“Escape from Planet Earth” seems to be doing much better than the movie experts predicted, and they are trying to figure out why they were wrong. Here are the Cartoon Brew’s, Moviefone’s, and Erick Weber’s Final Cut takes. Notice that the discussions of the movie’s success are all introduced with stills emphasizing Doc, Thurman, and Io, the three charismatic animallike aliens.
CNN reported: "Weinstein's animated effort Escape from Planet Earth benefited from the fact that no family films have hit theaters in almost two months and finished in fourth place with $16.1 million. Facing no family competition, Escape, which cost $40 million, fared better than Weinstein's last attempt to get into the animation game, Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil, which bombed with just $10.1 million in April 2011. Despite poor reviews, Escape from Planet Earth wound up with a "B+" CinemaScore grade."
“Escape from Planet Earth” seems to be doing much better than the movie experts predicted, and they are trying to figure out why they were wrong. Here are the Cartoon Brew’s, Moviefone’s, and Erick Weber’s Final Cut takes. Notice that the discussions of the movie’s success are all introduced with stills emphasizing Doc, Thurman, and Io, the three charismatic animallike aliens.
http://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/people-saw-scape-from-planet-earth-78232...
http://news.moviefone.com/2013/02/15/box-office-escape-from-planet-earth_n_27074...
http://www.necn.com/finalcut
CNN reported: "Weinstein's animated effort Escape from Planet Earth benefited from the fact that no family films have hit theaters in almost two months and finished in fourth place with $16.1 million. Facing no family competition, Escape, which cost $40 million, fared better than Weinstein's last attempt to get into the animation game, Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil, which bombed with just $10.1 million in April 2011. Despite poor reviews, Escape from Planet Earth wound up with a "B+" CinemaScore grade."
Fred Patten