In the US, “Hop” on Top, Abroad a Flop

Hop, Illumination Entertainment’s second animated feature following last year’s Despicable Me, debuted in first place in North America …

Weekend Box Office Report

Animation wasn’t much of a factor at the North American box office this week. Here are the FINALS for the 4-day holiday weekend with …

Weekend Box Office Report

No new animated films this week in the US. The quick fading Yogi Bear dropped from fourth to eighth place with an FINAL $6.6 million and …

“Megamind” Holds Top Box Office Spot

For the second weekend in a row, DreamWorks Animation’s Megamind finished atop the North American box office with a final take of $29.1 …

“My Dog Tulip” has terrific debut

Paul and Sandra Fierlinger’s My Dog Tulip had a terrific debut last week with the third-highest per-theater average at the North American …

Shelter Stories

Speaking of animator Paul Fierlinger (as we did yesterday), The Animal Shelter Project and the Humane Society have brought Fierlinger …

“My Dog Tulip” opening in New York

Paul Fierlinger’s animated feature My Dog Tulip opens an exclusive two-week run on September 1st at the Film Forum in New York. It opens …

My Dog Tulip gets a U.S. distributor

As previously noted here, good U.S. distribution for an independent animated feature is very tricky thing to acquire. Nina Paley went the …