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* Chihuahua bounds to top of box-office * 
A trio of stars lend their voices (and barks and growls) to cute canines in Beverly Hills Chihuahua, a movie some reviewers have described as "inexorable." Nonetheless, it topped the box office this weekend.
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*Finding Nemo (Garber review) *****
Nemo is a charming little fellow -- a clown-fish with a minor "disability" -- and since he is the only surviving offspring of his proud daddy, Marlin, perhaps old dad is just a tad(pole) overly protective.
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*Flushed Away (Garber review) *****
It says a great deal about the calibre of an animated feature film when two critics leave the theatre after a first viewing and both say: "We'll HAVE to buy this one when the DVD comes out."
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*Miyazaki's Howl's Moving Castle -- Hauru no Ugoku Shiro (Garber review) *****
Director Hayao Miyazaki (Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away) again creates a world apart from our own, yet jarringly resonant of the terra firma we know. A brilliantly haunting feature-length animated adventure-of-the-spirit. Five stars.
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*South Park goes South...again *
Banned by Comedy Central from showing an image of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, the creators of South Park skewered their own network for hypocrisy in the cartoon's most recent episode.
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*Spirited Away - Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (Miyazaki's Spirited Away) (Garber review) **** 1/2
Upset by her family's move to the suburbs, a 10-year-old girl is led into a parallel universe by her parents -- who are magically transformed.
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*Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (Garber review) *****
We had the remarkable experience of viewing the film in its English-language form, while in Paris, and we thought sadly that many of the visual and language puns would, in fact, be lost on our fellow audience members. . .
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Animated 3-D 'Beowulf' Slays 'Bee' at box office *
The animated telling of "Beowulf," who rids a Danish kingdom of the feared beast Grendel, slew the box office over the weekend, giving a huge boost to 3-D films in the process.
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Bee Movie reveals some box-office sting in second week *
Seinfeld fans might not have wanted to see their hero as a bee in its opening week, but strong word of mouth or "buzz" might have helped this week.
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Box Office Prophets predicts Number one spot for Ratatouille *
The rat who acts as chef in a French restaurant in Paris feasted on choice North American box office receipts this weekend.
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Carrey tops box office with 'Horton Hears a Who' *
Family audiences headed for Who-Ville as 20th Century Fox's animated tale Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! debuted with $45.1 million, the best opening so far this year.
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Cars wins box-office race with $62.8 million *
The animated comedy Cars raced to first place at the weekend box office with a $62.8 million debut, maintaining the Disney-Pixar cartoon brand's undefeated record with a seventh straight hit.
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Cowboy Bebop (Garber review) (AKA Tengoku no tobira) ****
Set on Mars in the year 2071, Cowboy Bebop: The Movie is based on the much-loved animated television series by Japanese director Shinichiro Watanabe.
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Disney spoof tops weekend box office again *
Disney's fairy-tale romantic comedy "Enchanted" charmed audiences again this weekend.
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Disney to cut jobs despite record box office sales *
It's Johnny Depp's Jack Sparrow -- the drunken pirate famously modeled on the Rolling Stones' Richards -- who may have propelled Pirates to the all-time largest opening box-office gross.
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Disney's Ratatouille rules weekend box office *
The rat who wanted to be chef in a Paris restaurant proved he COULD take the heat in the kitchen.
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Easter box office lays an egg *
Horton the elephant retained the heavyweight crown at the North American box office Sunday, but the Easter holiday failed to prevent overall sales from resuming their downtrend.
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Enchanted still charms at box office *
Disney fairy-tale romantic comedy Enchanted stayed on top of the box office for a second weekend, while overall ticket sales returned to the slump after a booming Thanksgiving holiday.
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Enchanted weaves magic spell at box office *
Disney's fairy-tale romantic comedy Enchanted charmed audiences over the holiday weekend, taking home more than $50-million for the Thanksgiving five-day box office, according to studio estimates on Sunday.
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Family Guy's Seth MacFarlane and Google ink deal *
September, 2008, Seth MacFarlane -- creator of Family Guy on television -- will unveil a carefully guarded new project called Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy. Exclusively on the internet.
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Feet, Royale again top weekend box-office draws *
A dancing penguin and the world's deadliest spy have settled in for a long stay at the top of the box office.
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Feet, Royale top weekend box office -- again *
The animated penguin tale Happy Feet remained the No. 1 movie for the third straight weekend with $17 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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Four turtles overtake 300 soldiers at box office *
TMNT -- a computer-animated comedy resurrecting the reptilian superstars of the 1980s -- sold an estimated $25.4 million worth of tickets during its first three days
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Happy Feet dance handily to No. 1 spot at box office *
The animated penguins of Happy Feet stomped all over the competition to stay No. 1 in U.S. box office receipts over the Thanksgiving weekend.
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Happy penguins look likely to beat out Bond at box office *
James Bond has met his match -- not a fellow spy but a tap-dancing penguin, in what some are calling the musical version of March of the Penguins.
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Heavy Metal crushes competitors at box office *
Ratatouille also performed well over the holiday since last weekend's initial, three-day haul of $47 million fell short of some box office watchers' expectations.
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Matt Groening enjoys some well-deserved time in the spotlight *
Simpsons creator honoured for 18 years of laughter, and for glorifying Donuts and Beer.
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Matt Groening Warns Of Simpsons Revenge *
The Simpsons creator Matt Groening has issued a warning for celebrities who turn down parts on the show: they risk being ridiculed in future episodes.
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Openers Turkeys at Thanksgiving Box Office *
The animated penguin romp Happy Feet remained the No. 1 movie with $37.9-million (U.S.) in ticket sales from Friday to Sunday, while the James Bond adventure Casino Royale stayed in second place with $31-million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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Panda surprise triumph over Sandler at weekend box office *
As it turns out, you don't mess with the Panda; a comedy showdown between the animated Kung Fu Panda and You Don't Mess with the Zohan didn't turn out as close as expected as Panda took in $60 million, according to studio estimates.
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Penguin stock up, Bond Market down *
The Warner Bros. animated penguin romp
Happy Feet debuted with $42.3-million (U.S.), grabbing an edge for the weekend's No. 1 slot over Sony's Bond adventure
Casino Royale.
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Ratatouille (Garber review) *****
In the new animated-adventure, Ratatouille, a rat named Remy dreams of becoming a great French chef despite his family's wishes and the rather obvious problem of, well, being a RAT -- in a kitchen.
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Robot film becomes Pixar's 3rd-best opener *
Animation giant Pixar hit the box office jackpot once again yesterday as its robot love story WALL-E snagged the No. 1 spot during its first weekend of release across North America.
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Shrek 3 a box office ogre with $122 million on holiday weekend *
Still, although Shrek 3's $122 million weekend box office total seems impressive, it's still $30 million shy of Spider-Man 3's opening weekend tally.
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Shrek 3 tops weekend box office with $122 million *
After ruling the box office for two weekends, Sony's Spider-Man 3 slipped to second place with $28.5 million, raising its domestic total to $281.9 million.
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The Simpsons Movie goes NUKE-U-lar *
What would Homer say? "Woo-hoo!"
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Transformers can't halt box office plunge *
On the other hand, Transformers movie morphs into money machine.
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Turtles Top Box Office With $25 Million *
TMNT -- a computer-animated comedy resurrecting the reptilian superstars of the 1980s -- sold an estimated $25.4 million worth of tickets during its first three days, according to figures released on Sunday.
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Box office buzz overwhelmed by crime boss *
A heroin pusher and a honey bee put some sting back into the movie business.
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Cars drives to the top of the box office *
The animated comedy Cars raced to first place at the weekend box office with a $62.8-million (U.S.) debut.
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Cars wins box office race for second week *
With a projected take of $31.2 million, the Pixar animated movie outpaced Nacho Libre and the latest Fast and the Furious instalment.
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Cars wins race to top of North American box office *
Pixar's animated comedy Cars raced to the top of box office in North America over the weekend, bringing in an estimated 62.8 million dollars . . .
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Homer’s odyssey leads to box office gold *
The Simpsons Movie, an animated feature based on the TV mainstays from Springfield, smashed industry expectations to earn an estimated $29.1 million on its first day of release on Friday in the U.S. and Canada.
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Hulking box office for Big Green Guy *
The Incredible Hulk, the action movie about a man whose temper transforms him into a green beast, was the top film at U.S. and Canadian theatres this weekend with sales of $54.5 million.
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Jerry Seinfeld's 'Bee Movie' had plenty of sting left during its second weekend *
The animated film Bee Movie stung the competition over the weekend, climbing to the top spot after debuting at No. 2 last week.
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Panda karate chops Zohan at box office *
Jack Black's Po the panda outgunned Adam Sandler's Zo the hairdresser.
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