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‘X-Men’ Tops Box Office; ‘Panda’ Crosses $100M Mark
The VFX-driven superhero film X-Men: First Class handily outclassed the competition at the box office this weekend, thanks to strong reviews and good word of mouth, while DreamWorks Animation’s Kung Fu Panda 2 crossed the $100 million mark. A Fox release, X-Men: First Class sold an estimated $56 million worth [...]
‘Pirates’ 4 Finds Huge Treasure in Foreign Ports
The tide was high for the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean movie this weekend, though perhaps not as high as the Walt Disney Co. would have liked — at least domestically. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides pulled in an estimated $90 million at the domestic box office in [...]
‘Five’ is Fast, But ‘Rio’ Hangs On as ‘Hoodwinked’ Struggles
Most of the attention this weekend was on the blazing fast start for Universal’s Fast Five, which had the best opening of the year to date and Universal’s best-ever opening ever with an estimated $80 million in ticket sales. Fox’s animated feature Rio, however, held on pretty well, taking a [...]
Renner, Lopez, Ansari Join ‘Ice Age 4′ Cast
Ice Age: Continental Drift is adding some cast members to the venerable animation franchise. Among the actors The Hollywood Reporter says are lending their voices to the next installment of the Blue Sky Studios/Fox franchise are Jeremy Renner, Wanda Sykes, Keke Palmer, Jennifer Lopez, Aziz Ansari and hip-hop star Drake. The [...]
‘Rio’ Retains Box Office Crown Over Easter Weekend
Animation ruled the Easter weekend box office, with Blue Sky Studios’ stereoscopic 3D feature Rio repeating as the top film. Rio, released by Fox, took in an estimated $26.8 million this weekend to bring its total domestic gross to about $81 million. But the film’s real strength is apparent overseas, [...]
Rejoice in the Release of ‘American Dad, Vol. 6′ on DVD
Get in line, Seth-heads — the most recent release from the Seth McFarlane-Fox animation alliance is arriving this week with the release of American Dad, Vol. 6 (Fox, $39.98). The three-disc box set includes all 18 episodes from season five, including “Rapture’s Delight.” Bonus features include deleted scenes and audio [...]
‘Rio’ Rocks the Box Office with $40M Opening in U.S.
It looks like Rio found the party it was looking for. The animated feature from Blue Sky Studios and Fox trounced the competition at the box office, earning an estimated $40 million in ticket sales its opening weekend. That’s the best opening weekend gross of any movie to date for [...]
‘Rio’ Ready to Party at the U.S. Box Office
The box office goes in two very distinct directions this weekend, with horror fans likely headed to Scream 4 while animation offers a bright 3D trip to Rio. Directed by Carlos Saldanha and produced by Fox’s Blue Sky Studios, the animated feature Rio is set to open in an estimated [...]
‘Rio’ Conquers the World, While ‘Hop’ Repeats in U.S.
Rio opened big overseas, while domestic moviegoers made it clear that they prefer to see Russell Brand in animated movies over live-action remakes. Fox and Blue Sky Studios’ Rio opened with an estimated $55 million in ticket sales in 72 foreign markets. The film played particularly well in Brazil, Russia, [...]
Fox Gives ‘Bob’s Burgers’ a Second Season
Fox has ordered a second season of the animated comedy series Bob’s Burgers. “Bob’s Burgers has proved to be a perfect neighbor to our slate of fan-favorite animated families this year,” said Kevin Reilly, president of entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Co. “The series has found its own really unique, irreverent voice [...]
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German software producer Boinx has unveiled some special upgrades the 3.1...
