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 …

Zemeckis Bombs with “Mars Needs Moms”

Robert Zemeckis’s animation career climaxed in a spectacular crash and burn with last weekend’s release of the Simon Wells-directed Mars …

“Rango” Opens at #1

Less people in the United States attended the movies last month than any February since 1995. The only bright spot in Hollywood right …

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 …

“The Illusionist” talkback

Sylvain Chomet’s The Illusionist opens today on 3 screens in the United States. They are: Laemmle Royal (11523 Santa Monica Blvd., LA, …

U.S. poster for “The Illusionist”

Sony Pictures Classics has just released the U.S. one-sheet poster for Sylvain Chomet’s The Illusionist and we are pleased to be the …