Animation Producer Igor Khait Passes at 52
‘Gnomeo & Juliet’ co-producer was most recently working on Illumination Entertainment’s upcoming animated feature ‘Sing’ for Universal Pictures.
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Google Pulls Minions Mic Drop April Fool’s Gag
Google kills off its Mic Drop feature, which added a ‘Send Mic Drop’ button to Gmail, allowing users to add an animated GIF of one of Illumination Entertainment’s Minions dropping a microphone to their emails.
Illumination Brings Out the Hits for New ‘Sing’ Trailer
Illumination Entertainment brings out a whole menagerie of animals -- and hit songs -- for its first trailer for the forthcoming musical animated comedy in theaters on December 21, 2016.
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New Trailer Unveiled for Illumination’s ‘Secret Life of Pets’
New trailer for the newest animated feature forthcoming from Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures outlines an oddball-buddy plot.
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FX Orders Animated Pilot from Louis C.K. & Albert Brooks
Voice stars of Illumination Entertainment’s ‘The Secret Life of Pets’ are co-creating, co-writing and providing the two lead voices for an untitled animated pilot for FX.
WATCH: Exclusive ‘Minions’ Animatic Goes from Concept to Screen
Animatic with picture-in-picture of the final movie shows what was originally sketched and what ultimately made it into the film.
WATCH: New Holiday-Themed Trailer for Illumination’s ‘Secret Lives of Pets’
New trailer introduces the full cast of four-legged characters including Louis C.K. as Max the terrier, Hannibal Buress as Buddy the dachshund, Lake Bell as Chloe the cat, and Jenny Slate as Gidget the Pomeranian, as they pose for a holiday greeting card.
Universal Premieres ‘Minions’ Short Online
Online debut marks the first time a mini-movie from the ‘Despicable Me’ franchise has been made available in its entirety prior to the home entertainment release.
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Illumination’s ‘Sing’ Set to Soar on Dec. 21, 2016
Previously untitled musical comedy written and directed by Garth Jennings stars Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane, Scarlett Johansson, John C. Reilly, Taron Egerton and Tori Kelly.
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Illumination’s ‘Minions’ Arrives on Blu-ray Dec. 8
Bonus features include three all-new original mini-movies, deleted scene and behind-the scenes interviews, artwork, image galleries and more.
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Box Office Report: ‘The Martian’ Makes $55M U.S. Launch
Ridley Scott's space epic also dominates overseas with $45.2 million; Robert Zemeckis’ ‘The Walk’ sees soft limited IMAX debut.
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Box Office Report: Illumination’s ‘Minions’ Crosses $1 Billion Worldwide
Still to open in China, Illumination Entertainment's ‘Minions’ becomes the third animated feature ever to cross the billion dollar mark.
Box Office Report: ‘Minions’ Now Third Top-Grossing Animated Feature Worldwide
Illumination Entertainment's ‘Minions’ beats the lifetime totals of ‘Despicable Me 2’ ($975.5 million) and ‘The Lion King’ ($987.5 million) to become the third-highest-grossing animated film of all time worldwide.
Box Office Report: ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Makes $60.2M Debut
Universal's N.W.A. biopic ‘Straight Outta Compton’ leads the pack at the North American box office with a $60.2 million debut, helping to push Universal past the $2 billion mark domestically.
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Box Office Report: ‘Fantastic Four’ Flops, ‘M:I5’ Wins Weekend
After being rejected by critics and audiences alike, 20th Century Fox's ‘Fantastic Four’ sees one of the lowest openings of all time for a big-budget studio super hero movie.
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Box Office Report: ‘M:I5’ Wins Weekend with $56M Domestic Debut
Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions’ $150 million tentpole feature launches to $65 million overseas for an early total of $121 million worldwide.
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Box Office Report: ‘Ant-Man’ Holds off ‘Pixels’
Two weeks after its release, Marvel’s ‘Ant-Man’ narrowly beats out Sony’s new action-comedy ‘Pixels’ at the North American box office.
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Box Office Report: Marvel’s ‘Ant-Man’ Sees Pint-Sized $58M Debut
Peyton Reed’s ‘Ant-Man’ makes $58 million domestic debut, the second-lowest bow for Marvel Studios since ‘The Incredible Hulk’ opened to $55.4 million in 2008.
Box Office Report: ‘Minions’ Sets Records with $115.2M Domestic Debut
Taking first place at the North American box office with a $115.2 million debut, Illumination Entertainment’s ‘Despicable Me’ spinoff scores the second-biggest opening weekend of all time for an animated title.
A Conversation with Kyle Balda: Bringing ‘Minions’ to the Big Screen
The co-director of Illumination Entertainment’s highly anticipated animated spin-off details the challenge of giving the loveable yellow sidekicks of ‘Despicable Me’ and ‘Despicable Me 2’ their own film.
Box Office Report: ‘Jurassic World,’ ‘Inside Out’ Top ‘Terminator Genisys’
Universal's ‘Jurassic World’ holds off Pixar’s ‘Inside Out’ for the third weekend in a row; Paramount's ‘Terminator Genisys’ sees third place debut with $28.7 million from 3,758 locations.
Box Office Report: ‘Jurassic World,’ ‘Inside Out’ Dominate ‘Ted 2’
Universal's ‘Jurassic World’ holds off Pixar’s ‘Inside Out’ for the second weekend in a row; Seth MacFarlane R-rated comedy sequel ‘Ted 2’ underwhelms with $33 million debut.
Box Office Report: ‘Jurassic World’ Dominates ‘Inside Out’
Universal and Legendary Pictures’ ‘Jurassic World’ ends Pixar's number-one opening winning streak, but ‘Inside Out’ exceeds expectations to score the top debut of all time for an original Pixar title.
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Illumination Unveils Teaser for ‘Secret Lives of Pets’
Stellar voice cast for the fifth Illumination Entertainment-Universal collaboration includes Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Ellie Kemper, Lake Bell, Jenny Slate, Bobby Moynihan, Hannibal Buress and Albert Brooks.
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MIFA 2015 Attracts Record Number of Accreditations
30th Anniversary edition of the annual European marketplace to feature keynote sessions from Illumination Entertainment’s Chris Melendandri and director Genndy Tartakovsky.
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