Peanuts loses to a Seuss

The final weekend tally for The Peanuts Movie in North America is in, and at $44,213,073, it remains the second biggest opening weekend for a non-Pixar G-rated movie, beaten out by Horton Hears a Who…. which was also directed by Steve Martino.

(Not that any of this is directly important; the long-term question of whether there are more movies to follow will likely hinge on dollars yet to come. And also how long the people involved get to rest; there are some tired folks over in the Schulz camp!)

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Animated Peanuts musical en route

Coming to streaming screens this summer is Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical, a 40-minute animated special with music composed by Jeff Morrow and one of Dr. Mrs. The AAUGH Blogger’s favorites, Ben Folds. The special, which is about the kids finding their favorite summer camp is not long for this …

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We finally know how Charlie Brown did at the Super Bowl!

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Free Snoopy Weekend

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