Audiences are connecting with The Lego Movie in a big way, driving the first-ever full-length theatrical Lego adventure past $200 million in worldwide box office, less than two weeks after its record-breaking release. The announcement was made today by Warner Bros. Pictures.
The Lego Movie, from Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures and Lego System A/S, made its North American debut on Friday, February 7. It took in an opening weekend gross of $69.1 million, making it the largest February opening for any animated film and the largest opening for an animated Warner Bros. release. It has since gone on to earn a total of $146.3 million at the domestic box office, and still building.
The film has also launched its international engagements in a number of European, Asian, and Latin American markets, including the UK, Spain, Scandinavia, Hong Kong, Korea, Brazil and Mexico, earning $60.4 million to date, for a combined worldwide box office total of $206.7 million,...
The Lego Movie, from Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures and Lego System A/S, made its North American debut on Friday, February 7. It took in an opening weekend gross of $69.1 million, making it the largest February opening for any animated film and the largest opening for an animated Warner Bros. release. It has since gone on to earn a total of $146.3 million at the domestic box office, and still building.
The film has also launched its international engagements in a number of European, Asian, and Latin American markets, including the UK, Spain, Scandinavia, Hong Kong, Korea, Brazil and Mexico, earning $60.4 million to date, for a combined worldwide box office total of $206.7 million,...
- 2/19/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
"The Lego Movie" charmed audiences with its mix of kid-friendly and subversive humor, as well as its clever visual effects. For those wondering just how many actual Lego pieces were used to achieve those effects, the answer is unsurprising. (Hint: It's a whole lot.)
Business Insider reports that, according to the film's production notes, a total of 3,863,484 real Lego were used in the film, with many reused throughout the movie. But what if filmmakers wanted to make the entire movie -- which was supplemented with CGI and a software program called Lego Digital Designer -- exclusively using Lego bricks? According to filmmakers, that would have required 15,080,330 unique physical pieces of the plastic toys.
Obviously, using that many real Legos pieces -- which also would have included 183 different mini-figs, or Lego people -- would have taken too long to create a feature film. As cinematographer Pablo Plaisted explains in a new behind-the-scenes featurette,...
Business Insider reports that, according to the film's production notes, a total of 3,863,484 real Lego were used in the film, with many reused throughout the movie. But what if filmmakers wanted to make the entire movie -- which was supplemented with CGI and a software program called Lego Digital Designer -- exclusively using Lego bricks? According to filmmakers, that would have required 15,080,330 unique physical pieces of the plastic toys.
Obviously, using that many real Legos pieces -- which also would have included 183 different mini-figs, or Lego people -- would have taken too long to create a feature film. As cinematographer Pablo Plaisted explains in a new behind-the-scenes featurette,...
- 2/13/2014
- by Katie Roberts
- Moviefone
How do you shoot characters based on 3 cm high Lego bricks in a 3D animated adventure movie?
That was the challenge facing cinematographer and layout supervisor Pablo Plaisted and the creative team on The Lego Movie.
The team led by writers-directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 21 Jump Street) came up with some innovative solutions.
.The directors wanted the movie to look like stop-motion rather than CGI,. Plaisted tells If on the line from the Us where he is taking a break after attending the premiere in Los Angeles last Saturday.
.CG cameras can look rather smooth and weightless. We roughed the camera up to make it feel big and heavy and to emphasise the tiny Lego figures..
Plaisted grew up with Lego and says he learned how to be creative playing Lego as a kid with his mother. He spent two years on the film,...
That was the challenge facing cinematographer and layout supervisor Pablo Plaisted and the creative team on The Lego Movie.
The team led by writers-directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 21 Jump Street) came up with some innovative solutions.
.The directors wanted the movie to look like stop-motion rather than CGI,. Plaisted tells If on the line from the Us where he is taking a break after attending the premiere in Los Angeles last Saturday.
.CG cameras can look rather smooth and weightless. We roughed the camera up to make it feel big and heavy and to emphasise the tiny Lego figures..
Plaisted grew up with Lego and says he learned how to be creative playing Lego as a kid with his mother. He spent two years on the film,...
- 2/6/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
The Lego Movie is fast approaching, and a new set of images have been released that show off… well, a lot of Batman mostly, but some interesting points along other lines as well. It’s an odd assortment of film stills actually, which makes it a bit more fun than normal, because some of them just look like someone playing with Legos and taking pictures.
It’s a bit surprising how much this one is taking off when it comes to the general chatter around the internet, and how much of a marketing push it’s getting. Is this one high on your list of upcoming movies? Or, cynic that you are, is this one rubbing you the wrong way?
Either way, take a look at what you have in store for you.
Official Synopsis and Info
“The Lego® Movie” is the first-ever, full-length theatrical Lego® adventure.
Directed by Phil Lord...
It’s a bit surprising how much this one is taking off when it comes to the general chatter around the internet, and how much of a marketing push it’s getting. Is this one high on your list of upcoming movies? Or, cynic that you are, is this one rubbing you the wrong way?
Either way, take a look at what you have in store for you.
Official Synopsis and Info
“The Lego® Movie” is the first-ever, full-length theatrical Lego® adventure.
Directed by Phil Lord...
- 1/25/2014
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
The Lego Movie, the first-ever, full-length theatrical Lego® adventure, from Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures, opens in theaters February 7, 2014.
Directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller (“21 Jump Street,” “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs”), this brand new trailer for The Lego Movie stars Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Nick Offerman, Alison Brie and Charlie Day, with Liam Neeson and Morgan Freeman.
The original 3D computer animated story follows Emmet, an ordinary, rules-following, perfectly average Lego minifigure who is mistakenly identified as the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world. He is drafted into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant, a journey for which Emmet is hopelessly and hilariously underprepared.
Chris Pratt (“Moneyball”) stars as the voice of Emmet. Will Ferrell (“The Campaign”) stars as the voice of his primary adversary, President Business, an uptight CEO who...
Directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller (“21 Jump Street,” “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs”), this brand new trailer for The Lego Movie stars Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Nick Offerman, Alison Brie and Charlie Day, with Liam Neeson and Morgan Freeman.
The original 3D computer animated story follows Emmet, an ordinary, rules-following, perfectly average Lego minifigure who is mistakenly identified as the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world. He is drafted into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant, a journey for which Emmet is hopelessly and hilariously underprepared.
Chris Pratt (“Moneyball”) stars as the voice of Emmet. Will Ferrell (“The Campaign”) stars as the voice of his primary adversary, President Business, an uptight CEO who...
- 11/1/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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