Sun Will Shine on Cloudy

CWACOM is predicted to rule the box office this weekend. (Timing and positioning count for a lot.)

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 will likely debut with around $45 million in ticket sales, according to those who have seen pre-release audience surveys. That would be a robust start for the sequel, whose predecessor launched with $30.3 million in 2009. ...

If Cloudy Deux rakes in $40 million or more, it will reinforce the "Sequels Rule!" meme that has enveloped Animationland. There is now no American cartoon studio that doesn't have sequels in development.

This will be Sony Pictures ImageWorks first feature to be animated in Canada. Free government money is like blue crystal meth to our fine, entertainment conglomerates. The more they get, the more they want.