 2016 for its innovation in 3D printing. LAIKA is currently in production on its next animated film Wildwood. The studio is developing the animated feature films The Night Gardener, from an original idea by Bill Dubuque, creator of the hit series Ozark, and Piranesi, based on the NYT bestselling novel by Susanna Clarke with a screenplay to be written by Dave Kajganich.

LAIKA’s Live Action subsidiary has a range of projects in development including feature films based on the action thriller novel Seventeen by screenwriter John Brownlow; an original script Crumble, written and directed by Brian Duffield ( Spontaneous ) with Phil Lord and Chris Miller ( Spider-verse films) producing, and an original project from Oscar®-nominated screenwriter Jon Spaihts (Dune ). Captain Marvel filmmakers Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck will write and direct LAIKA’s live action adaptation of New York Times bestselling author Taylor Jenkins Reid’s new novel Atmosphere. www.laika.com

About Fathom Entertainment

Fathom Entertainment is the leading global specialty distributor of live and pre-recorded content to theatres. For more than 20 years, Fathom has pioneered theatrical distribution of events and special engagements, including performing arts, movies, episodic content, and other special event programming across various genres and formats. Fathom offers content creators a worldwide cinema distribution network by operating in 45 countries and boasts a live digital broadcast network of more than 1,100 locations. Fathom is owned by AMC Entertainment Inc. (NYSE: AMC), Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK), and Regal Cineworld Group (LSE: CINE.L). For more information, visit FathomEntertainment.com.

About Trafalgar Releasing:

Trafalgar Releasing is the global leader in event cinema distribution, connecting fans through unforgettable cinematic experiences in over 15,000 theatres across 132 countries. A subsidiary of Trafalgar Entertainment, the company specializes in the production, acquisition, marketing, and worldwide distribution of live and pre-recorded content, led by a global team in the UK, US, and Germany. Trafalgar Releasing’s diverse slate spans chart-topping concert films and live concert broadcasts, award-winning theatre, acclaimed opera, dance, television, podcasts, and music documentaries – featuring some of the biggest names in entertainment including Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, BTS, Metallica, Pink Floyd, Coldplay, Billie Eilish, The Chosen and the Royal Ballet and Opera. For more information, visit Trafalgar-releasing.com.

ParaNorman Re-Release Poster: Courtesy of LAIKA

MILAN (AP) — The United States is “still a very welcoming place,” Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said Tuesday at the Milan Cortina Olympics, which have been a focus of global concern about the country’s political direction.

The Republican governor faced pointed questions from European media at a news conference in Milan to promote the 2034 Utah Winter Games, exactly eight years before the opening ceremony.

The past Olympic week in Italy saw opinions on U.S. international diplomacy and domestic politics mixed liberally into the sports.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance was booed by fans at the opening ceremony; African members of the IOC quizzed organizers of the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games about visas for visitors; and U.S. athletes were asked about representing their country at this time — with President Donald Trump joining a backlash against them.

“We care deeply about the political situation that is happening in the United States right now,” Cox said, when asked by a German reporter to compare an upbeat Olympic vision from Utah with news from the U.S. shaped by Washington.

“Those are political issues that will be worked through,” the governor said, reminding that eight years until the Winter Games return to Salt Lake City is “a long ways away, for sure.”

“We have elections just like your country, in Germany. We will see how those things turn out,” said Cox, whose political style has been to promote civility over polarizing divisions.

The governor chided the media for asking U.S. athletes questions beyond sports, while adding “I love that we get to live in a country where people get to speak their minds.”

He suggested what is broadcast on the television news “isn’t the only thing happening in our country.”

“You will find it still a very welcoming place. We are a very welcoming country,” he said. “There are some differences of opinion right now when it comes to the way that laws are being enforced. That will play out.”

Cox shared the news conference with Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall and Utah Winter Games organizing officials including Sarah Hirshland, chief executive of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee.

Hirshland defended Hunter Hess, who Trump called a “real loser” after the freestyle skier said at a news conference he was “not the biggest fan” of all that is happening back home.

“It is important to us to ensure that anyone who is reacting to or commenting on something that someone said understands the totality and the context of what they said,” Hirshland said. “I have all the confidence in the world that every member of Team USA is proud to represent our country and understands the opportunity they have to bring people together."

“We are all here for that and that’s exactly what we’re going to,” she said.

Another unpredictable element eight years out is the climate and weather for snow.

The International Olympic Committee said last week it is open to scheduling future Winter Games in January to create space for an earlier Paralympics, before temperatures rise in March.

Fraser Bullock, president of the Utah organizing committee, said the state’s cold nights in January and February offer reliability.

“So regardless of the amount of precipitation we’re getting, we can make snow,” he said. “We will also store snow to have available from the previous year.”

The current technology with thermal blankets to cover snow preserves about 70% of the stored supply from one winter to the next.

“The Olympic Games themselves should be just fine in February,” Bullock said. “We have got contingency plans to cover (the Paralympics in March).”

High prices for tickets set by FIFA for the 2026 World Cup in men’s soccer have reminded fans that sports events in the United States are expensive by global standards.

The Utah Olympics has a plan for that: some higher-price seats, including for hospitality, to subsidize an offer of 34,000 tickets across the Winter Games at $34 apiece.

Bullock called it a “barbell strategy … where you have some very, very expensive tickets that include hospitality for the people that want to have the ultimate experience. And they are going to pay for the Games.

“That allows us to have very, very inexpensive tickets,” he said.

The Utah Winter Games has an operating budget of nearly $3 billion with three private revenue sources: sponsorship, ticket and a contribution the IOC gives to hosts.

AP Olympics: https://apnews.com/hub/milan-cortina-2026-winter-olympics

FILE - Hunter Hess, of the United States, executes a trick in the halfpipe finals during the World Cup U.S. Grand Prix freestyle skiing event in Copper Mountain, Colo., Dec. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Hugh Carey, File)

FILE - Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks about Salt Lake City's bid to host the 2034 Winter Olympics, during the 142nd IOC session at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)