Even young viewers of “Harold and the Purple Crayon” may feel they’ve seen versions of most of these effects before. For what made the book special wasn’t just that Harold could draw anything.

Harold and the Purple Crayon has officially reached $10 million at the global box office, a far cry from its reported $40 million budget.

Is Crockett Johnson’s Harold, of “Harold and the Purple Crayon,” a child of color? If you’ve bought any of the “Harold” books published in the past 25 years, or saw the new movie starring Zachary Levi ...

Comedy animation Harold And The Purple Crayon heads the new releases at this weekend’s UK-Ireland box office, opening in 595 cinemas through Sony.

Harold and company befriend young Mel (Benjamin Bottani) and his widowed mother, Terry (Zooey Deschanel, in one of those hardheaded-mom-who’s-the-only-sane-person-in-the-room roles). The kid has ...