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==Reception== ===Box office=== ''Tangled'' had a worldwide opening weekend of $86.1 million,<ref>{{cite web|title=November 26–28, 2010 Weekend|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2010&wknd=48&p=.htm|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=April 25, 2011|archive-date=June 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190614163857/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2010&wknd=48&p=.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Overseas Total Box Office|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/intl/weekend/?yr=2010&wk=48&p=.htm|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=April 25, 2011|archive-date=June 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629091452/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/weekend/?yr=2010&wk=48&p=.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> and reached the summit of the worldwide box office once, on its eleventh weekend (Feb 4–6, 2011), with $24.9 million.<ref>{{cite web|title=February 4–6, 2011 Weekend|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2011&wknd=05&p=.htm|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=March 23, 2011|archive-date=July 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709055748/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2011&wknd=05&p=.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Overseas Total Box Office|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/intl/weekend/?yr=2011&wk=5&p=.htm|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=March 23, 2011|archive-date=July 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715095720/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/weekend/?yr=2011&wk=5&p=.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The film earned $200.8 million in North America, and $391.6 million in other countries, for a worldwide total of $592.5 million; making it the third-highest-grossing animated film of 2010, behind ''[[Shrek Forever After]]'' and ''[[Toy Story 3]]'', and the eighth-highest-grossing film of 2010.<ref>"2010 Worldwide Box Office". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved March 7, 2020.</ref> It was the third Disney film appearing in the Top 10 films of 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2010&p=.htm|title=2010 WORLDWIDE GROSSES|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=April 24, 2011|archive-date=January 6, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106042454/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2010&p=.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> As of 2017, it was the sixth-highest-grossing film worldwide produced by [[Walt Disney Animation Studios]], behind ''[[Frozen (2013 film)|Frozen]]'', ''[[Zootopia]]'', ''[[The Lion King]]'', ''[[Big Hero 6 (film)|Big Hero 6]]'', and ''[[Moana (2016 film)|Moana]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/|title=WORLDWIDE GROSSES|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=April 25, 2011|archive-date=October 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111022040157/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Tangled'' earned $11.9 million on its opening Wednesday,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=daily&id=rapunzel.htm|title=Tangled|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=November 27, 2010|archive-date=July 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709203825/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=daily&id=rapunzel.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> breaking the record for the largest pre-[[Thanksgiving (USA)|Thanksgiving]] Wednesday opening, a record previously held by Disney·Pixar's ''[[Toy Story 2]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedeadbolt.com/news/109260/tangled_breaks_box_office_record_news.php|archive-url=https://archive.today/20101129022624/http://www.thedeadbolt.com/news/109260/tangled_breaks_box_office_record_news.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 29, 2010|title=Tangled Breaks Box Office Record Behind Harry Potter|publisher=TheDeadBolt.com|first=Troy|last=Rogers|access-date=November 27, 2010}}</ref> In its first weekend of release, it earned $48.8 million (the highest opening for Walt Disney Animation Studios, surpassing ''The Lion King'' ($40.9 million), and later surpassed by both ''[[Wreck-It Ralph]]'' ($49 million) and ''Frozen'' ($67.4 million)), placing second for the period behind ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1]]'', which earned $49.1 million.<ref name="Thanksgiving Weekend">{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/weekends/thanksgiving.htm?page=3day&p=.htm|title=Biggest 3-day Thanksgiving Weekends at the Box Office|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=January 21, 2011|archive-date=October 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191017050949/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/weekends/thanksgiving.htm?page=3day&p=.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Tangled'' had the sixth-highest opening weekend for a film that did not debut at #1.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/weekends/opennot1.htm|title=Biggest Opening Weekends That Did Not Debut at #1|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=February 15, 2014|archive-date=October 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002185800/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/weekends/opennot1.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Over the traditional Wednesday–Sunday Thanksgiving holiday period, it tallied $68.7 million, again finishing in second place.<ref name="Thanksgiving Weekend"/> ''Tangled'' also marked the second-largest 3-day and 5-day Thanksgiving opening after ''Toy Story 2''.<ref name="Thanksgiving Weekend"/> During its second weekend (post-Thanksgiving), ''Tangled'' declined 56% to $21.6 million, although it jumped to first place at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/weekend/?yr=2010&p=.htm|title=Weekend Index 2010|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=February 13, 2011|archive-date=June 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629091442/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/?yr=2010&p=.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> With a final gross of $200.8 million, it is [[List of American films of 2010#Box office|the tenth-highest-grossing film of 2010]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2010&p=.htm|title=2010 Yearly Box Office Results|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=January 14, 2011|archive-date=January 13, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113000534/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2010&p=.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> and the tenth 2010 film to pass the $200 million mark;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/|title=Weekend Box Office Results for February 7–9, 2014|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=February 15, 2014|archive-date=June 14, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100614183248/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/|url-status=live}}</ref> it was the fourth-slowest film to pass this mark.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/slowest.htm?page=200&p=.htm|title=Movies Taking the Longest to Hit $200 Million at the Box Office|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=February 15, 2014|archive-date=October 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022122047/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/slowest.htm?page=200&p=.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Unadjusted for inflation, it is the ninth-highest-grossing film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, behind ''The Lion King'' ($422.8 million), ''Frozen'' ($400.7 million), ''Zootopia'' ($341.3 million), ''Moana'' ($248.7 million), ''Big Hero 6'' ($221.3 million), ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' ($219 million), ''[[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|Aladdin]]'' ($217.4 million), and ''[[Ralph Breaks the Internet]]'' ($201.1 million).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/domestic.htm?page=2&p=.htm|title=All Time Domestic Box Office Results|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=October 14, 2011|archive-date=June 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622042131/http://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/domestic.htm?page=2&p=.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> On its opening weekend, it earned $17.4 million in eight territories and ranked second for the weekend behind ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1'' ($117.3 million).<ref name="Overseas">{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/intl/weekend/?yr=2010&wk=48&p=.htm|title=Overseas Total Box Office|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=March 16, 2011|archive-date=June 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629091452/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/weekend/?yr=2010&wk=48&p=.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> It reached first place at the weekend box office outside North America three times in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3041&p=.htm|title=Around-the-World Roundup: 'Tangled,' 'Tourist' Top Chart|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|date=January 12, 2011|access-date=March 22, 2012|archive-date=July 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712035335/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3041&p=.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3066&p=.htm|title=Around-the-World Roundup: 'Tangled' Edges Past 'Hornet'|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|date=February 1, 2011|access-date=March 22, 2012|archive-date=June 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609080128/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3066&p=.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3076&p=.htm|title=Around-the-World Roundup: French Comedy Nips at 'Tangled's Heels|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|date=February 9, 2011|access-date=March 22, 2012|archive-date=June 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190612071501/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3076&p=.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> It marked the seventh-highest-grossing 2010 film and the third-highest-grossing 2010 animated film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/?pagenum=2&p=.htm|title=All Time Worldwide Box Office Grosses|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=March 10, 2011|archive-date=September 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925104742/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/?pagenum=2&p=.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> In Russia and the CIS, it set an opening-weekend record among non-sequel animated films (first surpassed by ''[[Rio (2011 film)|Rio]]'') and among Walt Disney Animation Studios films (surpassed by ''Frozen'').<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2998&p=.htm|title=Around-the-World Roundup: 'Potter' Continues to Dominate|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|date=December 1, 2010|access-date=December 16, 2013|archive-date=December 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215172315/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2998&p=.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Its highest-grossing markets outside North America was Germany ($44.2 million), where it is the highest-grossing 2010 animated film,<ref name=Germany>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/intl/germany/yearly/?yr=2010&p=.htm|title=Germany Yearly Box Office|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=December 30, 2011|archive-date=December 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215172047/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/germany/yearly/?yr=2010&p=.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> followed by France and the Maghreb region ($39.4 million) and the UK, Ireland and Malta ($32.9 million).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=rapunzel.htm|title=TANGLED|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=December 30, 2011|archive-date=July 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709125942/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=rapunzel.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> ===Critical response=== ''Tangled'' received largely positive reviews from critics upon release.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Giles |first=Jeff |date=January 7, 2011 |title=Ron Perlman's Best Movies |url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/total-recall-ron-perlmans-best-movies/ |access-date=July 16, 2024 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |quote=it’s hard to argue with Tangled‘s overwhelmingly positive reviews}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Holt |first=Nathalia |author-link=Nathalia Holt |date=November 12, 2019 |title=The Token Female Pixar Story Artist |url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/11/queens-of-animation-an-excerpt-on-brenda-chapman-brave.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207203621/https://www.vulture.com/2019/11/queens-of-animation-an-excerpt-on-brenda-chapman-brave.html |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |access-date=July 16, 2024 |work=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |quote=Tangled fared somewhat better, receiving largely positive reviews}}</ref> {{Anchor|Critics|Critical response|Critical reaction}}[[Rotten Tomatoes]] gives the film an approval rating of {{RT data|score}} based on {{RT data|count}} reviews and an average score of {{RT data|average}}. The website's critical consensus is: "While far from Disney's greatest film, ''Tangled'' is a visually stunning, thoroughly entertaining addition to the studio's classic animated canon."<ref name="RottenTomatoes">{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tangled|title=Tangled (2010)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date={{RT data|access date}}|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326224757/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tangled|archive-date=2022-03-26|url-status=live}}{{RT data|edit}}</ref> [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[weighted average]] score based on reviews from mainstream film critics, calculated a score of 71/100 based on 34 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/tangled|title=Tangled Reviews|work=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive|CBS]]|access-date=November 26, 2010|archive-date=November 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111235702/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/tangled|url-status=live}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] during the opening weekend, gave the film a rare average grade "A+" on an A+ to F scale.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2010/11/box-office-tangled-a-big-winner-as-burlesque-faster-love-other-drugs-lag.html |title=Box office: 'Tangled' feasts as 'Burlesque', 'Faster', 'Love & Other Drugs' fight for leftovers |last=Fritz |first=Ben |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=November 28, 2010 |access-date=February 16, 2022 |archive-date=March 12, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110312075635/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2010/11/box-office-tangled-a-big-winner-as-burlesque-faster-love-other-drugs-lag.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[A. O. Scott]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' positively reviewed the film as "the 50th animated feature from Disney, and its look and spirit convey a modified, updated but nonetheless sincere and unmistakable quality of old-fashioned Disneyness."<ref name="nytimes1">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/24/movies/24tangled.html |title=Back to the Castle, Where It's All About the Hair |last=Scott |first=A.O. |author-link=A.O. Scott |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=November 26, 2010 |date=November 23, 2010 |archive-date=November 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109031047/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/24/movies/24tangled.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' film critic [[Richard Corliss]] wrote that ''Tangled'' "wades into the [[DreamWorks Animation|DreamWorks]] style of sitcom gags and anachronistic sass," while praising the film for achieving "the complex mix of romance, comedy, adventure and heart that defines the best Disney features."<ref name="Time1">{{cite magazine |url=https://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,2033166,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127000434/http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,2033166,00.html#ixzz16Uolgypm |url-status=live |archive-date=November 27, 2010 |last=Corliss |first=Richard |author-link=Richard Corliss |title='Tangled': Disney's Ripping Rapunzel |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=November 26, 2010 |access-date=February 26, 2022 }}</ref> Corliss included ''Tangled'' at 19 in a list of top 25 All-time Best Animated films.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://entertainment.time.com/2011/06/23/the-25-all-time-best-animated-films/slide/tangled-2010/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111022155835/http://entertainment.time.com/2011/06/23/the-25-all-time-best-animated-films/slide/tangled-2010/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 22, 2011|title=The 25 All-Time Best Animated Films|last=Corliss|first=Richard|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=June 21, 2011|access-date=December 12, 2013}}</ref> [[Kenneth Turan]] from the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' awarded the film four stars out of five; he described the film as a "gorgeous computer-animated look that features rich landscapes and characters that look fuller and more lifelike than they have in the past."<ref name="LATimes3">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-et-tangled-20101124,0,3295301.story|last=Turan|first=Kenneth|title=Movie review: 'Tangled'|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=November 24, 2010|access-date=November 26, 2010|archive-date=October 26, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131026203324/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-et-tangled-20101124,0,3295301.story|url-status=live}}</ref> Sandie Angulo Chen of [[Common Sense Media]] gave the film five out of five stars, writing, "Fantastic princess adventure is fun, with great messages."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/tangled|title=Tangled — Movie Review|author=Sandie Angulo Chen|work=Common Sense Media|date=March 29, 2011|access-date=May 27, 2012|archive-date=June 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607061519/http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/tangled|url-status=live}}</ref> Gael Cooper of [[NBC News]] expressed that ''Tangled'' may be the best Disney film of all time.<ref name="nbc1">{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/01/13/10141375-tangled-may-be-best-disney-movie-of-all-time|title=''Tangled'' may be the best Disney Movie of all time|last=Cooper|first=Gael Fashingbauer|work=[[NBC News]]|date=January 13, 2012|access-date=December 12, 2013|archive-date=September 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918143343/http://entertainment.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/01/13/10141375-tangled-may-be-best-disney-movie-of-all-time|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[ReelViews|James Berardinelli]] commented on his review website ''ReelViews'' that the film is "entertaining and enjoyable, but not groundbreaking." He also stated Rapunzel is "not as memorable as [[Snow White (Disney character)|Snow White]], [[Ariel (The Little Mermaid)|Ariel]], or [[Belle (Disney character)|Belle]]" as well as stating "the songs are neither catchy nor memorable."<ref name="ReelViews">{{cite web|url=http://www.reelviews.net/php_review_template.php?identifier=2215|last=Berardinelli|first=James|title=Tangled: A movie review by James Berardinelli|date=November 22, 2010|access-date=November 26, 2010|archive-date=October 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023143351/http://www.reelviews.net/php_review_template.php?identifier=2215|url-status=live}}</ref> Todd McCarthy, film reviewer for ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' opened his review with, "It would have been nice if Disney's self-touted 50th animated feature were one of its best, a film that could stand with the studio's classics, but the world will have to make do with ''Tangled'', a passably entertaining hodgepodge of old and new animation techniques, mixed sensibilities and hedged commercial calculations."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/todd-mccarthys-film-review-tangled-42752|last=McCarthy|first=Todd|title=Todd McCarthy's Film Review: 'Tangled'|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=November 8, 2010|access-date=November 26, 2010|archive-date=October 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025202412/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/todd-mccarthys-film-review-tangled-42752|url-status=live}}</ref> <!-- It is already in [[Tangled (soundtrack)|the soundtrack]] article, as the reviews are only for the film's music ===== Music ===== The soundtrack (particularly Menken's musical score) in general was technically praised, however the songs mostly received some mixed reactions for being quite derivative to most of Menken's previous works (particularly the [[Disney Renaissance|1990s renaissance]] ones). Bill Graham from [[Collider (website)|Collider]] praised them for their variations to the tempo and tone, memorable lyrics, and "blending old with new," However, he also stated that "the film’s constant mixture of tones can feel a bit off-putting for some."<ref name=Collider2>{{cite web|title=TANGLED Review|url=https://collider.com/tangled-review-movi/|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|date=November 23, 2010|access-date=June 30, 2014|quote=(Mother Knows Best) Catchy and dark, there are a number of variations to the tempo and tone throughout the film while the lyrics, nailed by Murphy, will stay with you. One can easily see the parallels that Menken and the directors went for in blending old with new, and there is an interesting result. Mother Gothel’s songs feel as ancient as she is, while Rapunzel’s songs have a truly youthful exuberance and feel.}}</ref> Roth Cornet from ''Screen Rant'' was positive towards them, saying that "Alan Menken’s music is as catchy, uplifting and effecting as one would expect."<ref name=ScreenRant1>{{cite web|title='Tangled' Review|url=https://screenrant.com/tangled-reviews-rothc-89088/|website=[[Screen Rant]]|access-date=June 30, 2014|date=December 19, 2010}}</ref> Scott of ''The New York Times'' positively reviewed the music, saying that it "takes you back to a charmed world of swoony longing and sprightly mischief," with a slick and efficient atmosphere and grace notes of self-conscious classicism.<ref name="nytimes1"/> Corliss from ''Time'' was also positive to the songs, noting that though "don't sound on first hearing like top-drawer Menken," the songs still "smoothly fill their functions." He described the opener, "When Will My Life Begin?," as the "heroine's 'I wanna' song," a Disney tradition that stretches back to Snow White's "[[Some Day My Prince Will Come]]." "I See the Light" was described as "a generically tuneful love ballad, which is sure to be nominated for a Best Song Oscar."<ref name="Time1"/> James Berardinelli, on the other hand, negatively commented the songs as "neither catchy nor memorable."<ref name="ReelViews"/> Tim Robey from ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' gave a negative review, saying that they were only "OK—there’s nothing you want to whistle on the way home."<ref name=telegraph12>{{cite web|last=Robey|first=Tim|title=Tangled, review|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/8286988/Tangled-review.html|website=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=June 29, 2014|date=December 25, 2013|quote=and the serviceable songs, by Alan Menken and Glenn Slater, are only OK – there’s nothing you want to whistle on the way home.}}</ref> Peter Bradshaw from ''[[The Guardian]]'', who gave the movie two out of five stars, described the songs as "sporting a laboured selection of Broadway-style show tunes," and hence are actually added for profit.<ref name="Guardian_1">{{cite web|last=Bradshaw|first=Peter|title=Tangled – review|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/jan/27/tangled-review|website=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=June 30, 2014|date=January 27, 2011|quote=and sporting a laboured selection of Broadway-style showtunes – signalling that someone, somewhere clearly wants to turn this into a lucrative global franchise on stage}}</ref>--> ===Accolades=== The film has been nominated for a number of awards. [[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]] nominated ''Tangled'' for two [[Golden Globe Awards]], for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film|Best Animated Feature Film]] and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] for "I See the Light", but lost to ''Toy Story 3'' and ''[[Burlesque (2010 musical film)|Burlesque]]'', respectively.<ref name="GoldenGlobe">{{cite web |last=Reynolds |first=Simon |date=December 14, 2010 |title=In Full: Golden Globes — Movie Nominees |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a293138/in-full-golden-globes-movie-nominees.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019154406/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a293138/in-full-golden-globes-movie-nominees.html |archive-date=October 19, 2015 |access-date=December 14, 2010 |website=[[Digital Spy]]}}</ref> It also received an Oscar nomination for the Best Original Song, "I See the Light".<ref>{{cite web |last1=VanHoose |first1=Benjamin |title=Disney's Tangled Getting a Live-Action Remake with Greatest Showman Director |url=https://people.com/disney-tangled-live-action-remake-in-the-works-7570488 |website=People |publisher=People Magazine |access-date=11 December 2024}}</ref> The film also received two nominations for the [[Broadcast Film Critics Association]] in the same categories, though lost to ''Toy Story 3'' and ''[[127 Hours]]'',<ref name="Critics_choice_1">{{cite web |title='Black Swan' leads Critics' Choice nominations |url=https://ew.com/article/2010/12/13/critics-choice-nominations/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110602181423/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2010/12/13/critics-choice-nominations/ |archive-date=June 2, 2011 |access-date=March 16, 2011 |work=insidemovies.ew.com}}</ref> as well as nominations for two [[Annie Awards]], for Best Animated Feature Film and for Writing in a Feature Production.<ref name="annieawards">{{cite web |title=38th Annual Annie Nominations |url=http://annieawards.org/38th-annie-awards |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140214043355/http://annieawards.org/38th-annie-awards |archive-date=February 14, 2014 |access-date=December 16, 2010 |publisher=Annie Awards}}</ref> ''Tangled'' was also nominated for two Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards, Best Animated Film and Best Original Song for "I've Got a Dream," which it lost to ''Toy Story 3'' and ''Burlesque''.<ref name="Phoenix">{{cite web |date=December 29, 2010 |title=Phoenix Film Critics Name THE KINGS SPEECH Best Film of 2010 |url=http://phoenixfilmcriticssociety.org/article/144/phoenix-film-critics-name-the-kings-speech-best-film-of-2010.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230234930/http://phoenixfilmcriticssociety.org/article/144/phoenix-film-critics-name-the-kings-speech-best-film-of-2010.html |archive-date=December 30, 2010 |access-date=December 29, 2010 |publisher=Phoenix Film Critics Society}}</ref> "I See the Light" was nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] at the [[83rd Academy Awards]], but lost to "[[We Belong Together (Randy Newman song)|We Belong Together]]" from ''Toy Story 3''.<ref name="academyawards">{{cite web |title=Academy Awards nomination list |url=http://www.thestate.com/2011/01/25/1662596/academy-awards-nomination-list.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110405165305/http://www.thestate.com/2011/01/25/1662596/academy-awards-nomination-list.html |archive-date=April 5, 2011 |access-date=January 25, 2011 |work=TheState.com}}</ref> It has also been nominated for 37th [[Saturn Award for Best Animated Film]].<ref name="Variety37thSaturn">{{cite web |author=Saturn Awards |date=February 24, 2011 |title="Inception" dreams up 9 Nominations for the 37th Annual Saturn Awards while AMC's "The Walking Dead" walks away with 6 |url=https://www.variety.com/graphics/photos/_storypics/SaturnAwards2011.doc |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815164708/http://www.variety.com/graphics/photos/_storypics/SaturnAwards2011.doc |archive-date=August 15, 2011 |access-date=August 10, 2014 |work=Variety |format=DOC}}</ref> ''Tangled'' won best 3D scene of the year at the second annual International 3D Society Creative Arts Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/events/dragon-pixar-disney-top-3d-society-creative-arts-awards|title=Dragon, Pixar, Disney top 3D Society Creative Arts Awards|work=AnimationMagazine.net|date=February 10, 2011 |access-date=February 10, 2011}}</ref> ''Tangled'' was also nominated for favorite film in the British Academy Children Awards for Favorite Film, competing against films like ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Parts 1'' & ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2|2]]'', ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'', ''[[Cars 2]]'', and ''[[Kung Fu Panda 2]]''.<ref name=BAFTABAFTA>{{cite web|title=British Academy Children's Awards Nominations Announced|url=http://www.bafta.org/press/british-academy-childrens-awards-nominations-announced,165,SNS.html|website=[[British Academy Children's Awards]]|date=October 23, 2011|access-date=June 27, 2014|archive-date=July 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714135220/http://www.bafta.org/press/british-academy-childrens-awards-nominations-announced,165,SNS.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=BAFTAfail>{{cite web|title=2011 British Academy Children's Awards Winners Announced|url=http://www.bafta.org/press/british-academy-childrens-awards-winners,172,SNS.html|website=[[British Academy Children's Awards]]|date=November 27, 2011|access-date=June 27, 2014|archive-date=July 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714202529/http://www.bafta.org/press/british-academy-childrens-awards-winners,172,SNS.html|url-status=live}}</ref> {{Anchor|Awards|Accolades}} {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Group ! Category ! Result ! {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |- | [[83rd Academy Awards]] | [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] ("[[I See the Light]]") | rowspan=10 {{Nom}} |<ref name="academyawards" /> |- | rowspan="2"|[[38th Annie Awards]] | Best Animated Feature Film |<ref name="annieawards" /> |- | Writing in a Feature Production (Dan Fogelman) |<ref name="annieawards" /> |- ||[[British Academy Children's Awards]] (BAFTA) | Favourite Film |<ref name="BAFTABAFTA" /><ref name="BAFTAfail" /> |- | rowspan="2"|[[16th Critics' Choice Awards|Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2010]] | Best Animated Feature Film |<ref name="Critics_choice_1" /> |- | Best Song ("I See the Light") |<ref name="Critics_choice_1" /> |- | rowspan="2"|[[68th Golden Globe Awards]] | [[Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film|Best Animated Feature Film]] |<ref name="GoldenGlobe" /> |- | Best Song ("I See the Light") |<ref name="GoldenGlobe" /> |- |- | [[Motion Picture Sound Editors|Golden Reel Awards]] | [[Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Musical for Feature Film|Best Sound Editing: Music in a Musical Feature Film]] |<ref>{{cite web |title=2011 Golden Reel Award Nominees: Feature Films |url=http://www.mpse.org/goldenreels/2011awards/2011featurenominees.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928021641/http://www.mpse.org/goldenreels/2011awards/2011featurenominees.html |archive-date=September 28, 2011 |access-date=August 10, 2011 |publisher=[[Motion Picture Sound Editors]]}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"|[[54th Grammy Awards]] | Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media |<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last=Gans |first=Andrew |date=February 13, 2012 |title=Alan Menken and Glenn Slater Win Grammy Award |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/159598-Alan-Menken-and-Glenn-Slater-Win-Grammy-Award |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810184145/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/159598-Alan-Menken-and-Glenn-Slater-Win-Grammy-Award |archive-date=August 10, 2014 |access-date=December 16, 2013 |website=Playbill |publisher=Playbill, Inc}}</ref> |- | Best Song Written For Visual Media ("I See the Light") | rowspan=3 {{Won}} |<ref name=":0" /> |- ||Las Vegas Film Critics Society | Best Song ("I See the Light") |<ref>{{cite web |last=King |first=Susan |date=December 16, 2010 |title=Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/awards/2010/12/las-vegas-film-critics-society-awards.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207001058/https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/awards/2010/12/las-vegas-film-critics-society-awards.html |archive-date=February 7, 2021 |access-date=December 16, 2013 |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> |- | [[National Movie Awards|National Movie Awards 2011]] | Animation |<ref>{{cite web |title=NMA Winners – 2011 |url=http://www.nationalmovieawards.com/winners |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019224608/http://www.nationalmovieawards.com/winners |archive-date=October 19, 2013 |access-date=August 10, 2014 |website=National Movie Awards}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"|Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Animated Film | rowspan=6 {{Nom}} |<ref name="Phoenix" /> |- | Best Original Song ("I've Got a Dream") |<ref name="Phoenix" /> |- | [[37th Saturn Awards]] | Best Animated Film |<ref name="Variety37thSaturn" /> |- | [[2011 Teen Choice Awards]] | Choice Animated Movie Voice (Zachary Levi) |<ref>{{cite web |date=June 29, 2011 |title=Teen Choice Awards Nominees – 2011 List |url=http://www.nationalledger.com/pop-culture-news/teen-choice-awards-nominees-113674.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309012933/http://www.nationalledger.com/pop-culture-news/teen-choice-awards-nominees-113674.shtml |archive-date=March 9, 2012 |access-date=July 1, 2011 |work=NationalLedger.com}}</ref> |- |rowspan="2"|[[9th Visual Effects Society Awards]] |[[Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture|Outstanding Animation in an Animated Feature Motion Picture]] ([[Clay Kaytis]], [[John Kahrs]], [[Glen Keane]], [[Roy Conli]]) |<ref name=":2">{{cite web |title=9th Annual VES Awards |url=https://www.visualeffectssociety.com/ayear/9th-annual-ves-awards |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331133444/https://www.visualeffectssociety.com/ayear/9th-annual-ves-awards |archive-date=March 31, 2019 |access-date=December 22, 2017 |work=visual effects society}}</ref> |- |Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture (Tony Smeed, Amy Smeed, Becky Bresee, Kira Lehtomaki for "Rapunzel") |<ref name=":2" /> |}
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