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Pixar’s ‘Brave’ Princess Rules the Weekend Box Office
We can all take a deep breath. Pixar has still got its box office superpowers. The studio’s 13th animated feature Brave took the number-one spot at the box office, with a remarkable $66.7 million domestic gross. Pixar’s first movie with a female lead proved to be the fifth best debut [...]
Everything You Need to Know About Pixar’s ‘Brave’
Pixar breaks the toon and tech molds once again with its 3-D Scottish princess adventure tale. Move over, Cinderella: There’s a new princess in town, and she’s got more than a time-sensitive pumpkin to worry about. Meet Merida, the red-headed, bow-and-arrow-toting teen heroine of Disney-Pixar’s latest animated adventure, Brave, which [...]
Pixar Unleashes Trailer & Images for ‘Monsters University’
Only two days before the nationwide release of its summer movie Brave, Disney/Pixar has unveiled new images and a trailer for the studio’s 2013 summer movie Monsters University. Slated for a June 21, 2013 release, the movie is directed by Dan Scanlon (Cars, Master and the Ghostlight), produced by Kori [...]
‘Madagascar 3' Rules the Box Office Again
The traveling Zoosters of DreamWorks’ Madagascar 3 showed some excellent staying power this weekend, landing at the No. 1 spot for the second week in a row. The third outing for the franchise brought in $10 million on Friday and was expected to end the weekend with a $36 million [...]
Lasseter Reveals More About ‘The Good Dinosaur’
With fans’ anticipation for Brave reaching high-frenzy levels in the next couple of weeks, the folks at Bleeding Cool managed to chat with Disney/Pixar Chief Creative Officer John Lasseter about some of Pixar’s upcoming movies. Here’s what he had to say about The Good Dinosaur and Pete Docter’s “inside-the-mind” project. [...]
Pixar Honors Steve Jobs in ‘Brave’ End Credits
Pixar is paying special tribute to Steve Jobs in the end credits of Brave. According to the Wall Street Journal, an early cut of the movie includes a moment in the end credits where a will-o’-the-wisp flits on screen around Jobs’ name. Jobs was co-founder and CEO of Pixar, in [...]
Senior VP of Communications Don Levy to Leave Sony
Don Levy, the well-respected and tireless senior VP of communications at Sony Pictures Digital, is leaving the company on June 4. Levy, who has been with the studio for 17 years, will be pursuing a new family entertainment project. He will also be a visiting scholar at USC and teach entertainment [...]
Pixar’s ‘Brave’ to Premiere at New Dolby Theatre
Disney/Pixar’s Brave will have its world premiere on June 18, 2012, at the new Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. The red-carpet event is a special presentation for Film Independent’s 2012 Los Angeles Film Festival, four days ahead of its national release date in theaters. The newly refurbished Dolby Theatre is located [...]
L.A. Film Festival Spotlights Women in Animation
This year, the Los Angeles Film Festival shines the spotlight on the contributions of women to the world of animation. The special panel “Women of Wonder – A Celebration of Women in Animation” on Sunday, June 17 from 2:30-5:00 celebrates the accomplishments in this field, examine the broader challenges for [...]
‘Avengers’ Beats ‘Avatar’s’ Two-Week Record
Audiences kept the love strong for Disney/Marvel’s The Avengers, during the film’s second weekend at the U.S. box office. The film brought in an estimated $100.4 million Stateside, making its cume a total $373.2 million. James Cameron’s former record holder made $75 million in its second weekend at the box [...]
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