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| name = Ice Age: Collision Course
| image = Ice Age Collision Course.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Michael Thurmeier]]
| producer = Lori Forte
| screenplay = {{plainlist|
* [[Michael J. Wilson|Michael Wilson]]
* [[Michael Berg (screenwriter)|Michael Berg]]
| gross = $408.5 million<ref name="BOM">{{cite web |url= https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=iceage5.htm |title= Ice Age: Collision Course (2016) |work= [[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date= January 17, 2016 |archive-date= December 20, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151220095027/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=iceage5.htm |url-status= live }}</ref>
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'''''Ice Age: Collision Course''''' is a 2016 American animated [[Adventure film|adventure]] [[comedy film]] produced by [[Blue Sky Studios]] and distributed by [[20th Century Fox]].<ref name="nyt">{{cite news |last1=Kenny |first1=Glenn |title=In 'Ice Age: Collision Course,' a Squirrel Reorders the Universe |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/22/movies/ice-age-collision-course-review.html |access-date=August 30, 2018 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=July 21, 2016 |archive-date=February 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211234319/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/22/movies/ice-age-collision-course-review.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It is the sequel to ''[[Ice Age: Continental Drift]]'' (2012) and the fifth installment in the [[Ice Age (franchise)|the ''Ice Age'' film series]]., The filmit was directed by [[Michael Thurmeier]], and co-directed by Galen T. Chu, from a screenplay written by [[Michael J. Wilson|Michael Wilson]], [[Michael Berg (screenwriter)|Michael Berg]], and Yoni Brenner, based on a story conceived by Aubrey Solomon.<ref name="AWNMannyDiegoSidScratReturn">{{cite web|last1=Sarto|first1=Dan|title=Manny, Diego, Sid and Scrat Return in 'Ice Age: Collision Course'|url=http://www.awn.com/animationworld/manny-diego-sid-and-scrat-return-ice-age-collision-course|publisher=Animation World Network|access-date=October 16, 2016|date=July 22, 2016|archive-date=July 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160728131033/http://www.awn.com/animationworld/manny-diego-sid-and-scrat-return-ice-age-collision-course|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Ray Romano]], [[John Leguizamo]], [[Denis Leary]], [[Keke Palmer]], [[Josh Peck]], [[Simon Pegg]], [[Seann William Scott]], [[Jennifer Lopez]] and [[Queen Latifah]] reprise their roles from the previous films, with [[Adam DeVine]], [[Jesse Tyler Ferguson]], [[Max Greenfield]], [[Jessie J]] and [[Nick Offerman]] voicing new characters. In the film, [[Scrat]] is propelled into [[outer space]] in an abandoned [[unidentified flying object|spaceship]] during an attempt to bury his acorn and accidentally sends a giant [[asteroid]] towards Earth. Manny, the Herd and Buck must go on a life-or-death mission to find a way to fend it off.
The film premiered at the [[Sydney Film Festival]] on June 19, 2016, and was theatrically released in the United States on July 22, 2016by [[20th Century Fox]]. The film received generally negative reviews from critics, who criticized the story, characters, heart, humor, and inconsistent tone, but praised the animation, visuals, voice acting and musical score. It grossed $408.5 million worldwide against a $105 million production budget, [[Box-office bomb|grossing below expectations]] in the US market, but faring better internationally. ''Ice Age: Collision Course'' was the fifth and final film in the ''Ice Age'' series to be produced by Blue Sky Studios before the studio's closure on April 10, 2021.<ref>{{cite news|last1=D'Alessandro|first1=Anthony|title=Disney Closing Blue Sky Studios, Fox's Once-Dominant Animation House Behind 'Ice Age' Franchise|url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/blue-sky-studios-closing-disney-ice-age-franchise-animation-1234690310/|access-date=February 9, 2021|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=February 9, 2021|language=en|archive-date=February 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209175505/https://deadline.com/2021/02/blue-sky-studios-closing-disney-ice-age-franchise-animation-1234690310/|url-status=live}}</ref> A standalone spin-off film, titled ''[[The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild]]'', was released in January 2022 on [[Disney+]],<ref name="Production Document">{{Cite web|url=https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/documents/production_notes_disney_0d41ade6.pdf|title=Production Document}}</ref>A with Simon Pegg (voice of Buck) being the only cast member to reprise his role. Afurther sequel, ''[[Ice Age 6]]'', is scheduled for release on December 18,in 2026.
==Plot==
==Music==
{{Main|Ice Age: Collision Course (soundtrack)}}
The film score was composed by [[John Debney]], who replaced [[John Powell (film composer)|John Powell]] from the previous three films due to Powell being busy with other projects.<ref name="AWNMannyDiegoSidScratReturn">{{cite web|last1=Sarto|first1=Dan|title=Manny, Diego, Sid and Scrat Return in 'Ice Age: Collision Course'|url=http://www.awn.com/animationworld/manny-diego-sid-and-scrat-return-ice-age-collision-course|publisher=Animation World Network|access-date=October 16, 2016|date=July 22, 2016|archive-date=July 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160728131033/http://www.awn.com/animationworld/manny-diego-sid-and-scrat-return-ice-age-collision-course|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=John Debney to Score 'Ice Age: Collision Course'|url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2016/03/27/john-debney-to-score-ice-age-collision-course/|access-date=March 27, 2016|work=Film Music Reporter|date=March 27, 2016|archive-date=June 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603131953/http://filmmusicreporter.com/2016/03/27/john-debney-to-score-ice-age-collision-course/|url-status=live}}</ref> However, most of Powell's score from the third film was included, along with [[David Newman (composer)|David Newman]]'s score from the first film. [[Jessie J]] performed a song dubbed "My Superstar" with Blaze n Vill<ref>{{Cite web |title=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/blazenvill/posts/734514196723605 |access-date=August 6, 2024 |website=www.facebook.com}}</ref> as a contribution to the film. Other songs in the film include [[Simon Pegg]]'s rendition of "[[Largo al factotum]]".
==Release==
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