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Who Won The 2011 Animated B.O. Derby?
Now that we have embarked on a brand new year, it’s a good time to look back and see how our favorite animated movies performed at the box office in 2011. Here’s a quick snapshot of the year in toons, which also includes the average critical reactions as compiled by [...]
Academy Animation Branch Snubs ‘Smurfs’
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences’ Animation Branch has decided not to qualify Sony’s live-action/CG hybrid blockbuster The Smurfs for the Best Animated Feature Category, Reuters reports. While the film was included in the Academy’s list of 18 toons submitted for consideration in the category, revealed in November, [...]
‘Chico and Rita’ Wins Best Euro Animated Film Prize
As we’re waiting to hear about Annie Award nominations on Monday (Dec. 4), we can update you on some of the recent animation noms and wins that happened over the past few days. Over the weekend, the Spanish feature Chico & Rita, which is directed by Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal [...]
Animated Bieber Helps Santa in Music Video
Taking a break from his tabloid headaches, Canadian singer Justin Bieber is getting a little more animated this holiday season. The new Animagic video for his latest Christmas release “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town” features an animated version of the young performer interacting with famous scenes from the Rankin-Bass’s [...]
A Halloween Treat from ‘Transylvania’
Sony Pictures Animation has a tasty morsel for the toon town kiddies in honor of Halloween: The first character designs for Dracula (voiced by Adam Sandler), star of their upcoming CG animated feature Hotel Transylvania. Due out Sept. 12, 2012, the flick focuses on Dracula who runs a lavish resort [...]
Fans Flock to ‘Tintin’ in France and Belgium
Steven Spielberg’s The Adventures of Tintin is doing fantastique business in France and Belgium, bringing in $4.7 million in ticket sales since its Wednesday opening in theaters. Variety reports that the Sony, which is distributing the film in Europe (except the U.K. where it’s handled by Paramount), is expecting Tintin [...]
‘Lion King’ Swallows ‘Dolphin Tale’ in B.O. Battle
For the second week in a row, Disney’s 3-D retooling of The Lion King ruled the box office, taking in $22.1 million domestically. In addition, the 17-year-old movie brought in an additional $1 million overseas, adding up its global gross to $77.7 million. Disney Home Ent. originally planned to release [...]
3net Debuts World’s First Kids 3D Block
3net, the 24/7 3D network from Sony, Discovery and IMAX, will premiere the world’s first dedicated children’s 3D programming block with two new animated 3D series – Bolts & Blip and Dream Defenders — in a prime-time special Sept. 25. The “3net Three Dee Kids” Saturday and Sunday morning lineup will [...]
New ‘Puss in Boots’ Motion Poster Is Cat’s Meow
New promotional material for the holiday season’s animated features are debuting on the web every day. We’ve seen photos, posters and trailers for Paramount’s The Adventures of Tintin, Sony/Aardman’s Arthur Christmas, Disney’s The Muppet Show and Warner Bros.’ Happy Feet 2 competing for fan attention, and today, it’s time for [...]
Reel FX, Crest Propose 10-Pic Venture
India’s Crest Animation Studios and U.S.-based vfx studio Reel FX are looking to join forces in a proposed $220 million venture that would generate 10 films over eight year, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Crest’s recent feature products include two coproductions with Canada’s Lionsgate Ent. (Norm of the North, Alpha [...]
A Real-Life Replica of...
Cowabunga, dude! A real-life replica of Simpsons’ hometown of Springfield is...
Blue Sky’s...
Epic, the new animated adventure from director Chris Wedge and his gifted team...
