After the successful launch of CHICKEN LITTLE in Disney Digital 3-D, which had an opening gross of approximately $2.1 million in 79 specialty theaters, Walt Disney Pictures will do it again with its next 3D-animated feature, MEET THE ROBINSONS, opening December 2006. To date, CHICKEN LITTLE has garnered more than $83 million at the domestic box office
"Following up on the historic debut and success of Chicken Little in Disney Digital 3-D, we anticipate that MEET THE ROBINSONS will be shown on between 750 to 1,000 screens with Real D capabilities," said Chuck Viane, president, Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. " The box office performance level of the 3-D theaters proves that the public is not only embracing the story but the newest in innovative technology as well. The folks at Dolby Digital, ILM and Real D certainly deserve kudos for their collaboration with us in this revolutionary and highly successful venture."
Based on a bestselling book by William Joyce, MEET THE ROBINSONS concerns Lewis, a 12 year-old genius inventor, who meets a mysterious boy from the future named Wilbur Robinson; and the two travel forward in time and spend a day with Wilbur's eccentric family. MEET THE ROBINSONS is directed by Steve Anderson and produced by Dorothy Kim.
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