The Long-Haired Girl continues to frolic.
Opening a muscular No. 1 in the U.K. ($7.3 million from 750 venues) was Disney Animation's Tangled, which collected $14.7 million overall from 4,073 locations in 43 territories. It ranks No. 2 overall on the weekend.
Overseas gross total for the 3D animation reworking of the classic Rapunzel tale stands at $254.3 million with about 20% of the international market yet to play. Worldwide, Tangled has grossed $443.9 million, ranking it as the 25th biggest-grossing animation title ever released. ...
Then there is that other (semi) animated feature.
Yogi Bear grossed $6.9 million at some 2,700 screens in 26 markets, hoisting its foreign cume to $33.6 million.
This gives the big bear and Boo Boo earnings of $126.1 million to date.
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Yay for Tangled!
It's not my fave Disney fairy tale by a long shot, but I'm happy WDAS is doing so well! Congrats, guys!
By sheer coincidence, I've watched several Disney fairytales over the last several weeks, and boy, a lot of what I remember can be chalked up to nostalgia. Tangled, especially in terms of animation quality, sets the bar for sure: and not just for CG.
wow...some people are so deluded!
'Tangled setting the bar for cg'?!?....
well, some scenes where pretty good, but "setting the bar" is an overstatement.
btw, I'm glad Tangled is doing well....
Name a film that has better CG character animation than Tangled. Ratatouille is the closest you can get.
Go back and re-watch The Little Mermaid or even Cinderella. Tangled has them beat.
Give me examples. Prove me wrong. Im not talking about story, just the artistry...
Name a film that has better CG character animation than Tangled. Ratatouille is the closest you can get.
It's impossible to directly compare different styles. The character animation in The Incredibles was top notch, as was that in HTTYD, Megamind (I know, you hate it, but whatever), and the soon to be released Rio. All those films have distinctly different styles. Tangled went for that lush, super-full Glen Keane style, and knocked it out of the park. I agree it's beautifully animated, but I also recognize that the goal was not the same as the goal for the character animation in other films.
I thought we where talking cg features here. Here's some news for ya, 'Little Mermaid' and 'Cinderella' are not CG.
Also, I'm not really gonna go that route. You obviously have a bias, and no matter what movies are put as example, you're not gonna concede.
btw, the movies already mentioned are good examples. I'd add the stuff by Aardman, which to me are great examples of acting.
Whether or not you personally think Tangled's character animation has set the bar... it's certainly not "so deluded" to think so.
Anonymous just above said they hit it out of the park, within the chosen style.
So at least somewhere near the bar, if not moving it.
It's not "so deluded" to think so. It's actually well within the range of pretty understandable opinion.
The animation work in Tangled is state of the art. It's at least shoulder to shoulder with the best work coming out from other studios, while moving forward in its own specific ways.
IMO, it's the best anyone's done yet. That's not to knock the work going on at different places. How to Train Your Dragon was my previous favorite as far as character animation goes.
I can't wait to see what everyone else comes up with next. I foresee years of leapfrogging, and quite a new era of exciting animation. Loved the RIO stuff coming soon too. It's a great time to be a fan of animation.
I thought we where talking cg features here. Here's some news for ya, 'Little Mermaid' and 'Cinderella' are not CG.
Were we? Because I wrote this 5 posts up from yours:
Tangled, especially in terms of animation quality, sets the bar for sure: and not just for CG.
And Im not biased. I dont work for Disney, nor am I a fanboy. But I'll reiterate what I said initially: I RE-WATCHED The Little Mermaid recently, and my nostalgia goggles got removed. There is some not-so-good animation in that movie. (theres also stellar work in it too)
You were the one who started the name calling by calling me deluded. But I challenge you to go back and rewatch some of those movies (including The Incredibles). I think you'll find that the craft has come quite a ways, even from a mere 10 years ago.
I'd be glad to continue a civil conversation, if we can all remain civil.
I think a lot of us need to remove the nostalgia goggles. Really, go and look at some of those hallowed classics on DVD. There is a LOT of bad animation surrounded by gorgeous visuals.
I love Dumbo, and think it's one of Disney's most satisfying and enjoyable classics. I also recognize that if it were produced today, compared to today's highly tweaked and polished standards, it wouldn't pass muster at all. As Frank Thomas used to say about it, "There's a mistake in every shot." We need to be able to separate story from animation, and view each with a critical, unbiased eye.
I enjoyed it. Happy it did/is doing so well.
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