Cynopsis: Kids!
02/23/09
Good morning. It’s Monday, February 23, 2009, and this is your first early morning Kids briefing.
The Dark Knight hit another milestone as the Warner Bros. feature film officially made its way past $1 billion in worldwide box office revenue on Friday. As of Friday, February 20, Warner Bros. reported the movie had earned $1,001,082,160 to date, that is, according to Box Office Mojo, a combined total of approximately $533 million/domestically and $567/internationally. The Dark Knight is just the fourth movie to break the $1 billion mark behind Titanic, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest.
Summit Entertainment gives the go-ahead for The Twilight Saga’s Eclipse; the third movie based on author Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight book series. Additionally, Summit has officially changed the name of the Twilight franchise to The Twilight Saga. And with that … The Twilight Saga’s Eclipse is set for release on Wednesday, June 30, 2010, which of course puts July Fourth in the movie’s first weekend. Oh No word yet on who will direct the third movie. The second movie in the series, The Twilight Saga’s New Moon, directed by Chris Weitz is set for release on November 20, 2009.
MORE KIDS STUFF
Season three of the mixed CGI/stop-motion animated preschool series Fifi and the Flowertots premieres on Five‘s Milkshake! block this spring. The new 13×10 episodes of Fifi and the Flowertots debuts on Milkshake! on May 1, 2009 at 8:05a, as part of the new Flowertot Friday effort. Jointly commissioned by Milkshake! and Nick Jr., and produced by Chapman Entertainment, the new episodes feature two new characters, Buttercup and her twin sister Daisy.
Studio B Production‘s new animated series Kid vs Kat (26 episodes) premiered over the weekend on Disney XD and will air Saturdays at 9a. Kid vs Kat has already debuted on YTV (Canada) and ABC (Australia). Created by Rob Boutiller, Kid vs Kat is produced by Studio B Productions in association with YTV (Canada) and Jetix Europe.
Peace Arch Home Entertainment and ContentFilm, along with Decode Entertainment are set to release the preschool series Franny’s Feet on DVD beginning this spring 2009. The first title in the series, Franny’s Feet: Princess Franny, includes six episodes of the program and is set for release in the US this March 3, 2009. The DVD runs 66 minutes and will feature English, Spanish and French language tracks, with bonus content for the release includes Franny’s Treasures and activity sheets.
MARKETING/LICENSING
Sanrio, Inc. names Jakks Pacific as the principal North American toy licensee for Hello Kitty. Jakks plans to debut range of new Hello Kitty products in fall 2009. The initial Hello Kitty line from Jakks will include mini figures such as Molded Clip-ons, Urban Figures, collectible figures of Hello Kitty pairs, and a Purse Play Set with Small Figures line.
Mobile game publisher/developer Namco Networks‘ new Tamagotchi: ‘Round the World of Apple iPhones and iPod touch devices is now available internationally at the AppStore. Tamagotchi: ‘Round the World is a game that allows players to choose from one of four Tamagotchi (a digital pet) and take on one of six missions across three planets, where they interact with various elements (e.g. clouds, plants and geysers) to create a happy pet and a healthy planet. This Tamagotchi is a game and different from the original digital keychain pet, which required continuous interaction. Players can choose from one of four Tamagotchi and take on one of six missions across three planets.
With an eye towards expanding Barbie in China, Mattel is set to open a flagship Barbie store in Shanghai on March 7, 2009. The 3,500 square meter (about 38,000 square feet), six-floor Barbie store will feature a range of Barbie products and opens in conjunction with Mattel’s year-long celebration of the brand’s 50th anniversary.
STONE SOUP
Weekend Box Office Estimates for kids/tweens/teens rated G, PG or PG-13; February 20-22 2009:
Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail (Lionsgate) PG-13 Opening Weekend $41.1m
Taken (Fox) PG-13 $11.4m-4 wk total $95.2m
Coraline (Focus Features) PG $11.0m-3 wk total $53.4m
He’s Just Not That Into You (Warner Bros. (New Line)) PG-13 $8.5m-3 wk total $70.1m
Confessions of a Shopaholic (Buena Vista) PG $7.0m-2 wk total $27.7m
Paul Blart: Mall Cop (Sony / Columbia) PG $7.0m-6 wk total $121.4m
Fired Up (Sony / Screen Gems) PG-13 Opening Weekend $6.0m
The Pink Panther 2 (Sony / Columbia) PG $3.7m-3 wk total $29.4m
Push (Summit Entertainment) PG-13 $3.1m-3 wk total $24.7m
Hotel for Dogs (Paramount (DreamWorks)) PG $2.2m-6 wk total $65.4m
Source: www.rentrak.com
RATINGS
Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Thursday, February 19, 2009, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11:
NICKELODEON: K2-11 1105; K6-11 551; TWEENS 9-14 436
DISNEY CHANNEL: K2-11 852; K6-11 515; TWEENS 9-14 426
CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11 548; K6-11 318; TWEENS 9-14 222
TOON DISNEY: K2-11 107; K6-11 70; TWEENS 9-14 62
Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data
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Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question: On the cartoon Chip ‘n’ Dale’s Rescue Rangers, what type of creature was Zipper? A FLY Kudos to: Angeli Martinez-Qubo/NY; Maria Abu Nerahoo-Nick Jr./NY; Ryan McLaughlin-Golden Lucky/NY; Bridget Brady-WETA/ Washington, DC; Pat Brady-CESD/LA; Brian E.S. Jones-Cartoon Network/Burbank; David McDermott/Venice, CA; Maria Valeria Rigueiro-Cartoon Network/Buenos Aires, Argentina
Today’s Trivia Question: What performing family, on an animated early ’70s TV series, had a dog named Fuji? (Email [email protected] with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone. Unofficial rules: Only the second four correct answers from each time zone will be mentioned; and once you’ve been mentioned in any of the Cynopsis editions, you can’t be mentioned again that calendar week.)
Later — Gwen
Gwen Billings for Cynopsis Kids!
02.23.09
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