Early tracking in the US suggests Warner Bros./Animal Logic’s 'The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part' will have a gangbusters opening in the US next month.
Hot on the heels of creating the animation for The LEGO Movie 3D, which has amassed $US330 million worldwide, Animal Logic has been restructured into three divisions.
When Australian distributors launch films in the same week as the US, it's usually because they want to cash in on the global hype and publicity- or they are striving to limit the impact of lousy of-of-mouth on social media
Chris McKay will direct the sequel to The LEGO Movie, the 3D animated blockbuster which has raked in $US362 million at cinemas worldwide.
Academy Awards voters controversially didn't deem The LEGO Movie worthy of a nomination for best animated feature but the Warner Bros./Village Roadshow Pictures blockbuster is racking up plenty of awards.
Audiences are connecting with The LEGO Movie in a big way, driving the first-ever full-length theatrical LEGO adventure past $200 million in worldwide box office, less than 2 weeks after its record-breaking release.
How do you shoot characters based on 3 cm high LEGO bricks in a 3D animated adventure movie?
The star power of George Clooney, Matt Damon and Cate Blanchett was no match for a 3D animated movie featuring 3 cm high characters in the US last weekend.