In fact, 500,000 people have already purchased advance tickets to the film, which opens today (April 22) on Earth Day.

“With half a million new trees committed so far, Disneynature’s first film is already making an impact on the world—and ‘EARTH’ hasn’t even opened yet,” Mark Zoradi, president of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Group, said in a statement. “We’re so pleased that moviegoers have embraced this film and our tree-planting initiative to this degree and we expect the numbers to keep climbing.”

The film is narrated by the famous voice of James Earl Jones and follows the stories of three animal families as they travel the world – a polar bear and her cubs, elephants and a humpback and her baby.

I really wish I had the time to go see it today but unfortunately for me, I’ll have to wait for the weekend. Until then, here is a preview we featured here a few weeks ago. Enjoy!

Original story at Access Hollywood.

Disneynature has released a new featurette entitled “Heritage” that provides a glimpse into what moviegoers might expect once the film is released to theaters in April.

The “Heritage” featurette takes you through Walt Disney’s dream of creating nature documentaries, from his “Bambi” and “True Life Adventures” to the creation of the Disneynature label in his legacy. Award-winning Director Alastair Fothergill also speaks about the EARTH documentary and the spectacular scenes featured

For more information, visit the official movie site of Earth.