Even though it has yet to play in the US, Blue Sky Animation’s Rio scored a big win around the world to win the foreign box office, Variety is reporting. The musical comedy had the best opening ever for an animated movie in Brazil–which is where the film takes place–, and a worldwide weekend total […]

Despite so-so ratings and speculation that the network would cancel it, Fox has decided to renew their recent animated series Bob’s Burgers for a second season, Collider is reporting. Although the pilot got some very negative reviews earlier this year, the more recent episodes have been gotten better reception overall.  Fox also has two more animated series to […]

Universal’s Easter comedy Hop beat the expectations of many to win the weekend with $38.1 million, according to studio estimates. Made by the people resposible for last year’s hit Despicable Me, the animated/live-action film may have had the best opening weekend of the year so far, depending on how actual numbers turn out to be […]

Elf actress Zooey Deschanel will be performing three songs in Disney’s upcoming Winnie the Pooh movie, ComingSoon.net is reporting via an official press release from the studio. “This has been one of the most fun experiences I’ve ever had,” she said. “And I’ve just been thanking my lucky stars that I was able to work on […]

Another new poster for Disney’s upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean movie has been posted at the Internet Movie Poster Awards, as the marketing for this film continues to only get Stranger. The new ad features three of the film’s haunting mermaids, who will play a crucial role in the film’s plot. Starring Johnny Depp and […]

The popular superspy penguins from DreamWorks Animation’s Madagascar films have already inspired their own hit TV series, but the Hollywood Reporter reports that the studio has even bigger plans for them in the future: A spin-off movie. MegaMind writers Alan J. Schoolcraft and Brent Simons are already attached to the project, although the film has yet to […]

ComingSoon.net reports that Disney has revealed at this year’s CinemaCon convention that the official title of their upcoming Monsters, Inc. film will be Monsters University. The site also confirms reports from earlier that the film will be a prequel rather than a sequel to the 2001 hit, with John Goodman and Billy Crystal returning to voice […]

Disney’s 50th “official” animated feature Tangled comes home today in two-disc Blu-Ray/DVD combo pack, a four-disc 3-D Blu-Ray, and a single disc DVD. Extras on the release include extended songs, deleted and alternate scenes, and more. A hit with critics and audiences, Tangled was a blockbuster for the studio, grossing $198 million in the US, making […]

Nominated in the category for Best Animated Feature at this year’s Oscars, The Illusionist is set to come to DVD and Blu-Ray this May, according to DVD Active. Extras on the release will include various featurettes and animation process features. From the director of The Triplets of Belleville, The Illusionist will be released on May […]

Paramount’s animated feature Rango crossed the $100 million mark this weekend, making it the first movie of 2011 to do so, USA Today is reporting. The critically acclaimed film is expected to take a dive next week, however, as the animated/live-action Hop comes out on Friday and is expected by many to be big. So far, […]

Following months of speculation surrounding who would play famous reporter Lois Lane in the upcoming Superman reboot–or if the character would even be in the film at all–, Hero Complex reports that the role has gone to none other than critical darling Amy Adams. Perhaps best known for playing Giselle in Disney’s Enchanted, Adams is a […]

Sony Pictures has just revealed via ComingSoon.net that their live-action/animated comedy The Smurfs has been bumped up a few days, now opening on July 29th instead of on August 3rd. The old release date would’ve placed it against this summer’s Planet of the Apes reboot Rise of the Apes. Instead, it will now face of against perhaps […]

The first poster for next year’s animated Dorothy of Oz has just been revealed over at Yahoo! Movies. The film–one of several Wizard of Oz spin-offs currently in the works–seems very much inspired by Tim Burton’s recent Alice in Wonderland film, with the story involving Dorothy being called back to the land of Oz to […]

Warner Bros.’ live-action/animated family comedy Yogi Bear comes to DVD and Blu-Ray today. Although a dud with critics, the movie proved to be a reasonable commercial success for the studio, earning nearly $100 million against a production budget of $80 million. Extras on the release include a featurette, a game and more.

A British screenwriter has sued Disney and Pixar, claiming that they stole an idea that he submitted to them and used it to make Cars. According to him, the pitch that he gave to them and other studios in the 90s involved a world inhabited by talking cars and even had the same title. The writer in question wants to […]

Fox’s Emmy-nominated animated series American Dad! will come to DVD in its 6th volume on April 19th, according to Amazon.com. Unlike previous volumes for this series, which featured just a few episodes of the show, this one will contain an entire season, including all 18 episodes of the fifth season. Extras on the DVD will include […]

Moviefone has a first look at the brand new poster for Disney & Pixar’s upcoming Cars 2. The poster features returning Cars stars Lightning McQueen and Mater, as well as new characters Finn McMissile and Holley Shiftwell. The sequel hits theaters and IMAX this June.

After years of delays, Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit has finally begun production, E! Online is reporting. The director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy marked the occassion by posting some photos of himself on the film’s set on his Facebook page. A highly anticipated project to say the least, the first Hobbit film is set to […]

One of the first images from next year’s The Lorax has been posted online over at the Internet Movie Database. The still features a young woman who might possibly be Taylor Swift’s character in the film. From the creators of Despicable Me, the Dr. Seuss story is set to come to theaters on March 2nd, 2012.

Less than two weeks before it’s set to come to theaters, Universal Pictures has just revealed the final trailer for Hop on YouTube. As one would expect, the preview reveals much more about the film’s plot than previous ads for the movie did. The Easter comedy comes to the big screen next month.

Opening slightly below some expectations, the live-action/animated Paul opened to a decent $13.2 million, according to Box Office Mojo. The R-rated comedy–which features Seth Rogen as the voice of an animated alien who meets up with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost after escaping from Area 51–carried a reported price tag of $40 million, something that […]

Yahoo! Movies has an exclusive featurette that goes behind the scenes of Hop, in which the stars discuss the movie’s bad guy: An evil chick voiced by Hank Azaria. The character, Carlos, wants to take over the holiday of Easter and become the next Easter Bunny. The PG-rated live-action/animated comedy–which also features Russell Brand and James […]

Robot Chicken: Star Wars III, the third Star Wars special from Cartoon Network’s popular sketch comedy show, comes to DVD and Blu-Ray this summer, DVD Active is reporting. Extras on the release will include commentary, deleted scenes and more. Featuring the voices of Seth MacFarlene as Emperor Palpatine and Zac Efron as Anakin Skywalker, the critically […]

Five new posters for Disney’s upcoming Pirate of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides have made their way online over the last week, and can be found online over at ComingSoon.net. The set includes the official one sheet for the film, along with four character banners. The highly anticipated sequel comes to theaters everywhere on May […]

Possibly destined to become one of the biggest money losers in recent Hollywood memory, Disney’s Mars Needs Moms made only $6.9 million during its opening weekend, a fraction of what it cost to make. When marketing costs are brought into play, it’s quite likely that the motion capture animated feature cost as much as $200 […]

The first images from Disney’s upcoming animated short film The Ballad of Nessie have just made their way online and have been posted over at CinemaBlend. The short will tell the story of how the Loch Ness Monster ended up in his home, while dealing with an evil developer who wants to build a golf […]

After seeing the teaser trailer attached to what seems like virtually every family film in the last eight months in theaters, Sony Pictures has finally revealed a brand new preview for The Smurfs on Yahoo! Movies. The preview, among other things, gives us our first glimpse of Hank Azaria as evil wizard Gargamel as well […]

DreamWorks Animation has revealed new information on all of their upcoming movies from now through 2014, thanks to a loaded press release that can be found on ComingSoon.Net. The article has new plot information and release dates for Madagascar 3, How to Train Your Dragon 2, Me & My Shadow and more. It also reveals a […]

A brand new trailer for Disney & Pixar’s upcoming Cars 2 can be found online now over at MSN Movies. Starring Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy and Michael Caine, the anticipated sequel drives into theaters this summer.

Another poster for Hop has made its way online over at the Internet Movie Poster Awards. As with the other posters for the film, this one ignores the live-action aspect of the story, instead making it look like an animated movie. From the creators of Despicable Me, Hop comes to theaters this April.