Disney is not untouchable. This is definitely the highlight of what we have learned this year amid an increasingly picky theater audience. Moviegoers are becoming immune to repeated bashes of nostalgia from live-action remakes and want something familiar yet fresh. The Barbie movie has just proven this singlehandedly, but another huge success earlier this year may be a wound that ...

The Super Mario Bros. Movie is the surprise blockbuster of the year and an undeniable success for Universal Pictures and Illumination. Grossing over $1.3 billion worldwide since its release in April, it is now the most financially successful video game movie of all time and the third highest-grossing animated film ever. The studio took advantage of an iconic video game ...

For decades, Disney was the only game in town. The Mouse House was the undisputed king of the animation world. Even during the dark years after Walt Disney’s death, Disney was still the champion. Disney continued its domination into the 1990s with Beauty and the Beast (1991), Aladdin (1992), Lion King (1994), and Pocahontas (1995).  Then, in 1995, a new ...