Laika are a genuine gift. We were pleasently surprised to find Coraline all but sold out for 19:30 showing on a Thursday. That about half the people stayed for the "restoration" bit after the credits, was even better.
I remember Kubo and the Two Strings fondly. However, I'd attribute the success of Coraline to an increase in interest in animated films with general audiences. Not only have Kung Fu Panda 4 and Despicable Me 4 have done very well this year, but The Boy and the Heron made bank last year. If the films are good and you put them in theaters, families will show up. Also, there are so few of them released over the course of a year that each one becomes a special event. Hopefully, the newfound goodwill towards animated films carries over to The Wild Robot in September.
Laika are a genuine gift. We were pleasently surprised to find Coraline all but sold out for 19:30 showing on a Thursday. That about half the people stayed for the "restoration" bit after the credits, was even better.
How this managed to outgross The Lion King 30th Anniversary release is baffling? What did Disney do wrong there?
I remember Kubo and the Two Strings fondly. However, I'd attribute the success of Coraline to an increase in interest in animated films with general audiences. Not only have Kung Fu Panda 4 and Despicable Me 4 have done very well this year, but The Boy and the Heron made bank last year. If the films are good and you put them in theaters, families will show up. Also, there are so few of them released over the course of a year that each one becomes a special event. Hopefully, the newfound goodwill towards animated films carries over to The Wild Robot in September.