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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

On this day 2 years ago, 'POKÉMON HORIZONS: THE SERIES' premiered on BBC iPlayer in the UK. It was the first region to release the English dub of the series.

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

On this day 7 years ago, the 'DUCKTALES' episode 'LAST CHRISTMAS' premiered on Disney Channel.

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Voting For The Cartoon Empire Year End Awards 2025 is now officially open!!! 🥳 To vote simply click on the Google Forms link attached to this post and make your choices. Voting remains open until Dec. 25th and winners will be announced on Dec. 31st. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Happy 34th Birthday to Mr. Wolf from 'THE BAD GUYS'

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

'BEAR KID SUPERHERO' debuted with $30K on its opening day to place 20th in the Chinese box office. It may not compete with the Top 3 animated movies in the country this week but it's the first new animated movie to break the Top 20 since 'FAIRIZEST: RALLY FOR PALLY' on Aug 16th.

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

On this day 4 years ago, 'STRAIGHT OUTTA NOWHERE: SCOOBY-DOO MEETS COURAGE THE COWARDLY DOG' was released on DVD and digital platforms.

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

'FALCON EXPRESS' aka 'PETS ON A TRAIN' has surpassed $2M at the global box office. It had a successful launch in Lithuania a week ago where it debuted in the Top 5 with over €13K 🇱🇹 It premiered in Russia this weekend where we predict it could earn between $40K-$50K 🇷🇺

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Top 4 Highest Grossing Animated Movies in Croatia (September 4-7) 🇭🇷 🥇'GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE' - €16,827 (2nd Week At No. 1) (-) 🥈'THE SMURFS' - €7,904 (-) 🥉'OZI: VOICE OF THE FOREST' - €3,843 🆕 4️⃣ 'KAYARA' - €3,525🔻1

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

On this day 9 years ago, 'BREADWINNERS' came to an end on NickToons.

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

'CHICKENHARE AND THE SECRET OF THE GROUNDHOG' will make its global premiere when it drops in theaters in South Africa one week from today (September 19th) FilmfinityZA is the official distributor in the country 🇿🇦

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Viva Pictures has announced the acquisition of upcoming feature film 'THE POUT-POUT FISH' for North American theaters. The movie will premiere in North American theaters on March 20th, 2026 and will premiere in Australia on January 1st, 2026.

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

On this day 5 years ago, 'BUDDI' came to an end on Netflix.

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Season 2 of 'WOLF KING' is now streaming on Netflix.

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

First look at upcoming Netflix series 'ALLEY CATS' has been revealed. The series will revolve around a group of feral British cats who seek companionship while ruminating on the struggles of everyday life. Coming to the streamer in 2026.

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Patton Oswalt has revealed that he'd only be interested in a 'RATATOUILLE' sequel if director, Brad Bird can come up with another worthwhile story. "The world where that [sequel] exists is where Brad [Bird] thinks of a great idea, and until he does that, it's not gonna happen."

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

On this day 1 year ago, it all started. 'THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP: A LOONEY TUNES MOVIE' was released in theaters in Germany & Switzerland following its premiere at The Annecy Festival in June. Since then, it has grossed over $15M and premiered in almost 50 countries.

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

After its opening weekend in the US, 'HITPIG' only earned $1.1M. 8 months later and it has now earned over $5.5M globally. The movie has been a steady earner in European countries this year earning over $1.5M in Russia and $407K in Poland and many more. It will be released in Spain on Sept. 12th.

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

'DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA: INFINITY CASTLE MOVIE: PART 1' earned ¥5.9B ($40M) in its opening weekend in Japan. Not only is this the highest ever opening weekend total but Sunday's total of ¥2.2B ($14.8M) is the highest single day gross for any movie in the history of the Japanese box office.

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Promotional poster for 'THE CAT IN THE HAT' has been released. The movie will premiere in theaters on February 27th, 2026.

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Mykal-Michelle Harris and Ryder Allen have all been cast as leads for the upcoming 'OSWALD THE LUCKY RABBIT' animated/live-action series at Disney+.

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

First trailer for 'THE CAT IN THE HAT' will be released tomorrow.

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Gulli (France) and Rai (Italy) have joined forces to support the production of the upcoming 'UNDERDOG' reboot series. Based on the 1960's series of the same name, it'll be developed by SuperProd and DeAPlaneta Entertainment and will make its global debut this fall.

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

'ZOMBIES: THE REANIMATED SERIES' (346 days) has now passed 'HAILEY'S ON IT' (345 days) in terms of the duration of its original run and is now the second shortest running Disney animated series of the 2020's. A second season of the series is currently in production.

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Sony Pictures Animation has revealed the cast of its upcoming feature film 'GOAT' The movie will star Caleb McLaughlin, Gabrielle Union, Nick Kroll, Nicola Coughlan, David Harbour, Jenifer Lewis and Patton Oswalt. It's set to be released in theaters on February 13th, 2026.

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Raunchy Norwegian animated feature film 'SPERMAGGEDON' will premiere in Spain on July 25th. Meanwhile following an announcement of sales to multiple territories earlier in the week, 'STITCH HEAD' will be released in Spain on October 31st 🇪🇦

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Showmax promotional poster for 'IYANU' has been released. The series will premiere on the streaming service in Africa on June 13th.

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

A 'CARE BEARS' movie is in early development at Warner Bros. Josh Greenbaum is set to direct the feature film.

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

On this day 5 years ago, 'LOONEY TUNES CARTOONS' premiered on HBO Max.

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

On this day 1 year ago, 'THE GARFIELD MOVIE' premiered in theaters in the US.

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

French actor, Éric Legrand known as the French voice actor of Vegeta and Yamcha in the 'DRAGON BALL' franchise, Ray Gillette from 'ARCHER' and many more voices has passed away at the age of 66. May his soul rest in peace 🕊️

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

'LILO & STITCH' has debuted at the top of the French box office after its first day in theaters. 'LILO & STITCH' prend la tête du box office après son premier jour aux cinemas avec plus que 250.000 entrées. Un bon signe pour le film avant son sortir dans les autres pays ? 🤔

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

On this day 1 year ago, 'ANGRY BIRDS: MYSTERY ISLAND' premiered on Prime Video.

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Lithuanian feature film 'BFF: TURBO NUOTYKIU MARATONAS' (BFF: TURBO ADVENTURE MARATHON) was released on May 16th. It debuted at No. 11 in the box office, earning €5.7K It was once a selected project at Cartoon Forum in 2022. Congrats to Urtė Oettinger and Art Shot Studios 👏

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

First teaser trailer for 'THE WONDERFULLY WEIRD WORLD OF GUMBALL' has been released. The new season premieres on Cartoon Network and HBO Max internationally later this year and in the US on Hulu.

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

The new season of 'THE AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL' will be titled 'THE WONDERFULLY WEIRD WORLD OF GUMBALL.' It'll premiere on Cartoon Network international channels and HBO Max later this year and in the US on Hulu.

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

On this day 6 years ago, 'MILO MURPHY'S LAW' came to an end on Disney Channel

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Official: 'THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP: A LOONEY TUNES MOVIE' has made back its production budget. With a handful of countries left for the movie to be released in, a slight profit for the movie is now being projected.

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

'KAIJU NO. 8: MISSION RECON' got off to the worst possible start in Spain. The movie only earned €26K from over 170 theaters in its opening weekend to debut at No. 18. It's now one of the lowest openings for a wide released animated movie in the country this year.

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

'THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP: A LOONEY TUNES MOVIE' has earned €9K (13.8% decrease) after its second weekend in Lithuania to hold on to 5th place. The country now joins the US, Mexico, Ecuador and Brazil for the movie spending 2 weeks in the Top 10 of any country's box office 🇱🇹

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

'COWBOY BEBOP' & 'LAZARUS' creator, Shinichiro Watanabe says that hand drawn animation is the best. "I reaffirmed the appeal of hand-drawn animation. There's a lot of noise about making things easier using CG and AI, but it's not true. It's hand-drawn animation that's the best."

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

'MUGGE & SUPER HAPPY' released on April 10th in Denmark. The Danish feature film opened with 8,899 admissions in its opening weekend and now has 61,289 admissions, becoming one of the most admitted Danish films this year so far 🇩🇰

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

'DIPLODOCUS' opened in Vietnam on April 30th It has earned 27,693,249₫ ($1K) so far on May 4th now totalling 1,759,450,608₫ ($67K) It has already surpassed its opening in Spain (€48K) and Portugal ($8K) as well as the one week total of 'THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP' (1.391B₫)

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

'THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP: A LOONEY TUNES MOVIE' reportedly raked in 73K admissions in Mexico on Saturday alone. That's more than the entire admissions in China for this entire weekend 🤯 (36,191)

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Upcoming animated feature, 'THE MAGNIFICENT LIFE OF MARCEL PAGNOL' by Sylvain Chomet will have its global premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. The movie will be released in France on October 15th, 2025 and in the US sometime in the fourth quarter of 2025.

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

The pilot for 'DOUBLE DUTCH' is now available on YouTube. (Link: youtu.be/aZcn59YYGRE?...)

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

FLOW' has now surpassed $500K in the South Korean box office. The Oscar winning feature earned $27K yesterday to help the movie pass this milestone 👏

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

The 4K restoration of 'PRINCESS MONONOKE' has already earned $2M as of yesterday (previews included) and is looking to finish the weekend with about $3.8M. For comparison, the Studio Ghibli film's initial release in the US in 1999 only managed $2.3M in its entire theatrical run.

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

'200% WOLF' is now playing in Russian theaters.

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

A SLOTH STORY' is now playing in Canadian theaters 🇨🇦 Reports showed that the movie opened in Mexico last Thursday and grossed over $330K in its opening weekend to debut at No. 5 in the box office 🇲🇽 The movie also opened in the US last Friday 🇺🇸

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Cartoon Empire @cartoonempire.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Official: After one week in theaters, 'THE LOST TIGER' has now surpassed $170K in Australia. The movie is now the 4th highest grossing Australian movie of 2025 so far.

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