All articles tagged with #animated film
Minions & Monsters racks up $85M overseas this weekend (and $98M overall overseas) for a $159M global total, even as domestic performance falls short of franchise highs. Toy Story 5 has pushed to $764M worldwide, with about $398M coming from international markets, led by Japan, Mexico, the U.K. and China; its overseas strength could help it edge past Toy Story 4’s $1.07B global tally.
Deadline’s review finds Minions & Monsters a fast, anarchic slapstick that rattles through Hollywood history, following the Minions from ancient mischief to 1920s cinema via a tour-guide narrator, a playful demon, and a new robot boss. Packed with meta‑film gags, references to The Matrix and News on the March, and the infectious Minionese, it delivers kinetic laughs and chaotic energy in a 1h29m PG romp, even as the plot leaps between eras and self‑advertises as a film within a film.
Timothée Chalamet and Selena Gomez will star in Illumination's Not Alone, a sci-fi animated feature about a reserved rocket mechanic and an astro-botanist teaming up to launch a plant-fueled rocket, with three quirky aliens adding chaos and charm; the film arrives in theaters on April 16, 2027.
Timothée Chalamet and Selena Gomez will star in Illumination’s Not Alone, an animated alien adventure about a quiet rocket mechanic and a brilliant astro-botanist whose life is upended when three aliens take refuge in his home; the film, co-directed by Illumination veterans and produced by Chris Meledandri, is dated for April 16, 2027 and features a cast including Rob Brydon, Diane Morgan, Jamie Demetriou, Brett Goldstein, Allison Janney and Lamorne Morris after its Annecy Festival reveal.
Paramount Animation is developing an animated Survivor movie set in the animal kingdom, with Jeff Probst as executive producer; the comedy will follow animal competitors on a remote island vying to be crowned the sole Survivor, with Banijay, Amazon MGM and CBS as rights holders.
Netflix’s animated original Swapped soared to 38.7 million views in the May 4–10 window, setting a new weekly record for Netflix’s animated originals after an opening week of 15.5 million; the Sea Beast previously held the record with 34.9 million. Other top titles in the week included Leo (34.6M) and Kpop: Demon Hunters (30.1M). Swapped stars Michael B. Jordan, Juno Temple, and Tracy Morgan from director Nathan Greno (Skydance Animation/Netflix). Apex also rose in its second week as part of a broader uptick in viewership for Netflix’s newer titles.
The Hollywood Reporter’s Frank Scheck critiques Andy Serkis’s new animated adaptation of Animal Farm as a bland, family‑friendly retelling that forgoes Orwell’s anti‑Stalinist themes in favor of cute CGI hijinks and a pop‑music soundtrack. While it retains the basic fable structure and features a strong voice cast (including Seth Rogen, Gaten Matarazzo, Glenn Close, and others), the film sacrifices political depth for kid‑friendly plotting, resulting in a visually uninspired but competently voiced movie that still offers some end‑credit charm.
Sony Pictures announced at CinemaCon that it will produce an animated feature adaptation of the PlayStation hit Bloodborne, with YouTuber Sean McLoughlin—better known as Jacksepticeye—attached as producer. The game follows a hunter navigating a gothic city plagued by a bloodborne disease.
Donald Glover will voice Yoshi in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, the space-themed sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie. He joins a returning and new cast including Chris Pratt as Mario and Brie Larson as Princess Rosalina, with Nintendo/Illumination producing and the film set to hit theaters on April 1.
In a subdued box office weekend, the animated feature GOAT narrowly outsells Wuthering Heights to claim the top spot.
GOAT, a family-friendly animated original, edged out Wuthering Heights to take No. 1 at the domestic box office with $17 million from 3,863 theaters, while Wuthering Heights earned $14.2 million from 3,682 screens. GOAT has now grossed $58.3 million domestically and $102 million worldwide, highlighting the staying power of family-friendly fare in a slow winter period. Several other new releases followed in the top 10, including I Can Only Imagine 2, Psycho Killer, and How to Make a Killing, as the industry looks for momentum in the coming weeks.
Sony Pictures is developing a new Venom movie that will be an animated feature, directed by Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein (of Final Destination Bloodlines). Tom Hardy’s involvement is not specified (could be producer or voice). No writer or cast details have been released, but Amy Pascal, Avi Arad, and Matt Tolmach are expected to produce.
Sony Pictures is moving Venom into animation, hiring Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein to direct a new Venom feature, with Amy Pascal, Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach likely producing. Tom Hardy’s involvement remains unclear, and Sony Pictures Animation has opened a writers room to develop the script; the project is in early development and likely years away.
Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters earned Oscar nominations for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song for 'Golden,' marking continued awards-season momentum after Critics Choice and Golden Globes; the film follows Huntr/x members Rumi, Mira and Zoey as they slay demons with their voices, with 'Golden' performed by the group.
Teyana Taylor says Leonardo DiCaprio was laughing and chatting with her at the Golden Globes, and they may have been talking about the animated film KPop Demon Hunters (a favorite for her kids), though she’s hazy on the exact words.