What is the approximate production budget of the original Ice Age film?

The original Ice Age had an estimated production budget of $59 million. That budget funded Blue Sky Studios’ first feature-length computer-animated film, released by 20th Century Fox in 2002.

The movie was made at a time when Blue Sky was best known for short-form computer animation and visual-effects work. Its story combines Manny the mammoth, Sid the sloth, and Diego the saber-toothed tiger on a journey to return a human child to his family.

Budget figures are commonly confused with worldwide gross. The film earned far more than its production cost, becoming a major commercial success and launching a long-running film series. Reported budgets can vary slightly across reference sources because they are estimates, but $59 million is the widely cited figure for the film.