Dreamworks’ Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie opens today in 3,434 theatres, according to Box Office Mojo. The film is doing very well with the critics, earning an 82% freshness rating at Rotten Tomatoes. BOM projects a second place weekend, behind Wonder Woman, with $28.8 million.

Sony Pictures Animation has released the poster for their new Hotel Transylvania short, Puppy. The film is directed by Genndy Tartakovsky (Samurai Jack, Dexter’s Laboratory, Star Wars: Clone Wars) and produced by Michelle Murdocca (Hotel Transylvania, Hotel Transylvania 2). In the short, the residents of Hotel Transylvania find their world turned upside-down when youngster Dennis […]

Disney and Pixar took home the animation Oscars at the 89th Annual Academy Awards. Byron Howard, Rich Moore, and Clark Spencer won Best Animated Feature for Zootopia. Alan Barillaro and Marc Sondheimer won Best Animated Short Film for Piper. And Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones, and Dan Lemmon won Best Visual Effects for […]

Summit Entertainment’s Rock Dog opens today in 2,077 theatres according to Box Office Mojo. The film is getting low to mixed reviews from the critics, scoring a 43% at Rotten Tomatoes. Box Office Prophets predicts a dismal 10th place opening weekend with just $3.7 million.

Production company Punch TV Studios has announced they are creating a new division that will focus on the development of animated television series and movies called Punch Animation. Previously Urban Television Network (the first African-American owned network in America) Punch Animation has hired animation legend Floyd Norman to be the President of Creative Development and […]