Short storyline
Set in futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy is about a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist in the image of the son he has lost. Unable to fulfill the grieving man's expectations, our hero embarks on a journey in search of acceptance, experiencing betrayal and a netherworld of robot gladiators, before he returns to save Metro City and reconcile with the father who had rejected him.
More info:
Runtime: 94 min
Release Date: 23 October 2009 (USA)
Country: Hong Kong, USA, Japan
Box office: Budget: $40,000,000 (estimated). Opening Weekend: $6,702,923 (USA) (25 October 2009) (3014 Screens). Gross: $19,548,064 (USA) (17 January 2010)