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Box Office

‘Wild Robot’ Opens Strong as ‘Megalopolis’ Bombs at the BO!!

Families continued to flock to theaters this fall: Not only did Wild Robot post the third best opening for an animated movie in September with $35M after an $11.3M Friday (including near $2M previews) and $14.2M on Saturday, but Warner Bros’ Beetlejuice Beetlejuice refused to die with a -38% fourth weekend estimated hold, $16M take and a running total of $250.1M by EOD. The sequel … Continue reading ‘Wild Robot’ Opens Strong as ‘Megalopolis’ Bombs at the BO!!

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Features

All Studio Ghibli Films to Make Their Streaming Debut on HBO Max!!

Since 1996, Disney and GKIDS have handled the global distribution for Studio Ghibli, the revolutionary Japanese animation studio founded by Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata that gave us acclaimed titles like Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke. It would thus make sense that Disney+ would nab the streaming rights for these films, right? WRONG. A GKIDS representative recently told Polygon that “Studio Ghibli does not make their films available digitally, … Continue reading All Studio Ghibli Films to Make Their Streaming Debut on HBO Max!!

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Hayao Miyazaki “Ready to Die” While Making His First and Final CG-Animated Feature!!!

After announcing his retirement from filmmaking back in 2013, acclaimed animator/director Hayao Miyazaki will be returning to the director’s chair for (at least) one final film. The 75-year-old Oscar-winner plans to tackle his first and likely last computer generated-animation feature before retiring in earnest … or at least until he gets bored and returns for another film. (He’s done the retire-and-return thing a number of times already, having … Continue reading Hayao Miyazaki “Ready to Die” While Making His First and Final CG-Animated Feature!!!

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