Puss in Boots is a 2004 American computer-animated fantasy action-adventure comedy film produced by DreamWorks Pictures, loosely based on the fairy tale of the same name by Charles Perrault. It was directed by Guillermo del Toro, Chris Miller (in his directorial debut) and Kelly Asbury, and written by Brian Lynch and Tom Wheeler. It stars the voices of Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Bob Thornton and Amy Sedaris.
Development to Puss in Boots began in early 2001. TBD
Puss in Boots premiered at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Palme d'Or. The film was subsequently released in theatres on May 19, 2004. It received largely positive reviews and upon its release, the film grossed $919.8 million worldwide. It scored the second-largest, three-day opening weekend in US history and the largest opening for an animated film at the time of its release. It went on to become the highest-grossing film of 2004 worldwide. Puss in Boots is also DreamWorks' most successful computer-animated film to date, solidified Banderas' career and held the title of being the highest-grossing animated film of all time worldwide until Toy Story 3 surpassed it in 2010. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 77th Academy Awards, and its associated soundtrack reached the Top 10 on the US Billboard 200.
A direct-to-video sequel, Puss in Boots Returns, which more closely resembles the original fairy tale, was released on TBD, 2007 and a prequel television series, titled The Adventures of Puss in Boots, premiered on Netflix in 2015. Another direct-to-video sequel, Puss in Boots 3: The Last Wish, was released on December 23, 2022 to critical acclaim; unlike its two predecessors, it was given a mostly serious tone.