Wreck-it Ralph breaks Disney record for opening weekend box office

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 From Box Office Mojo:

"Wreck-It Ralph easily took first place with an estimated $49.1 million, which is the highest opening weekend ever for a Disney Animation movie ahead of Tangled's $48.8 million (though that burnt off demand with a Wednesday debut). It was also up on 2005's Chicken Little ($40.1 million), albeit on slightly lower attendance. However, despite giving off a strong Pixar vibe (Toy Story for videogames, essentially), Ralph fell short of Pixar's $60 million standard, which reinforces just how strong that brand is in the world of animation." 

Ray Subers, the writer of this article, attribute's Ralph's excellent opening weekend to "the fact that it was broadly appealing in concept and execution". 

In addition to financial success, this movie is also enjoying modest critical success with a eighty-four percent "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a stellar four and a half out of five stars for Cinema Blend, which also encourages potential viewers to splurge and see the movie in 3D. 

"I immediately want a sequel to Wreck-it Ralph." 

Epic Mickey 2 hits stores in just two weeks!

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Coming on November 18th, 2012, two years after the November 2010 release of the first Epic Mickey for the Nintendo Wii, Epic Mickey 2 promises just as much delightfully dark adventure as the first game, this time getting Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 owners in on the fun as well, along with the expected Wii version. Epic Mickey took place in the "Wasteland", a retirement-home-gone-wrong for forgotten Disney creations styled after the famous "real-life" Magic Kingdom theme parks (most notably Disneyland) all over the world, and gamers will find themselves trying to save Wasteland again through whatever means they see fit, good or bad.

From IGN.com:

"In Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two, gamers will play as Mickey Mouse and for the first time ever, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit -- Walt Disney's first cartoon star -- in an all-new adventure of creativity and discovery. The game returns Mickey Mouse and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit to Wasteland, an alternate world filled with 80 years of forgotten Disney characters and theme park attractions. Now, Mickey and Oswald must join forces as true partners -- Mickey with his magical paint brush that wields paint and thinner, and Oswald with his powerful remote control that allows him to command electricity. Unleash the power of creativity in an epic battle to save this magical world of Wasteland and change it forever in this heroic adventure!"

Be warned, disasters in Wasteland may have changed it from the place we knew in the first game, not to mention completely new areas to explore such as Frontierland, which you may recognize from Disneyland. In addition, Epic Mickey 2 is set to be a musical, and the songs will change based on Mickey and Oswald's behavior. And make sure to listen in closely, as Amazon.com's description of the game's features tells us that Oswald, who has been a non-speaking character to this day, will be given a proper voice!

Are you excited for Epic Mickey 2? :D

Disney XD's "Motorcity" canceled

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Sad news, all you Motorcitizens out there. People of Motorcity, an animator run blog on tumblr famous for reblogging Motorcity fanart and the like, has gotten word that the show will not be picked up for a second season.

"It is with great sadness that I must announce that DisneyXD will not be renewing Motorcity for a second season.

This has been such an amazing and rewarding project for all of us here at Titmouse work on, thanks in no small part to all of you.  I can’t begin to tell you how much having such awesome fans has ment to us."

Motorcity, animated by Titmouse studios, is an action/adventure series set in a future Detroit that has been split into two halves, one a sprawling, spotless but oppressed Detroit Deluxe and the other a colorful but grungy Motorcity, in which Mike Chilton and his team of Burners fight against the corrupt corporation KaneCo. It was highly praised for its excellent animation and fun, quirky characters. 

The series premiered on April 2012.

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