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Kachow! The Cars Speedway Premiere
…the four custom-built screens stood 130 feet wide and 75 feet tall – or five stories high and 15 stories wide, as discerned by the Associated Press. For comparison, Ultimate… |
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20th Century Fox presents World’s Tallest Scrat!
…The Dinosaurs. Measuring in at a Mammoth 48 feet tall, things got a little chilly in Southern California on Tuesday when Scrat, sculpted by innovative ice company Ice Bulb, was… |
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Tap dance of the penguins
The first poster image for Happy Feet, “a comedy adventure set in the land of the Emperor Penguins in the heart of Antarctica,” has been revealed at India Times. The… |
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Foodfight! to begin in 2007
…section at the Internet Movie Database. The movie was previously scheduled to open on November 17, 2006, where it would have faced-off with the Warner Bros. CGI comedy Happy Feet…. |
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Sneak a peek: New York Licensing Show images
…New York Licensing Show including promotional art for such upcoming animated films as Bee Movie, Where the Wild Things Are, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Happy Feet, and Kung Fu Panda…. |
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King Con! News from San Diego…
…-Warner Bros. Animated Features: a look at Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Ant Bully and Happy Feet, with filmmaker appearances. -Spotlight on Greg Weisman: the Gargoyles creator talks comic books… |
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Jackman's kids finally get to see Daddy's work
…Oscar and Ava, stated. “Oscar has never seen any of my movies”. Jackman will voice the role of Roddy in DreamWorks/Aardman’s \\Flushed Away\\ and Memphis in Warner Brothers’ \\Happy Feet\\…. |
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Penguin movie media
In QuickTime and Windows Media formats, a couple of new TV spots for Happy Feet have been placed online at The Movie Box, while iKLIPZ contains more of the latest… |
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Yet Another Penguin Movie
With this Thanksgiving’s Happy Feet, next summer’s Surf’s Up, and the in-the-works Nickelodeon TV series featuring the “Madagascar” penguins, ThinkFilm felt it was time for yet-another talking penguin movie. In… |
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Flushed Away: The Animated News Review
…characters we met in last summer’s teaser trailer for Pixar’s sure-to-be mega-hit, Ratatouille. Funny how when it rains, it pours. A Bug’s Life/Antz, Madagascar/The Wild, Over The Hedge/Open Season, Happy… |
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Academy unveils animated film finalists
…George (Universal), Everyone’s Hero (Fox), Flushed Away (DreamWorks/Aardman), Happy Feet (Warner Bros.), Ice Age: The Meltdown (20th Century Fox), Monster House (Sony), Open Season (Sony), Over the Hedge (DreamWorks), Paprika… |
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Toontown heads for double trouble
…Happy Feet), Julia Pistor (Nickelodeon) and Yair Landau (Sony). The verdict? Too many movies, too few ideas, too much product. As Miller observes, “The similarity of some cartoons this year… |
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U.S. weekend box office actuals: November 17–19, 2006
Courtesy of Box Office Mojo: 1) Happy Feet with $41,533,432, averaging $10,918 over 3,804 theaters (1st week) 5) Flushed Away with $6,596,962, averaging $1,994 over 3,307 theaters ($48,588,533 total; 3rd… |
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U.S. weekend box office actuals: November 24–26, 2006
Courtesy of Box Office Mojo: 1) Happy Feet with $37,038,046, averaging $9,736 over 3,804 theaters ($99,256,766 total; 2nd week) 7) Flushed Away with $5,756,455, averaging $2,196 over 2,621 theaters ($57,266,350… |
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Logic in animation
Variety spotlights digital effects company Animal Logic, which is looking to move further into animated features after its success with Happy Feet. Transitioning into a studio similar to Pixar and… |
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BREAKING… 2007 Annie Award Nominations
…a total if 17 nominations, while DW’s Flushed Away and Pixar’s Cars lead all films with 9 nods. Full list coming soon… Best Animated Feature Cars Happy Feet Monster House… |
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Songs vie for Oscar gold
…Down” from Curious George “The Best” from Everyone’s Hero “The Song of the Heart” from Happy Feet “I Belong” from Open Season “Family of Me” from Over the Hedge “Heist”… |
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U.S. weekend box office actuals: December 8–10, 2006
Courtesy of Box Office Mojo: 2) Happy Feet with $12,904,413, averaging $3,535 over 3,650 theaters ($137,932,841 total; 4th week) 16) Flushed Away with $835,368, averaging $797 over 1,048 theaters ($61,214,583… |
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For your consideration…
…Campaigning for Oscar gold through these ads are Arthur & the Invisibles, Cars, Curious George, Flushed Away, Happy Feet, Ice Age: The Meltdown, Monster House, Over the Hedge and Paprika…. |
