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Disney Shuts Down 2D Animation Studio
sofakingl writes "As mentioned in this Slashdot article, Disney has been planning to shut down their 2D animation studios. Just recently, Disney shut down their Florida studio, with some animators transferred to Disney's Burbank studio, and others being left out of a job. This has brought criticism from Roy Disney, the nephew of Walt Disney. And to top it off, Disney may be facing new competition from Legacy Animation, a new animation studio that was formed by ex-Disney animators."
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Twenty more years, and they'll let him out of the water tower!
Nah, that's the Warner Brothers, Yakko and Wakko, and of course the Warner Sister, Dot. They escaped the water tower in the mid-90s.
Beavis and Butthead do America - think it mae around $80 million which isn't too shabb
No, it made $63,118,386
South Park Movie - also did around the $75 million mark.
No, it made $52,037,603
Name three more. I dare you. Non-children's animated feature films very rarely get made in America.
There's Heavy Metal. I think Aeon Flux deserves a mention. Even though it was never a feature film, it was a whole different class than The Simpsons.
Software Wars
Someone mentioned "Fritz the Cat", but didn't point out that it was a huge hit at the time, esp. for an "underground" animated film.
$25 million isn't much today, but in 1972 that's quite the take (recoup-ing production + marketing costs over 25-times over is never too shabby!)
"Road to El Dorado" was a Dreamworks pic.
The Road To El Dorado was done by Dreamworks.
Traditional or hybrid animation:
Spirited Away - $10,055,859
Princess Mononoke - $2,375,308
The Iron Giant - $23,159,305
Pokemon: The First Movie - $85,744,662
Pokemon: The Movie 2000 - $19,575,608
Pokemon 3: The Movie - $8,240,752
Lilo and Stitch - $145,783,803
Atlantis - $84,056,472
Titan A.E. - $22,753,426
Treasure Planet - $9,475,000
The Rugrats Movie - $100,494,685
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie - $76,507,756
Beavis and Butt-head Do America - $63,118,386
South Park - $52,037,603
Computer animation:
Finding Nemo - $304,986,395
Shrek - $267,665,011
Monsters, Inc. - $255,873,250
Toy Story - $191,796,233
Toy Story 2 - $245,852,179
Ice Age - $176,387,405
A Bug's Life - $162,798,565
Dinosaur - $137,748,063
Antz - $90,713,810
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius - $80,936,232
Final Fantasy - $32,131,830
Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie - $25,581,229
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Seems to me that the majority of the successful traditionally-animated movies that didn't bomb were the ones based on TV shows. Lilo & Stitch was the only standout.
As far as quality goes, I don't think there's an argument there, unless you think Pokemon 2000 and The Iron Giant were equally good. CG is what sells.
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