| Country | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 18 December 2002 | |
| France | 18 December 2002 | |
| Denmark | 7 February 2003 | (premiere) |
| Germany | 9 February 2003 | (Berlin International Film Festival) |
| Norway | 29 April 2003 | (Kristiansand International Children's Film Festival) |
| Denmark | 30 September 2003 | (Buster Children's Film Festival) |
| USA | 28 October 2003 | (Chicago International Children's Film Festival) |
| Greenland | 19 December 2003 | (Greenlandic version) |
| Sweden | 25 December 2003 | |
| South Korea | 30 January 2004 | |
| Bulgaria | 19 March 2004 | |
| Israel | 8 July 2004 | |
| Japan | 10 July 2004 | (Tokyo) |
| Greece | 17 December 2004 | |
| Spain | 22 December 2004 | |
| Hungary | 26 December 2004 | (TV premiere) |
| USA | 8 February 2005 | (DVD premiere) |
| Argentina | 9 April 2010 | (Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema) |
| Drengen der ville gøre det umulige | Denmark (original title) |
| L'enfant qui voulait être un ours | Canada (French title) / France |
| Der Junge, der ein Bär sein wollte | Germany |
| Drengen der ville være bjørn | Denmark (alternative title) |
| El niño que quería ser oso | Argentina (festival title) |
| El niño que queria ser un oso | Spain |
| Gutten som ville være bjørn | Norway |
| Jääkarhupoika | Finland (festival title) |
| Menneskebjørnen | Denmark (working title) |
| Nukappiaraq nanoorusttoq | Greenland |
| Pojken som ville vara isbjörn | Sweden |
| The Boy Who Wanted to Be a Bear | USA |
| The Boy Who Wanted to Do the Impossible | UK |
| To paidi pou ithele na ginei arkouda | Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title) |
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