Nim's Island Collection

The Nim's Island Collection is a pair of films adapted from the novels by Wendy Orr. The collection began with Nim's Island in 2008, an Australian adventure-fantasy film directed by Jennifer Flackett and Mark Levin, which starred Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster, and Gerard Butler. The films collectively have a runtime of 186 minutes and a reported budget of $37 million, generating total revenue of $100 million. A sequel, Return to Nim's Island, was released in 2013. This film features a new cast including Bindi Irwin, Toby Wallace, and Matthew Lillard, taking over the roles previously held by Abigail Breslin, Maddison Joyce, and Gerard Butler respectively. Return to Nim's Island was released exclusively to Wal-Mart in the U.S., with worldwide distribution following two days later. It also had a theatrical release in Australia on April 4, 2013. The collection spans from 2008 to 2013 and includes two films. Nim's Island has an IMDb rating of 6.0, while Return to Nim's Island received an IMDb rating of 4.9. The total revenue generated by the entire collection is reported as $100,104,565.