Animation Fuels IMAX To Its Best Year Ever: $1.28 Billion Worldwide Box Office
A mythical Chinese blockbuster, a Japanese anime mega-IP, and James Cameron's VFX-driven spectacle drove IMAX to its biggest year ever.
A mythical Chinese blockbuster, a Japanese anime mega-IP, and James Cameron's VFX-driven spectacle drove IMAX to its biggest year ever.
China’s box office surged 22% in 2025, led by record-breaking animated hits like 'Ne Zha 2,' 'Zootopia 2,' and 'Nobody.'
Powered by international audiences and impressive holiday legs, the sequel has reshaped expectations for Disney Animation franchises.
A preliminary calendar of animated feature films releasing in 2026, from major studio sequels to original anime, Pixar, Disney, and indie titles.
The pre-holiday box office sees ‘David’ surprise, ‘SpongeBob’ stumble, ‘Zootopia 2’ carry on, and ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ dominate globally.
The adult-led animated feature’s breakout week highlights shifting audience tastes and bolsters commercial confidence for Malaysian studios.
India’s Green Gold and the U.K.’s Red Kite unveiled their collaboration during a particularly animation-vibrant edition of the Goa Film Festival.
Explore the groundbreaking experiments and innovations in computer animation that paved the way for Pixar’s 'Toy Story,' released 30 years ago this weekend.
The 'Frozen' stars unprecedented paydays demonstrate the disproportionate gains earned by artists who craft animation's most lucrative IPs.
Angel is positioning the animated musical as a broad-audience holiday event, emphasizing scale, spectacle, and mainstream appeal.
Swarr says more animators should try game creation: “The tools and communities are here; it’s never been more accessible.”
Ishan Shukla ('Star wars: Visions') directs 'Baahubali: The Eternal War,' an ambitious CG-animated epic expanding SS Rajamouli’s blockbuster universe.
The film is a collaboration with South Africa’s Sunrise Animation Studios (Jungle Beat: The Movie) and directed by Phil Cunningham and Brent Dawes.
The 24 Hours Animation Contest 2025 honors global student filmmakers for creativity, resilience, and record-breaking participation worldwide.
LightBox Expo returns Oct. 24–26 with panels on 'Zootopia 2,' 'Wicked,' 'KPop Demon Hunters,' and more, plus awards honoring Tim Burton and Stan Winston.
Joel Kuwahara, co-founder of Bento Box Entertainment, has exited the Fox-owned studio, marking the end of its founding leadership era.
'Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle' scored a $132.1M global weekend, including $70M from its NA debut, making it the biggest anime opener ever in the States.
Despite being available for two months and being seen over 200 million times already, 'KPop Demon Hunters' posted the weekend's top box office performance.
Fox promotes Dana Tafoya-Cameron to lead Bento Box Entertainment, the animation studio for shows including 'Bob’s Burgers,' 'Hazbin Hotel.'
Disney's 2025 Accelerator selects Animaj, DramaBox, Haddy, and Liminal Space to explore new opportunities in animation, AI, and immersive media.