The film earned $592 million in worldwide box office revenue, $200 million of which was earned in the United States and Canada, making it the eighth highest-grossing film of 2010, and was praised by critics for its animation, writing, characters, and musical score. Tangled premiered at the El Capitan Theatre on November 14, 2010, and went into general release on November 24. Composer Alan Menken, who had worked on prior Disney animated features, returned to score Tangled. The film employed a unique artistic style by blending together features of computer-generated imagery (CGI) and traditional animation while using non-photorealistic rendering to create the impression of a painting. Tangled spent six years in production at a cost that has been estimated at $260 million, which, if accurate, would make it the most expensive animated film ever made and one of the most expensive films of all time. Against her foster mother's wishes, she accepts the aid of an intruder to take her out into the world which she has never seen.īefore the film's release, its title was changed from Rapunzel to Tangled, reportedly to market the film gender-neutrally. Featuring the voices of Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi and Donna Murphy, the film tells the story of Rapunzel, a lost, young princess with magical long blonde hair who yearns to leave her secluded tower. Loosely based on the German fairy tale " Rapunzel" in the collection of folk tales published by the Brothers Grimm, it is the 50th Disney animated feature film. Tangled is a 2010 American 3D computer-animated musical adventure comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures.