Posts tagged Universal.
July 11, 2016 · Dave Koch
Illumination Entertainment's The Secret Life of Pets jumped through movie theaters this weekend, topping the record for the biggest opening weekend ever for an original animated film. With a weekend take of $103.17 million for its first three days, Pets surpassed the $90.4 million record made by Pixar’s Inside Out last year. Pets also had the widest opening ever for an animated film, opening in 4,370 theaters this weekend.
May 1, 2016 · Dave Koch
In a stunning shake-up of animation studios, NBCUniversal has picked up DreamWorks Animation for 3.8 billion dollars, in a deal announced April 28th. Comcast- the parent company of NBCUniversal- says that Dreamworks “will become part of the Universal Filmed Entertainment Group.
June 20, 2015 · Dave Koch
Illumination Entertainment has enjoyed a resent string of hits based on their Despicable Me series, including next month's Minions. 2016's The Secret Life Of Pets will be their first step back out into a new story line in many years, and it looks to be a fun film, dealing with the life of inner city animals after their masters leave the apartment for the day.
December 11, 2014 · Big Cartoon DataBase
The Golden Globes have announced their picks for the Best Animated Feature Film of the year. Sponsored by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the Golden Globes picked the five nominees for the award.
February 2, 2014 · Dave Koch
Annie Awards StatueLast night saw Disney freeze out most of the competition when the best and most creative in animation met at UCLA’s Royce Hall for the 41st Annual Annie Awards. Sponsored by ASIFA Hollywood, the…
January 29, 2014 · Dave Koch
Illumination Entertainment is not content to rest on the laurels of their Oscar nominations and sequel productions... Chris Meledandri’s animation company is rushing head-first into an aggressive production schedule.…
January 18, 2014 · Dave Koch
Universal announced the release date for the follow up to the Academy-Award nominated Despicable Me 2; Despicable Me 3 will hit theaters on June 30, 2017. No other information for the film, like cast or storyline have…
February 4, 2013 · Big Cartoon DataBase
In 1964, Inspector Willoughby too on The Case Of The Maltese Chicken. Inspector Willoughby was one of the later Walter Lantz series, beginning in 1960 and running 12 cartoons.
August 24, 2012 · Dave Koch
Universal Pictures' "Untitled Minions Project," a spin-off from the blockbuster movie Despicable Me, will be released December 19, 2014, the studio announced Tuesday night.
July 31, 2012 · Dave Koch
The Minions -- yellow creatures who were Groo's henchmen for Groo in the animated hit Despicable Me -- will star in a feature film to be released by Universal in 2014.
May 20, 2012 · Dave Koch
#CotD: Want to see Andy Panda go to hell? Watch "Apple Andy" to see a strange twist on the good vs. evil cartoon.
April 10, 2012 · Dave Koch
CotD: The first Woody Woodpecker cartoon directed by James (Shamus) Culhane, "The Barber Of Seville" was also the first to use the famous opening where Woody pops out of a tree stump, animated by Emery Hawkins.
March 25, 2012 · Dave Koch
CotD: Ben Hardaway last voiced Woody Woodpecker in "Drooler's Delight; Grace Stafford would voice the rest of the Woody shorts produced by her husband Walter Lantz.
March 18, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz
Oh, the places you'll go when you're Dr. Seuss' "The Cat In The Hat"! Universal Pictures is ready to start developing a 3D CG-animated feature based on Dr. Seuss' immortal story The Cat in the Hat. Although no release date has been announced, Rob Lieber has just been named to write the script.
March 12, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz
Universal Pictures' "Dr. Seuss' The Lorax" did much better at the North American box office in its second weekend than did Disney's John Carter in its first.
March 8, 2012 · Paul Anderson
The sequel to Illuminations/Universal's 201 hit Despicable Me, so imaginatively titled Despicable Me 2, has it's first trailer out. The trailer gives nothing of the plot away, but if you love the little yellow Minions, you will love the new trailer. Or if you love the Beach Boys, you will love it.
March 5, 2012 · Ethan Minovitz
Universal Pictures' "Dr. Seuss' The Lorax" cleaned up at the North American box office over the weekend, making $70.7 million for the biggest opening of any movie so far this year.
March 2, 2012 · Dave Koch
CotD: Today is the release day for "Dr. Seuss' The Lorax" remake of a forty year old cartoon special from DePatie-Freleng Enterprises.
December 30, 2011 · Dave Koch
CotD: "The Bongo Punch" featuring Pepito Chickeeto in this musical story from old Mexico animated by Walter Lantz.
December 20, 2011 · Mr. Clevland
"The Adventures of Tin Tin: The Secret of the Unicorn" won for Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media at the 16th Satellite Awards, held Sunday night at the Beverly Hills Hotel. It defeated fellow nominees Kung Fu Panda 2, The Muppets, Puss in Boots, Rango and Rio in the category.