Illumination’s Despicable Me 4 opens today. The critical consensus is mixed, with the film just falling short of a fresh Rotten Tomatoes score at 55%. Box Office Pro still projects a strong first place opening week domestically, with the movie potentially taking $70-$85 million for the three-day weekend, and $115–$135 million for the longer five-day […]

Pixar’s Inside Out 2 opens today in 4,440 theatres, the 17th-widest release of all time according to The Numbers. The film is a big hit with the critics, earning a stellar score of 92% on Rotten Tomatoes. Their consensus: “Spicing things up with the wrinkle of teenage angst, Inside Out 2 clears the head and […]

AfroAnimation, the largest annual event featuring diverse and BIPOC animators and creators, announced today the honorees for the first AfroAnimation Summit Icon Awards, along with the films selected as finalists for the FWRD Awards. The fourth annual AfroAnimation Summit will be held April 10 – 12, 2024 in Burbank, the Media Capital of the World, […]

Paramount + reveals exclusive Dora original song, “¡Somos Familia!” Dora will premiere on Friday, April 12, exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Australia ¡Somos Familia! will be be available on music streaming platforms Friday, April 12 With all-new CG animation and imaginative character-driven storylines, the upcoming Dora series follows everyone’s favorite […]

Disney+ has released the trailer for Lucasfilm’s upcoming, original animated series Star Wars: Tales of the Empire. The new series, which is the second installment of the “Tales” series, stylistically follows 2022’s critically acclaimed Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi. Star Wars: Tales of the Empire is a six-episode journey into the fearsome Galactic Empire […]