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Another sneak peek at Goofy
Dutch entertainment show RTL Boulevard recently featured comic/gag artist Wilbert Plijnaar who has also worked on American animated films such as Ice Age and Shrek 2. The video (for those… |
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New Robots clip; ten questions with Robots director Chris Wedge
IGN FilmForce has an exclusive clip from Robots, in addition to asking ten questions to Robots and Ice Age director Chris Wedge. Robots marches into theaters on Friday…. |
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DVD sales: December 10-16, 2007
…#5, while Ice Age: The Meltdown landed in the eighth position. As for The Fox and the Hound 2, the Disney sequel debuted in the tenth spot, while still selling… |
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The Best of the 2010s
…last ten years?” Given how eventful those years were, it wasn’t an easy choice, as animation reached an almost unprecedented level of popularity. Some highlights: Illumination Animation surprised pretty much… |
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Robots specs
…director/animators commentary, the original Robots short that impressed Fox to make the movie, a look at the making of Ice Age 2 and the previosuly announced Aunt Fanny’s Tour Of… |
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Surprise teaser trailer announces \\Simpsons\\ movie coming in 2007
Coming as a bit of a surprise, even after years of speculation, teaser trailers in front of \\Ice Age: The Meltdown\\ announce that a \\Simpsons\\ movie will be a reality… |
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U.S. weekend box office actuals: August 18-20, 2006
…125 theaters ($5,159,136 total; 7th week) 45 – Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties with $84,615, averaging $519 over 163 theaters ($28,189,436 total; 10th week) 67 – Ice Age: The… |
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Prepare for Meltdown: Official site opens
The official international site for Blue Sky/20th Century Fox’s Ice Age: The Meltdown. Be sure to check out the trailer andthe character bios. The front page mentions release dates for… |
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Third Meltdown TV spot chills online
A third television spot for Ice Age: The Meltdown has hit the film’s official website, where the other two previously noted commercials await. To reach the ads, one need only… |
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Spotlight shines on Kompin Kemgumnird, Kantana Animation
…Kantana Animation. The ‘Business’ section of the Bangkok Post examines the animated career of Kemgumnird, who has worked on such films as Tarzan, Atlantis: The Lost Empire and Ice Age…. |
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Sid the Sloth to host Fox's Sunday night lineup
To help promote the soon release of his latest movie, Ice Age: The Meltdown, Sid the Sloth will be hosting tonight’s programming on the Fox network. The lineup of shows… |
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Scrat struts his stuff
Aaron Hartline, animation lead on Scrat for Blue Sky’s Ice Age 2: The Meltdown, speaks to {{link http://www.strutyourreel.com/forum/feature/ Strut Your Reel}} about breaking into the business, the highs and lows,… |
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Despicable Me despicably on Blu-ray and DVD!
…latest film from producer Chris Meledandri (executive producer of Ice Age and Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!) Despicable Me’s all-star cast of unforgettably funny heroes and villains includes Steve… |
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U.S. weekend box office actuals: July 7-9, 2006
…over 17 theaters (1st week) 26. Ice Age: The Meltdown with $191,779, averaging $705 over 272 theaters ($194,313,007 total; 15th week) 38. The Wild with $46,658, averaging $992 over 47… |
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U.S. weekend box office estimates: April 21–23, 2006
Ice Age: The Meltdown continued its impressive run this past weekend, as recorded by Box Office Mojo. The sequel dropped an understandable 36.1%, falling to fourth place in its fourth… |
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U.S. weekend box office actuals: August 11-13, 2006
…138 theaters ($4,968,071 total; 6th week) 41 – Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties with $105,086, averaging $533 over 197 theaters ($28,033,322 total; 9th week) 53 – Ice Age: The… |
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DVD potpourri
…the Hound 2, specs for Transformers: The Movie 20th Anniversary Special Edition, and the fact that the DVD for Ice Age: The Meltdown will have a brand new Scrat-centered short…. |
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Slew of new CGI films on the way
Following in the footsteps of numerous successful computer animated films, including this weekend’s Ice Age: The Meltdown, a vast assortment of more CGI pictures are on the way. AZCentral@Night.com briefly… |
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\\The Wild\\ opens today
…about \\The Wild\\”. A third place finish for the weekend with $17.8 million, right below \\Ice Age 2\\ in its third week, is predicted by {{link http://www.boxofficemojo.com/forecast/ Box Office Mojo}}…. |
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U.S. weekend box office actuals: August 4-6, 2006
…The Wild with $55,965, averaging $538 over 104 theaters ($37,310,059 total; 17th week) 46 – Ice Age: The Meltdown with $44,911, averaging $510 over 88 theaters ($195,167,863 total; 19th week)… |
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U.S. weekend box office actuals: July 14-16, 2006
…over 538 theaters ($150,898,980 total; 9th week) 26. The Wild with $195,614, averaging $788 over 248 theaters ($36,574,391 total; 14th week) 27. Ice Age: The Meltdown with $161,080, averaging $752… |
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Recent tricks of computer animation explained
Wired Magazine briefly breaks down some of the computer generated magic to be found in past and upcoming features such as Sin City, Jarhead, King Kong, Munich, Ice Age 2:… |
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Bambi II review; Kong, Rings, Potter set for HD discs
…include RoboCop, Terminator 2 and Ice Age, which will all see premieres on the formats before the end of the year. In its print edition, VB also takes a first… |
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Bolt: John Ashton Thomas – one bold, Bolt orchestrator!
…any of their movies… until now. Having scored the music of some of the popular animated films of our times, from Ice Age: The Meltdown, Happy Feet, Horton Hears a… |
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The Best Of 2022: Wait, What…It’s Over? Where Did THAT Go?
…went direct-to-streaming, including adequate sequels like Hotel Transylvania: Transformania and The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild, and the underwhelming and appropriately named Disenchanted (blending live-action and animation). Rescue Rangers,… |
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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…. |
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Animated News presents: Animated Views!
…highlights include: our DVD takes on all the big titles including Cars, Over The Hegde, Ice Age, Looney Tunes, the Disney Legacy and Treasures collections and A Scanner Darkly, plus… |
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Disney to close the doors of Blue Sky Studios
The animation studio–once a powerhouse behind the Ice Age series–was acquired by Disney as part of their purchase of 20th Century Fox…. |
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Meltdown heats up video charts
The Hollywood Reporter via Coming Soon reports that Ice Age: The Meltdown enjoyed a first-place finish on the national DVD sales chart, knocking The Da Vinci Code down to the… |
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Disney quietly announces Rio 3, animated Night at the Museum
In an online press kit for The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild, Disney discreetly announced two upcoming projects. In the bio section for screenwriter Jim Hecht, it says that… |