Animated Movies

DreamWorks Animation has announced an $87 million write-down on last year's holiday season animated blockbuster "Rise of the Guardians."

A penguin dubbed Happy Feet junior has been found stranded 2,000 kilometres (1,250 miles) from home in New Zealand, reviving memories of another wayward penguin that washed up in 2011.

The makers of the new DreamWorks 3-D animated movie "The Croods", including stars Nicolas Cage and Emma Stone, said Friday they're ready to turn it into the studio's next sequels juggernaut.

Sci-fi and action filmmaker J.J. Abrams will direct the next "Star Wars" film, the franchise's creators and owners confirmed Saturday, saying its "legacy couldn't be in better hands."

Finnish mobile gaming company Rovio said on Friday that a movie based on its hit game "Angry Birds" could result in the group establishing an animation studio rivalling global giant Walt Disney.

Oscar-winning Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki's first film in five years -- a wartime romance -- will be released next year, its distributor has said.

Netflix shares jumped Tuesday with word that the online service struck an exclusive deal to stream live-action animated feature films from The Walt Disney Studios.

A cutlass-wielding Santa Claus gangs up with the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny to save the world from the Boogeyman in the latest DreamWorks animation, which premieres internationally in Rome on Tuesday.

The new James Bond movie "Skyfall" swept North American box offices this weekend, crushing second-place animated feature "Wreck-It Ralph", industry figures showed Monday.

The new James Bond movie "Skyfall" swept North American box offices this weekend, crushing second-place animated feature "Wreck-It Ralph", industry estimates showed Sunday.

Disney is known for traditional holiday-season movies about princesses and fairy tales -- but this year it has turned to the world of video games for its latest animated blockbuster.

Liam Neeson's return as ex-CIA agent Bryan Mills in "Taken 2" easily topped the North American box office on its opening weekend, industry figures showed Monday.

Liam Neeson's return as ex-CIA agent Bryan Mills in "Taken 2" easily topped the North American box office on its opening weekend, industry estimates showed Sunday.

Apple paid tribute Friday to Steve Jobs a year after his death, with a video and homage to the man who co-founded and propelled the iconic technology firm into the world's biggest company.

The animated monsters who become Dracula's guests in "Hotel Transylvania" scared up $42.5 million in their first weekend out, topping the North American box office, industry figures showed Monday.

The animated monsters who become Dracula's guests in "Hotel Transylvania" scared up $43 million in their first weekend out, industry estimates showed Sunday.

Cop drama "End of Watch" topped the North American box office on its debut weekend, edging out Clint Eastwood's latest film and horror flick "House at the End of the Street," data showed Monday.

Los Angeles cop drama "End of Watch" and horror-thriller flick "House at the End of the Street," jointly topped the North American box office on their debut weekend, estimates showed Sunday.

Sci-fi action-thriller "Resident Evil: Retribution" topped the North American weekend box office, holding off the 3D version of "Finding Nemo," final figures showed Monday.

Science fiction thriller "Resident Evil: Retribution" topped the North American box office at the weekend, holding off the 3D version of "Finding Nemo," estimates showed Sunday.