Make Up Your Own Mind

Another year, another live-action Disney film that tried to do something a little different has possibly failed at the box office... Walt Disney Pictures' adaptation of Madeleine D'Engle's arguably-unfilmmable A Wrinkle in Time hit screens this weekend. Backed by vague and unconvincing trailers, the film seemed to get by on its director's pedigree and its refreshingly …

Edge of the Rules

Not too long ago, we got an update to a sequel some of the film community is looking forward to... The sequel to the 2014 Tom Cruise-starring sci-fi actioner, Edge of Tomorrow. Or... Live. Die. Repeat. Or Live. Die. Repeat: Edge of Tomorrow. A movie with multiple titles! Yet no matter what certain box art says or what …

Before The Blog…

Before the beginning of my main line animation news blog, I had always wanted to add to the commentary of the American animation industry... I started Kyle's Animated World back in February of 2012. I was still 19 at the time, and still learning about the ins, the outs, and the little things about the …

‘Trolls’, Release Dates, Box Office, and Such

Trolls, the new DreamWorks film, opened quite well against the ever-expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe's newest epic installment Doctor Strange. It seemed like the apocalypse, in a way. Doctor Strange is a PG-13 Marvel Studios movie, and it's true that a lot of families actually go to see these movies, regardless of the ratings they get. …

Disney’s Marketing Problem…

Back in April of 2013, Disney had excitedly announced at the annual CinemaCon expo that their plan was to release at least *eight* tentpole films every calendar year. This was when movie division chairman Alan Horn - pictured above - was relatively new to the studio. A veteran from Warner Bros.' heyday, Horn was the …

The Animation Box Office Crown

This summer's Finding Dory, interestingly enough, broke the record for highest grossing animated film in the domestic market. For 12 years, the crown was held by DreamWorks' Shrek 2, which was actually one of those rare sequels that outgrossed its predecessor by a wide margin. Finding Dory of course got to that point due to …

Flop Talk: The Inconsistent Reporting on Box Office Failures

Box office flops... One thing they are good at: Making the press race to do autopsies. "What went wrong?" they bellow, "here are the reasons!" they declare. Let's look at two box office flops: The Good Dinosaur and The Legend of Tarzan. Let's look at a film that performed similarly to them, but broke even …