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Megyn Kelly thinks Sarah Silverman’s adult-oriented comedy – or at least one blisteringly “blue” (Silverman’s perfectly understated description) tweet aimed at Donald Trump – doesn’t square with the comic’s kids movie career. Needless to say, Silverman doesn’t agree, and has let loose on Twitter to set things right. A…

Disney smashed Wall Street estimates with results for its fiscal first quarter, with diluted earnings per share hitting $1.86, a full 31 cents above expectations. Total revenue of $15.3 billion trumped consensus estimates of $15.18 billion. Media Networks and Parks and Resorts set the pace with solid single-digit…

Next stop: Oscar. The world of animation bowed before Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse tonight at the 46th annual Annie Awards from UCLA's Royce Hall. The teen-superhero pic from Sony Pictures Animation pummeled the competition, going 7-for-7 in its nominated categories including Best Animated Feature. “Go break new…

The 46th annual Annie Awards is happening tonight at UCLA’s Royce Hall, and Deadline is live-blogging all the toon merriment. We also will be updating the winners live. There are a hefty 32 categories to celebrate, but the pace usually is quick. so stay tuned. How will tonight's awards — presented by the International…

EXCLUSIVE: Every Disney princess worth her salt deserves a song, and in Phil Johnston and Rich Moore’s Ralph Breaks the Internet, Vanellope von Schweetz gets one of her own, as seen in the video above. With lyrics by Johnston and Tom McDougall, and music by Alan Menken, the song is unlike any heard in a Disney…

SUNDAY UPDATE, writethru: During a busy post-holiday holdover/expansion frame overseas, Warner Bros’ Aquaman showed his muscle again, cruising well past the $900M mark globally as he charts a course for $1B. After holding the No. 1 spot at the international box office for four straight weekends, however (and as…

In the history of Disney Animation, the studio has only made two sequels: 1990’s The Rescuers Down Under and Fantasia 2000. So what provoked Wreck-It Ralph producer Clark Spencer and his team to pursue a sequel to that 2012 film? Why, the last line of the film: “If that little kid likes me, how bad could I be?” “It’s…

On Ralph Breaks the Internet, Disney's follow-up to 2012's Wreck It Ralph, Alan Menken enjoyed the privilege of being sought after for the legacy he's built, and a singular musical quality only he could provide. As the eight-time Oscar winner notes, he has become a genre unto himself at this point. "It certainly beats…

In the competitive world of feature animation, it takes more than an entertaining yarn and a bit of slapstick comedy to cut through the noise. To make an impact at the box office in 2018—and at the Oscars, heading now into its 91st go-round—filmmakers are called upon to pursue a new standard of excellence, going back…

SUNDAY UPDATE, writethru…: The tide was with Warner Bros/DC's Aquaman this weekend in China where the James Wan-directed pic splashed out on a huge $93.6M (RMB 644.8M) opening. This is the biggest Middle Kingdom launch frame ever for WB, surpassing Ready Player One by 66%, and the best ever for the month of December…

Sunday AM 4th update/writethru after Saturday and Friday updates: Refresh for updated chart After a nail-biting face-off between Disney’s Ralph Breaks the Internet and Universal/Ilumination’s The Grinch for No. 1 in the slowest of slowest weekends, Ralph won No. 1 by a distance, $16.1M to $15.1M. Essentially, Ralph…

While last weekend with $118.2M in ticket sales was considered to be slow given its overall -45% drop from the previous Black Friday 3-day period, this weekend’s box office will ratchet down even more as the major studios opt to hold back on any wide entries. Again, this is due to the annual distraction of holiday…