{"id":298328,"date":"2026-02-19T01:31:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T01:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/298328\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T01:31:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T01:31:08","slug":"animated-movie-release-date-moved-to-christmas-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/298328\/","title":{"rendered":"Animated Movie Release Date Moved to Christmas 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tSony Pictures Animation<\/a> is pushing back the release of its upcoming original comedy Buds from spring of next year to Christmas.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe mystery project had been set to unfurl in theaters on March 12, 2027. It will now open over the lucrative year-end holiday corridor on Dec. 22, 2027. While no filmmaker or cast have been announced, it is expected to focus on talking plants.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe news comes just days after Sony Animation continued its winning streak<\/a> with the successful box office debut of GOAT<\/a>. The family pic exceeded industry expectations in earning $35.1 million\u00a0over the long Valentine\u2019s Day\/Presidents Day weekend, the best showing for an original animated film since Elemental three years ago and not far behind the overall holiday winner, Wuthering Heights. <\/p>\n

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\n\tGOAT even topped the box office charts on Sunday and Monday ahead of Wuthering Heights, grossing a $8.3 million and $7.9 million, respectively. And, as of Tuesday (Feb. 17), the film has grossed $38 million domestically and $22.8 million internationally for a worldwide tally of $60.8 million.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tSony Pictures Animation<\/a> \u2013 home of the groundbreaking animated Spider-Verse\u00a0series \u2014 also made KPop Demon Hunters, which was released on Netflix as part of a larger deal with parent studio Sony. KPop, which shattered viewership records, is also among the films nominated for best animated feature after getting a qualifying theatrical run (later, Sony and Netflix also released a sing-along version of the film in cinemas.)<\/p>\n

\n\tKristine Belson and Damien de Froberville<\/a>, who head up Sony Animation, recently spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about why their reputation for making radical creative choices that work.<\/p>\n

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