‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ Scores Best Dreamworks Opening In Over A Decade
The Kung Fu Panda franchise is alive and well.
Box Office Report
See How Dreamworks’ Sequels Have Fared As ‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ Hits Theaters This Weekend
We look at how box office numbers have changed across seven major Dreamworks franchises.
U.S. Moviegoers Would Rather Watch ‘Demon Slayer’ TV Episodes Than American Films
‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – To the Hashira Training’ launched in second place as anime is becoming a constant presence on the U.S. box office charts.
Chinese Animation Makes Huge Strides At The Local Box Office
Powered by historical epics and the ‘Boonie Bears’ franchise, animated features made up nearly 10% of China’s total box office last year.
Box Office Report: ‘Boonie Bears’ Closes In On Franchise Record In China, ‘Haikyu’ Posts Japan’s Biggest Opening Weekend Of 2024
Domestically, ‘Migration’ finished in the top five again in its ninth week in cinemas.
China’s Hit Animation Franchise ‘Boonie Bears’ Delivers $61 Million Opening
The box office total of every single film in the United States last weekend was less than the amount that ‘Boonie Bears’ grossed in China.
Animated Features Lift Japanese Box Office To New Post-Pandemic Heights
Japanese box office numbers rose from 2022 to 2023, although there is still a long way to go before the country hits its pre-pandemic figures.
Audiences Reject Recycled Releases As ‘Soul,’ ‘Spider-Verse’ Post Dismal Weekend Box Office Numbers
Crowds were more interested in catching 2023 holdovers like ‘Migration,’ ‘Trolls,’ and ‘The Boy and the Heron.’
French Cinema Has Its Best Year Abroad Since Before The Pandemic Thanks To Animated Features Like ‘Miraculous,’ ‘Epic Tales’
‘Miraculous’ was the most successful French film abroad in 2023, selling 7.15 million admissions and grossing $34.6 million.
Pixar Suffers A ‘Soul’-Crushing Defeat At Box Office
In a previously unimaginable scenario, Disney released a Pixar film in theaters and no one showed up.
‘Migration,’ ‘The Boy And The Heron,’ ‘Wish,’ And ‘Trolls’ All Hit Major Box Office Milestones Last Weekend
The performance of the films is good news, but also raise some questions that studios will surely be considering going forward.
After A Slow Start, ‘Migration’ Soars To Impressive Holiday Week Comeback
A strong run for ‘Migration’ is good news in an industry that was asking questions about the viability of original titles at the box office.
‘Migration’ Debuts In Third Place During Sluggish Holiday Box Office Weekend
On Christmas Day, Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy and the Heron’ became the sixth highest-grossing anime title in U.S. box office history.
‘The Boy And The Heron’ Becomes All-Time Highest-Grossing Original Anime In U.S.
Miyazaki’s latest has set another major record in the U.S. animation marketplace.
‘The Boy And The Heron’ Becomes First Original 2D Animated Film To Top The U.S. Box Office Since 2009’s ‘The Princess And The Frog’
Three of the weekend’s top five films were animated, with ‘Trolls Band Together’ and ‘Wish’ finishing in fourth and fifth, respectively.
‘The Boy And The Heron’ Is Sweeping The Competition At The Box Office; Miyazaki Headed For First-Ever No. 1 U.S. Opening
The film has grossed over $5 million through Friday.
Can Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy And The Heron’ Take The Top Spot At The U.S. Box Office This Weekend?
Miyazaki’s latest will open in 2,200 theaters, far and away the widest U.S. release for any of this films.
Box Office Report: Dreamworks’ ‘Trolls’ Top Disney’s ‘Wish’ In Tight Box Office Race
The post-Thanksgiving moviegoing weekend is a slow one, but for Disney’s latest, it was even slower than usual.
‘Wish’ Fumbles Opening Weekend Box Office
Facing stiff competition from ‘Trolls Band Together,’ ‘Wish’ came up short on box office projections.
‘Trolls Band Together’ Fires Up Box Office With $30 Million Opening Weekend Haul
‘Trolls Band Together’ delivered the best U.S. weekend for an animated film since the second weekend of ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ all the way back in early June.
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