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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)|''Ice Age'' film series]]. The film 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 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, 2016. The film wasreceived widelygenerally pannednegative byreviews 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, 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> with Simon Pegg (voice of Buck) being the only cast member to reprise his role. A sequel, ''[[Ice Age 6]]'', is scheduled for release on December 18, 2026.

==Plot==