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Box Office: ‘Mario’ Stays On Top, ‘Detective Conan’ Opens Huge, ‘Hoppers’ Holds Strong In Global Top Five

'Detective Conan' opened big in Japan with $26 million, landing third at the global box office despite the single-territory release.

Box Office Report

Box Office: ‘Hoppers’ Holds Strong As ‘GOAT’ Nears $100M And ‘Pout-Pout’ Flops Like A Fish

Pixar's 'Hoppers' is outpacing all other post-Covid Hollywood animated originals, but a Mario-shaped cloud looms over the horizon.

CGI

Netflix Becomes Maximum-Level Patron Of Blender’s Development Fund

The streamer pledged at least €240,000/year, reinforcing Blender’s position as a professional, open-source tool for high-end animation pipelines.

Interviews

How ‘The Stars Aligned’ For Émilie Tronche’s ‘Samuel’ To Reach Netflix Worldwide (Exclusive Trailer)

'Samuel' creator Émilie Tronche discusses the unlikely journey of her minimalist coming-of-age series ahead of its Netflix debut.

Awards

2026 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Inkwo For When The Starving Return’ Director Amanda Strong

Strong’s haunting stop-motion short unspools in the near future, where the fate of the world rests on Dove, a mysterious warrior who can shift gender.

Series

Nostalgia, Controversy, And Strong Storytelling Lead To Big Ratings For ‘King Of The Hill,’ ‘South Park’

'King of the Hill’s' Hulu revival and 'South Park’s' record ratings show heritage animated comedies are thriving with huge audiences on TV and streaming.

Feature Film

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Isn’t Holding Strong, It’s Getting Bigger: The First Netflix Film Ever To Hit A Viewing Peak In Its Fifth Week

Defying streaming norms, Netflix’s 'KPop Demon Hunters' is gaining steam weeks after release, topping charts globally with its music, animation, and fandom power.

Box Office Report

As Live-Action Films Continue To Falter At Box Office, ‘The Wild Robot’ Holds Strong At #2

Four out of the top ten films at the U.S. weekend box office were animated.

Artist Rights

Electronic Arts Lays Off 5% Of Its Global Workforce As Part Of Second Major Restructuring In Two Years

Eleven months after laying off roughly 800 workers, EA is letting go of another 670, canceling in-development games, and shuttering at least one studio.

Animator Spotlight

Animator Spotlight: Kelly Armstrong

Armstrong animated some of the most memorable and unhinged sequences from the iconic 1990s Nicktoon 'The Ren & Stimpy Show.'

Box Office Report

‘PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie’ Is The Year’s 8th Highest-Grossing Animated Feature After Strong Third Weekend

'Mighty Movie' has now passed the first 'PAW Patrol' film's domestic take and is a lock to pass it's global haul.

Feature Film

‘The Monkey King’ Scores Second Place On Netflix’s Global Top 10 List, ‘Miraculous’ Still Holding Strong

A strong debut from 'The Monkey King' continues a positive trend for Netflix original animation.

Box Office Report

Historical Epic ‘Chang’An’ Is Set For A Huge Chinese Opening Weekend After Strong Previews

'Chang’An' is the first from the history-based New Culture series of films being developed at China's Light Chaser Animation.

Box Office Report

Home-Grown Animated Features Are Posting Strong Results In International Markets

You may have not heard much about them in the U.S. but don't overlook the successes of 'Mummies' (Spain), 'Mavka. The Forest Song' (Ukraine), and 'Katak, the Brave Beluga' (Canada).