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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has released its list of films submitted for the Animated Feature race at the 92nd annual Academy Awards. Thirty-two films will vie for a slot on the Oscar shortlist and, ideally, a nomination when those are announced in January. Here are the toon hopefuls, several of…

It has been a busy week at the international box office with Chinese New Year in full swing since Tuesday. The top of the chart is dominated by Middle Kingdom pics including sci-fi epic The Wandering Earth ($298M), fantasy comedy Crazy Alien ($215M) and racing comedy Pegasus ($155M). For the Hollywood studios, Fox got…

5th UPDATE/Writethru Sunday AM: Refresh for chart and more updates An over-saturated kids franchise pic, an overdone action star, and a low budget horror film aren’t really creating a stampede at theaters this weekend. We’re hearing that it’s the lowest post-Super Bowl weekend in ten years. That’s how much overall…

It has been five years since the first happenings in Bricksburg in 2014’s The Lego Movie, and now the wait for the first direct sequel is over. The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part not only fulfils my high expectations but, in some ways, particularly the musical aspects, exceeds them. Creative producers and co-writers…

Exhibitors can rest easy knowing that moviegoing will return to some sort of normalcy this weekend after that dreadful $73.4M Super Bowl period; the lowest 3-day since the final weekend of August 2017. After the Big Game and Universal/BVI/Blumhouse’s Glass scared away a number of major studios from competing, the…

EXCLUSIVE: Chevrolet, Chiquita, Discover, McDonald's, and Turkish Airlines are just some of the brands heightening the global campaign for Warner Bros.’ The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part‘s to an estimated $100M, a number that exceeds the $80M advertiser push for Disney/Marvel’s The Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and…