Sony’s ‘GOAT’ Was A Box Office Slam Dunk Over Its Opening Weekend
The box office over the Presidents’ Day holiday weekend was topped by Wuthering Heights, but when it came to animation, Sony Pictures Animation’s original feature GOAT was the clear standout. Early estimates put the film at roughly $47.6 million worldwide over its opening 4-day weekend, outperforming most expectations and proving that original feature animation can still draw big crowds.
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‘Vivo’ Review: Lin-Manuel Miranda & Gloria Estefan Help Make Delightful Pic Reach Animated Heights
With sharp direction by Kiki DeMicco (The Croods), who co-wrote the script with longtime Miranda collaborator Quiara Alegria Hudes (In the Heights), and co-directed by Brandon Jeffords (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs), the gorgeously animated film is largely CGI but peppered with visually stunning standard 2D animation for some musical sequences…. Vivo is indeed a special treat for families.
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