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Animation Magazine’s Oscar Watch [Part 1 of 4]
Early award season watchers seem to be unable (or unwilling) to pick frontrunners in the animation race this year. But most of them have high hopes for a certain Belgian boy reporter and his dog Snowy. A wise man once said that the greatest friend of truth is time. So, [...]
Box Office Gods Smile at ‘Immortals’ and ‘Puss’
It was a good weekend for Tarsem Singh’s Immortals, the vfx-laden Henry Cavill-starrer, which was the No. 1 movie at the box office and made $32 million in the U.S. and $36 million overseas. In the third spot, DreamWorks’ swash-buckling hero Puss in Boots brought in another $25.5 million, making [...]
‘Puss in Boots’ Lands on Top Again
DreamWorks’ swashbuckling cat stole the number one spot at the box office for the second week in a row, crushing Brett Ratner’s Tower Heist, with a $33 million weekender. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the 3D toon had the smallest drop ever for a non-holiday, and has made $75.5 million [...]
18 Films Submitted in Animated Feature Oscar Race
Eighteen features have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 84th Academy Awards. The 18 submitted features are: The Adventures of Tintin Alois Nebel Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked Arthur Christmas Cars 2 A Cat in Paris Chico & Rita Gnomeo & Juliet Happy Feet [...]
Del Toro to Shepherd DreamWorks Feature ‘Alma’
DreamWorks Animation is moving ahead on its next film with Guillermo del Toro, who will oversee a feature based on the short film Alma, according to the Los Angeles Times. The feature version of Alma will be scripted by Megan Holley and directed by Rodrigo Blaas, formerly of Pixar. Del [...]
Weak ‘Puss’ Opening Disappoints DreamWorks Investors
DreamWorks Animation’s Puss in Boots is tops at the box office, but that’s not translating into admiration on Wall Street. Shares in the company fell 8 percent on Monday on news of Puss in Boots‘ $34 million opening weekend, which was good enough to make it No. 1 at the [...]
‘Puss’ Stomps to $34M Debut; ‘Tintin’ Impresses Overseas
Two toons won the two different box office races this weekend, with DreamWorks Animation’s Puss in Boots topping the domestic rankings and breaking a Halloween weekend record, while The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn was the top film in the rest of the world. Puss in Boots [...]
DreamWorks Animation Extends Globe’s Contract
DreamWorks Animation has extended the employment contract of chief marketing officer Anne Globe. She will continue to have responsibility for all global marketing activity, including corporate brand building, as well as theatrical, TV and ancillary marketing efforts for all of DreamWorks Animation’s properties through Jan. 1, 2014. “Her creativity, dedication [...]
DreamWorks’ ‘Puss in Boots’ Powered by HP
Tech giant HP has announced that DreamWorks Animation chose HP technology to push the boundaries of CG animation for its most technically advanced film to day, the Shrek spin-off Puss in Boots, which hits theaters this Friday, October 28. Artists working on Puss in Boots used more than 200 high-performance [...]
Early Critics Say ‘Puss in Boots’ Is Cat’s Meow
Since DreamWorks Animation’s Puss in Boots will finally be released this Friday release (Oct. 28), both Variety and The Hollywood Reporter have posted their reviews of the movie already. Studio head Jeffrey Katzenberg, director Chris Miller, and producers Joe Aguilar and Latifa Ouaou should be relieved as early reviewers admire [...]
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