Only $41,200. Ouch. To be sure, Tales From Earthsea played only in a handful of cities, with no advertising and little to no press. I doubt most American Ghibli Freaks even know the movie was playing at all. Heck, I'm still surprised Minneapolis-St. Paul didn't get a screening. We always seem to get every anime movie that comes to the States.
This was a "contractual obligation" release, and largely for the sake of qualifying for awards. I would expect a nod in the Best Animation Feature category at next year's Oscars, if only because this is Studio Ghibli, and 2010 is a very slow year for animation. Toy Story 3, of course, will walk away with the Oscar, to no one's surprise.
Fortunately, I think we shall see Goro Miyazaki's Earthsea movie on DVD soon, alongside Nausicaa and at least one other title from the catalog.
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http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-10-15/evangelion-1.0-ineligible-for-oscar-awards
It won't be able to qualify for the Oscars. If Evangelion 1.0 wasn't eligible because it was a 2007 film that didn't come stateside til 2009, a film that debuted in 2006 and didn't come out now won't be either. But maybe they bend the rule cause it's Disney and not a simple anime disturbutor.
Now if only Omohide Poro Poro (Only Yesterday) was one of the catalog to be released here stateside - I think I could finally die happy.
The Illusionist" will open in December and may take out "Toy Story 3." It looks to be brilliant and has gotten great reviews in Europe.
I thought How to Train Your Dragon was great. Hope it is a strong contender.
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