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So far it looks like a good opening for Angelina Jolie’s animated movie Kung Fu Panda which opened in many theaters this weekend.
Rotten Tomatoes has given it an 85% which is pretty impressive because that site is RUTHLESS with their reviews. The site’s overall consensus was “Kung Fu Panda has a familiar message, but the pleasing mix of humor, swift martial arts action, and colorful animation makes for winning Summer entertainment.”
Meanwhile, Fantasy Moguls has declared that Kung Fu Panda has already collected $23.4 million on its second day, and there’s still Sunday to add – they estimate a probable $60.95 million which is better than they expected, and very good for an animated children’s movie. The only animated movies that beat that amount were The Incredibles, Finding Nemo, and Monsters Inc. (all of which are staples in this household, as I’m sure Kung Fu Panda will be as well).
It’s good to hear that it’s doing so well. Even though Angelina Jolie wasn’t at the American premiere for the movie, I’m sure people are keeping her up to date on how her movie is doing, so I’m sure she’s very pleased.
(Thanks Ligaya, for the heads’ up)
816 days ago
congratulations to dream works! its no.1 in the box office and for sure im going to watch it and at the same time get copy for my grand son and grand daughter.besides all the star cast in this animation film is all my favorite. thanks sherry for the update!
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816 days ago
I will buy my copy of Vanity fair tomorrow, too hot & humid to go out the house today. My vacation will be over on Wed.
I hope, Brad & Angie attend the premiere of “Wanted” in London even for a couple of hours so fans will not be disappointed, knowing Angie, she is always a trooper & never disappoint her fans but her big baby bump might prevent her from attending, let’s see & wait.
KFP is # 1 at the box office, I’m happy for Angie, cast & crew. I enjoyed watching KFP with my g-son. Congrats !! God bless the Jolie-Pitt’s.
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815 days ago
Hello all–
Angelina was voted #1 of the 50 most glamorous women of 2008 in Glamour magazine. Just thought you might want to know!
See here: http://www.glamour.com/fashionbeauty/slideshows/2008/05/most_glamorous?slide=50
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815 days ago
Thanks Rease :)
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815 days ago
Thanks, Rease.
http://goldderby.latimes.com/
“Can ‘Kung Fu Panda’ knock out ‘WALL-E’ to claim the Oscar?”
Comingsoon.com says nomination looks likely but Pixar’s WALL-E is the Goliath.
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815 days ago
WHY KFP WON #1 and DOES IT HAVE LEGS (Hulk expected to win next weekend)?
“Grown-ups get their kicks from ‘Panda’ “
With its cast of characters — voiced by Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen, Ian McShane and Dustin Hoffman — “Panda” is a natural film franchise.
The race between “Panda” and “Zohan” was expected to be much closer, but “Panda” far exceeded expectations that it would tally box office in the high-$30 million to low $40 million range. It success seemed to reflect pent-up demand for appealing family films in the marketplace. “Panda,” with a per-screen average of $14,584, is the first bonafide family hit of the summer. The debut, about $15 million above projections, and it did so with a surprisingly grown-up crowd. The “Panda” debut included $2.3 million rung up from 89 of Imax’s giant-screen venues. According to a studio exit poll, 55% of the audience were females, 71% of the audience was 17 and older, and 51% of Panda-goers were older than 25. Roughly 41% of the audience was parents, while 17% were under the age of 12. Of the overall aud, 12% were teenagers.
“That’s an amazing statistic,” says Jeff Bock, analyst for the industry tracking firm Exhibitor Relations. “That means the movie drew heavily on fanboys, those young men who love the martial arts. (Animation) is starting to break out of that family-only mode.” “It probably resonated better than expected with the adults,” Paramount marketing maven Anne Globe said. “We really tried to show that the movie had comedy, action and lots of heart, which appeals to every member of a family, and you can really see that audiences and critics alike embraced the movie. There was strong appeal for this movie in the tweens, teens and general audience beyond the core families and kids,” said Anne Globe, head of marketing for DreamWorks. “Certainly, families and kids also showed up in droves.” Friday’s gross of $20.3 million was particularly strong for a family film, indicating that “Panda” also got teenagers and young adults.
(info from USA Today, Variety, Hollywood Reporler, LA Times)
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815 days ago
KFP DOES GRRREAT OVERSEAS – $20.7 Million in just 9 markets
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i1751753614c1db7781fa0b80307544bb
The No. 1 domestic title, DreamWorks/Paramount’s “Kung Fu Panda,” debuted day-and-date in nine overseas markets for an animated $20.7 million from 1,398 screens for a muscular $14,806 per-screen average.
“Panda,” the action saga of an overweight panda (voiced by Jack Black), set boxoffice records for an animation title in Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines and grossed a stunning $9.2 million from 569 locations in Russia, as well as $7.5 million from 550 screens in South Korea.
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815 days ago
BEHIND THE MAKING OF KFP
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080609.wkungfu09/BNStory/Entertainment/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20080609.wkungfu09
Celebrity voices sell
Kung Fu Panda was in production for four years, but Angelina Jolie spent one week on it and got all the press.
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813 days ago
I am pretty sure there is Disney animated movie in the works based on an ethnic princess and it is set in New Orleans,
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813 days ago
here is the link to the press release
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17524865/
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812 days ago
KFP filmmakers are doing a charity auction on eBay benefitting Conservation International & pandas in the wild. Items include autographed script & posters, art, Po maquette etc.
http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=m38&_nkw=kung+fu+panda&_sacat=See-All-Categories
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