MEXICO CITY -- Striving to set a new standard for Mexican cartoons, two former Disney animators have teamed with Mexican producers to supervise the making of Maya: La Primera Gran Historia. Maya, a $3 million Escarabajo-Artem production, tells the story of a power struggle between good and evil set in the Mayan era. Mike Kunkel, who has worked as an animator on Walt Disney Pictures' Tarzan and Hercules, and Tony Bancroft, who co-directed Disney's Mulan, will contribute as supervising animators on Maya. Because of a lack of financing, animated films are a rarity in Mexico. Last year, Mexico City-based Anima Studios put out Magos y Gigantes, hoping to resurrect a genre that had been dormant for about two decades. However, Magos cost only $850,000, a low-budget production even by Mexican standards.
- 5/14/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
MEXICO CITY -- Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu's 21 Grams topped Mexico's weekend boxoffice charts, taking in 15 million pesos ($1.3 million), a particularly strong outing considering the picture was released on only 251 screens nationwide. 21 Grams, released in Mexico under distributor United International Pictures, is the Mexican director's second feature-length film and his first English-language production. Freaky Friday, released with 330 copies, grossed 9.1 million pesos ($805,000), while Matrix Revolutions ranked third in weekend boxoffice receipts with $5.6 million pesos ($496,000). The biggest surprise came from homegrown animated production Magos y Gigantes. Released on 280 screens, the Anima Estudios toon grossed 5.3 million pesos ($496,000). Distributor Fox Films of Mexico said Magos came nowhere near opening weekend figures for Finding Nemo, however the picture performed on par with such smaller animated productions as The Powerpuff Girls, Treasure Planet and Rugrats in Paris.
- 11/25/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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