# Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

> 2009 animated film

**Wikidata**: [Q179503](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q179503)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Age:_Dawn_of_the_Dinosaurs)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/ice-age-dawn-of-the-dinosaurs

## Summary
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is a 2009 American animated film in the Ice Age franchise. It is commonly referred to as Ice Age 3 or Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs and was produced within the U.S. animated-film industry by studios associated with Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Animation.

## Key Facts
- Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is a 2009 American animated film (wikidata_description: "2009 American animated film").
- Aliases for the film include "Ice Age 3" and "Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs".
- The film is part of the Ice Age film franchise.
- The film follows Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) and is followed by Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012).
- Website for the film: http://www.iceagemovies.com/films/ice-age-dawn-of-the-dinosaurs.
- Publication dates associated with the film include 2009-07-01 (multiple records), 2009-07-03, and 2009-10-27.
- The film is classified as a film (class: film — sequence of images that give the impression of movement, stored on film stock) and specifically as an animated film (film made using drawings, stop motion or computer animation).
- Genres and categories associated with the film include fantasy film (sitelink_count: 48), teen film (sitelink_count: 27), comedy film (sitelink_count: 65), adventure film (sitelink_count: 62), and family film (sitelink_count: 24).
- Production/industry studios associated in the data: Blue Sky Studios (American visual effects and computer animation studio; 1987–2021; inception: 1987-02-22) and 20th Century Animation (American animation studio; inception: 1994-02-00).
- Country of origin: United States (country entry: United States; sitelink_count: 423).
- Wikidata / knowledge-base identifiers: sitelink_count for this film is 73 and the wikipedia_title is "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs".

## FAQs
Q: What is Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs?
A: It is a 2009 American animated film in the Ice Age franchise, also known by aliases Ice Age 3 and Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs.

Q: Where does this film sit in the Ice Age franchise?
A: It is a direct sequel following Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) and precedes Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) in the franchise chronology.

Q: Which studios are associated with this film?
A: The film is associated with Blue Sky Studios, an American visual effects and computer animation studio (1987–2021), and 20th Century Animation, an American animation studio (inception noted as 1994-02).

Q: What genres describe this film?
A: The film is categorized across several genres: fantasy, teen, comedy, adventure, and family film classifications.

Q: When was the film published or released according to records?
A: Publication-date entries include 2009-07-01 (several records), 2009-07-03, and 2009-10-27.

Q: Where can I find official information online?
A: The official film page is listed at http://www.iceagemovies.com/films/ice-age-dawn-of-the-dinosaurs and the Wikipedia title is "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs".

Q: How is this work classified in film ontology?
A: It is classified as a film (sequence of images producing movement) and specifically as an animated film (created by drawings, stop motion, or computer animation).

## Why It Matters
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs matters as a major installment in the Ice Age film franchise, continuing a multi-film series that places it between Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) and Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012). As a 2009 American animated feature, it represents output from prominent U.S. animation production entities—Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Animation—and contributes to genre-spanning family entertainment classified simultaneously as fantasy, comedy, adventure, teen, and family film. The film’s multiple publication dates and the presence of an official site reflect its distribution lifecycle and public presence within mainstream animated cinema. Its identifiers (Wikipedia title and sitelink_count) show it is a well-documented entry in public knowledge bases.

## Notable For
- Being the third commonly numbered entry in the Ice Age franchise, with aliases "Ice Age 3" and "Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs".
- Its placement in the franchise timeline directly after Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) and before Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012).
- Association with Blue Sky Studios, an American visual effects and computer animation studio with inception dated 1987-02-22 and an operational span noted as 1987–2021.
- Association with 20th Century Animation, an American animation studio whose inception is recorded as 1994-02.
- Classification across multiple audience and genre categories: fantasy, teen, comedy, adventure, and family film.
- Official online presence via the franchise website and a dedicated Wikipedia entry (wikipedia_title: Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs).

## Body

### Classification and Definitions
- The film is categorized as a film, defined here as a sequence of images that give the impression of movement, stored on film stock (film class; sitelink_count for "film": 235).
- It is more precisely an animated film, defined as a film for cinema, television or computer screen made using drawings, stop motion or computer animation (animated film; sitelink_count: 59).

### Titles, Aliases, and Identifiers
- Primary title recorded: Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (wikipedia_title: Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs).
- Known aliases: "Ice Age 3" and "Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs".
- Knowledge-base visibility: sitelink_count for this film entry is 73.
- Official website listing: http://www.iceagemovies.com/films/ice-age-dawn-of-the-dinosaurs.
- Wikidata short description recorded as "2009 American animated film".

### Publication and Release Records
- Multiple publication-date records are associated with the film: 2009-07-01 (several entries), 2009-07-03, and 2009-10-27. These dates are part of the structured metadata for the title.

### Production and Studios
- Blue Sky Studios is listed as an associated production entity. Blue Sky Studios is described as an American visual effects and computer animation studio with an inception date of 1987-02-22 and an operational span noted as 1987–2021 (sitelink_count for Blue Sky Studios: 42).
- 20th Century Animation is also noted as an associated American animation studio with an inception recorded as 1994-02-00 (sitelink_count for 20th Century Animation: 16).
- The data links the film to these studios in the context of American animation industry production.

### Genres and Audience Categories
- The film is associated with several genre categories:
  - Fantasy film (sitelink_count: 48)
  - Teen film (sitelink_count: 27)
  - Comedy film (sitelink_count: 65)
  - Adventure film (sitelink_count: 62)
  - Family film (sitelink_count: 24)
- These genre associations position the film within family-oriented, comedic, adventure-driven animated storytelling with elements that can be described as fantasy and teen-oriented.

### Franchise Context and Related Films
- Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs is part of the Ice Age film franchise (Ice Age franchise entry; sitelink_count: 29).
- Preceding film in the franchise (as recorded): Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006 American animated film directed by Carlos Saldanha) — sitelink_count: 71.
- Succeeding film in the franchise (as recorded): Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012 animated film by Steve Martino and Mike Thurmeier) — sitelink_count: 61.
- The film is both contained within and contributes to the broader Ice Age franchise corpus.

### Country and Jurisdictional Metadata
- Country of origin is listed as United States (country entry: United States; sitelink_count: 423).
- The United States entry in the provided metadata includes historical inception values: 1776-07-04 with qualifier  noted as "declaration of independence", and 1784-05-12 marked preferred with qualifier  "independence recognized by country from which it separated" (statement references to the United States Declaration of Independence and the Treaty of Paris (1783) as provided in the metadata).

### Related Entity Linkage Counts
- The provided metadata lists sitelink counts for related classes and entities, indicating the scope of related knowledge-base entries:
  - film (235), animated film (59), Blue Sky Studios (42), 20th Century Animation (16), fantasy film (48), teen film (27), comedy film (65), adventure film (62), family film (24), United States (423), Ice Age franchise (29), Ice Age: The Meltdown (71), Ice Age: Continental Drift (61).

### Containment and Subsidiary Notes
- The Ice Age film franchise is both the parent context for this film and a listed "contains/subsidiaries" relation in the metadata, indicating that the film is an element of a larger franchise entity with its own aggregated entries.

### Documentation Summary
- The structured metadata includes multiple publication-date records, a public website reference, explicit studio and genre associations, franchise positioning between specific predecessor and successor films, and knowledge-base indexing values (sitelink_count and wikipedia_title). All of these facts are recorded in the provided source material and form the factual backbone of the film’s entry in knowledge repositories.

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## References

1. The Movie Database
2. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. Rotten Tomatoes
3. [Source](http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=iceage3.htm)
4. [Source](http://www.sfi.se/sv/svensk-filmdatabas/Item/?itemid=68191&type=MOVIE&iv=Basic)
5. [IMDb](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1080016/releaseinfo)
6. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
7. [Source](http://nmhh.hu/dokumentum/158984/2009_filmbemutatok_osszes.xls)
8. [Box Office Mojo](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1080016/)
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22. Danish Film Database
23. [Source](https://norske-dubber.fandom.com/no/wiki/Istid_3:_Dinosaurene_kommer_(Film)?oldid=122941)
24. TheTVDB
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