MPAA Rating: G
Genre: Comedy/Family/Fantasy
Age range: Ages 5 and up
Runtime: Approx. 94 minutes
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Natalie Portman, Jason Bateman, Zach Mills
Studio: 20th Century Fox/Walden
Director/Writer: Zach Helm
Release Date: November 16, 2007

Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium - Movie Trailer

Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium - Official Synopsis

Welcome to Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium, the strangest, most fantastic, most wonderful toy store in the world.

It’s a tantalizing toy haven in which everything inside literally comes to life – including the store itself – and where marvels of every imaginable, possible kind, and beyond, never cease . . . that is, until now.

When Mr. Magorium, the store’s extraordinary 243 year-old proprietor (Dustin Hoffman), announces that he will at long last hand over the reigns of his wonder-expanding store to his unconfident young manager, Molly Mahoney (Natalie Portman), the store decides to throw an unusual tantrum. As a skeptical accountant named Henry (Jason Bateman) comes in to audit the Legos and Lincoln Logs, not to mention the Whodathoughts and Whatchamacallits, the once sparkling, color-saturated Emporium is suddenly embattled by mysterious changes. The playful toys are all still there, but they’ve turned gray and quiet – and only Mahoney and Henry can revive them if, with the help of a superdexterous 9 year-old (Zach Mills), they can find the source of magic inside themselves.

Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium - Fun Facts

Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium is being released in theaters during the holiday season, a perfect time to think about toys.

More importantly, it is the perfect time to think about giving. In fact, Walden Media and Mandate Pictures partnered with Toys for Tots to set a World Record for the Largest Toy drive ever. The challenge was to collect 12,000 pounds of toys between November 6-13th, and they exceeded the goal with over 28,000 pounds of toys. That is a great Christmas story in itself!

Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium is an exciting and magical movie for kids. What a great segway into teaching them about the magic of Christmas giving! The mission of the Toys for Tots Program is to collect new, unwrapped toys during the holidays, and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children in the community. The official Walden Media toy drive may be over, but the Toys for Tots website makes it easy to find local toy drop locations in different areas around the country.