We Bought a Zoo A true zoo story. Release date: 2011-12-08 Genres: Drama, Comedy, Family Actors: Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Stephanie Szostak, Michael Panes, Dustin Ybarra, John Michael Higgins, Elle Fanning, Maggie Elizabeth Jones, Thomas Haden Church, Angus Macfadyen, Hal Alpert, Colin Ford, David Dustin Kenyon, Patrick Fugit, Carla Gallo, Roberto Montesinos, Peter Riegert, Desi Lydic, Nicole Andrews, JB Smoove, Lauren Sánchez, Johnny Cicco, Thomas R. Baker, Crystal the Monkey, Kym Whitley, Alice Marie Crowe, Todd Stanton, Erick Chavarria, Ben Seeder, Morgan Bertsch, Taylor Victoria, Bart the Bear II, Sam Fox, Sammi Yorn, Ella Mee, Shannah Barrett, Alexia Barroso, Reid Peters, David James Pryce, William Crowe, Michelle Panek, Christie Kittelsen, Leslie Trotter, Milo Mee, Steven Lee, Machelle Glassburn, Steve Bessette, Kate Yerves, Gary D. Robertson, Nicole Russell, Caroline Hanna Budget: $50,000,000Revenue: $120,081,841 Runtime: 2 h. 4 min. Score: 6.8/10 Votes: 2,799 Countries: United States of America Companies: Dune Entertainment, Estrella Media, Vinyl Films, 20th Century Fox Available* : Overview: Benjamin has lost his wife and, in a bid to start his life over, purchases a large house that has a zoo – welcome news for his daughter, but his son is not happy about it. The zoo is in need of renovation and Benjamin sets about the work with the head keeper and the rest of the staff, but, the zoo soon runs into financial trouble.