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== Marketing and release ==
[[File:Simpsons teaser trailer.png|right|thumb|240px|[[Homer Simpson]] sitting on his couch in a Superman t-shirt and briefs in the teaser trailer that debuted on March 31, 2006.]]
*In 'Treehouse of Horror XVII', first shown on November 5, 2006, in the credits executive producer Al Jean's name had the date of the release as a middle name.
*A teaser trailer for the film was attached to the film ''Ice Age: The Meltdown'' from March 31, 2006 onwards; the same trailer was then broadcast during the April 2 episode of ''The Simpsons'', "[[Million-Dollar Abie]]".
*In July 2006, two clips of early, black and white, unfinished animatic footage from the film were shown to audiences during a ''Simpsons'' panel at Comic-Con 2006, with a third animatic clip being released on the ''The Simpsons The Complete Ninth Season'' DVD boxset.
*A 1½-minute-long trailer was then shown on November 12, 2006, immediately after the second act of ''The Simpsons'' episode "[[G.I. (Annoyed Grunt)]]".
*Another 1½-minute trailer appeared on ''The Sun'' newspaper's website on December 11, 2006.
*On the February 14, 2007, episode of ''[[American Idol]]'', footage was shown of the contestants attending a private screening where they were shown an early preview of the first theatrical trailer. The same trailer was then shown during ''The Simpsons'' episode "[[Springfield Up]]" on February 18, 2007, and was made available online shortly afterwards.
*A short TV spot was then aired during the episode "[[You Kent Always Say What You Want]]".
[[File:Simpsons movie animatic 3.png|right|250px|thumb|[[Marge]] and [[Homer]] look at the silo in their back yard in the animatic included on the season 9 DVD set.]]
*[[McFarlane Toys]] released a line of action figures based on the film, these include Ned Flanders and Bart looking over a rock at a character that is covered by a "Top Secret Character" logo. Others include Bart skateboarding naked having been dared by Sherri and Terri (changed to Homer in the actual film), Homer and Plopper, and Itchy & Scratchy in "Presidential Politics". Also a series of "movie mayhem" figures, depicting the family in a cinema, were released.
*''[[The Simpsons Game]]'' was released to coincide with the film's DVD release.
*Samsung released a special ''Simpsons Movie'' phone, and Microsoft released a limited edition Simpsons Xbox 360.
*Other merchandise that was released includes a ''The Simpsons Movie'' donut-shaped stress reliever, as well as a badge pack.
*As a promotion for the film, [[7-Eleven Kwik-E-Mart Promotion|twelve 7-Eleven stores across the United States and Canada were transformed into Kwik-E-Marts]], and sell [[Squishee]]s, [[Buzz Cola]] and Krusty-O's Cereal.
*The film is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for "irreverent humor throughout". The rating had been expected by the production staff.
*Fox held a competition between sixteen Springfields across the United States to host the American premiere, with Springfield, Vermont being selected as the winner.
*Test screenings were held in Portland, Oregon and Tempe, Arizona.
*The film made a total of $526,417,972 worldwide at the box-office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3195110913|title=The Simpsons Movie|author=Box Office Mojo}}</ref>
**It was the highest-grossing adult-animated film (rated PG-13 or higher) worldwide, until 2025, being defeated by the anime film {{W|Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle}}, and Chinese film {{W|Ne Zha 2}} (by an approximately 4x margin, although grossing almost entirely in China). <!-- Could be 2019, but Wikipedia's "List of highest-grossing adult animated films" lists the first Ne Zha as PG-13 and IMDB as PG under American ratings -->
*The film garnered an 90% freshness rating on critical site {{W|Rotten Tomatoes}}.
*At the 2007 MLB Allstar game, Homer announced the starting lineups and saying something funny about each player: "Chase Utley, wait why would I want to do that?"
*The film was the most watched film of summer 2007 in Europe and many states.
*Various toys based off characters were included in Big Kids Meals at [[Burger King]]s.