Eric the Marxist

Beauty and the Beast also had some significance within animation history. While Little Mermaid did become the first worldwide animated blockbuster, BatB became the first domestic animated blockbuster. Jeffrey Katzenberg, head of Disney Feature Animation at the time, believed Little Mermaid would break the $100M mark domestically and become an animated landmark. Mermaid, unfortunately, didn't hit that number, but it wasn't until two years later that Beast managed to do it, largely thanks to festival buzz and awards attention, as well as just being a fantastic film in its own right. Much like the other films in the Disney Renaissance, Beauty and the Beast was able to homage the animated classics of the past while also successfully modernizing the film for today's audiences (well, 1991's audiences, but you get the point). And of course, it soon became one of Disney's biggest franchises with massive home video and soundtrack sales, heavy theme park presence, two successful re-releases, a long-running Broadway musical and of course its recent live-action remake. I liked it quite a bit as a kid, and much like Disney's other films it has aged like wine, getting better and better as time goes on, and is still one of my all-time favorites, both in animation and film in general.

Out. 80M total

Baby Driver July 1, 2:10 PM, 35% full Trailers Valerian "Stars of Hope" Ad Wish Upon American Assassin Home Again (one big laugh, then it was pretty quiet) Pitch Perfect 3 (Laughs) Blade Runner 2049 Kingsman: The Golden Circle Flatliners The Dark Tower There weren't any big laughs, but the crowd seemed to like it.

http://deadline.com/2017/07/jessica-chastain-aaron-sorkin-mollys-game-melissa-mccarthy-happytime-murders-opening-dates-stx-1202123166/

http://deadline.com/2017/07/jessica-chastain-aaron-sorkin-mollys-game-melissa-mccarthy-happytime-murders-opening-dates-stx-1202123166/

Am I supposed to sign up for this Rabbit thing in order to use the chat?

Get the Oscah Portman! Come back with a vengeance!

http://variety.com/2017/film/in-contention/midway-oscars-forecast-indies-streaming-platforms-1202477799/ Kristopher Tapley's Midway Oscar forecast is up, and while most of it is just "here's the contenders," there's a nice little trinket of info about Detroit.

Paging @WrathOfHan and @aabattery

@CJohn @That One Guy Okay seriously, that's enough. Nobody likes giant bold, and nobody likes seeing the same joke repeated again and again. It's a bitch to scroll down on just my laptop. Can't imagine how it is on mobile. You two are the only people who still think it's funny. Stop for the benefit of everyone.

The board game being replaced by a video game is still irksome to me.

http://deadline.com/2017/06/baby-driver-opening-day-box-office-1202121299/

Why does the CGI look like a PS1 game?

Also of note: Even to this day, over 27 years later, Home Alone is still the highest-grossing Christmas movie of all time, both domestic and worldwide. (Well, unless you count Iron Man 3 as a Christmas movie. ) Regardless, it's amazing how the film is still the victor even after years of other competitors.

http://digitalcinema.bydeluxe.com/site/dlxportal/docs/TrailMix_by_Deluxe-_WK_26_US_2.pdf Trailer drops sometime this week behind The House.

http://digitalcinema.bydeluxe.com/site/dlxportal/docs/TrailMix_by_Deluxe-_WK_26_US_2.pdf Coming later this week, and showing behind The House and DM3.