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‘Puss In Boots’ Returns To 2nd Spot At Domestic Box Office, Nears $300M Globally
Crunchyroll hosted another strong anime release while ‘Boonie Bears’ ninth feature was a hit in China.
Feature Film
From fully-animated features to vfx-driven live-action films, animation is an integral part of the theatrical marketplace today.
Matt Kiel’s Pastel-Drenched Feature ‘Unicorn Boy’ Premieres At Slamdance This Weekend
Kiel single-handedly, directed, and animated the film.
Inaugural Niigata International Animation Festival Unveils Its Competition Lineup
Niigata’s competition lineup features 10 titles with producers from 12 countries. Japanese animation legend Mamoru Oshii is the jury president of the first edition.
‘Pinocchio,’ ‘Marcel,’ ‘Puss In Boots,’ And ‘Turning Red’ To Face Off Again After Scoring BAFTA Animated Feature Nominations
“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinoccchio” was also nominated in the production design and original score categories.
Netflix Unveils Its First Adam Sandler Animated Title ‘Leo,’ Headed By ‘Hotel Transylvania’ And ‘SNL’ Writing Team
The kids and family feature will debut on Netflix on November 22 of this year.
‘Pinocchio,’ ‘Turning Red,’ ‘ The Boy, The Mole, The Fox And The Horse’ Lead Annie Award Nominations
After earning 51 nominations and 20 wins last year, Netflix again leads the pack with 50 nominations.
‘Puss In Boots: The Last Wish’ Passes $100M At Domestic Box Office After Phenomenal Fourth Weekend
Despite being available to rent now, “Puss in Boots” pulled in more money at the U.S. box office in its fourth weekend than the prior weekend.
Powered By ‘One Piece’ And ‘The First Slam Dunk,’ Toei Finishes 2022 With Best Box Office In Company History
The company pulled in nearly a quarter-billion dollars at the Japanese box office, surpassing its previous record set in 2009.
For Second Year In A Row, Netflix Wins Critics Choice Award For Animated Feature With ‘Pinocchio’
It is also the third year in a row that a direct-to-streaming animated film has won the Critics Choice animation honor.
Twitter Users Pick Their Favorite Animated Features That Aren’t Big-Budget American Films
Here’s a great collection of animated features that push perceptions of what the art form can be.
Five Animated Features That Academy Voters Shouldn’t Overlook This Awards Season
These standout features from 2022 deserve a close look from Oscar voters.
‘Mother Land,’ South Korea’s First Stop-Motion Feature In 45 Years, Hits Korean Theaters Later This Month
The film opens January 25 in Korean theaters.
‘Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio’ Wins Best Animated Feature Golden Globe
In his acceptance speech, del Toro reminded audiences that, “Animation is cinema,” and that it is “not a genre for kids; it’s a medium.”
NBCUniversal To Take The Top 3 Animation Box Office Spots From 2022 As ‘Puss In Boots’ Continues To Put Up Big Numbers
Universal’s other two winners in 2022 were “Minions: The Rise of Gru” and “The Bad Guys.”
Chris Williams Is Developing Two New Features At Netflix, Including A ‘Sea Beast’ Sequel
He is also developing an original fantasy film that is tonally between “Lord of the Rings” and “Princess Bride.”
‘Cricket & Antoinette,’ Croatia’s First-Ever CG-Animated Feature, Releases Tomorrow
The film, directed by Luka Rukavina and produced by Zagreb-based animation studio Diedra, will be distributed in more than 30 territories.
‘Puss In Boots’ Finds New Legs Over New Year’s Weekend As ‘Avatar’ Continues To Dominate
And ‘Strange World’ inched closer to ‘Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero’ in total NA box office.
Animation Coming To Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, Prime Video, Crunchyroll, And More In January 2023
Hulu debuts ‘Koala Man’ as other platforms bring back favorites including ‘The Legend of Vox Machina,’ ‘Vinland Saga,’ and ‘The Bad Batch.’
Chris Williams’ ‘The Sea Beast’ Was Netflix’s Sixth Most Popular English-Language Film Of 2022
No animated series made this year’s Top 10, although ‘The Sandman,’ featuring an animated half-episode by Hisko Hulsing, was eighth.
‘Avatar’ Crosses $850 Million Globally As ‘Puss In Boots’ Domestic Debut Is Battered By Brutal Weather
Both films are also being hurt by a down Chinese box office as ‘Strange World’ goes out with a whimper.
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