After $54 Million Success With ‘Mummies,’ WBD Has Picked Up Spanish Animated Feature ‘Buffalo Kids’ for U.K., Ireland Theatrical Release (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comJamie Lang Warner Bros. Discovery U.K. has confirmed a wide theatrical release plan in the U.K. and Ireland for the Spanish animated feature “Buffalo Kids” from producers 4 Cats Pictures (“Mummies,” “Tad the Lost Explorer”).
Warner Bros. also previously acquired the film for Italy as a pre-buy. Since the film’s Aug. 14 release in Spain, J.J. Garcia Galocha and Pedro Solís’ “Buffalo Kids” has surpassed $5 million at the Spanish domestic box office, making it the highest-grossing independent animated film in the country this year and the second-highest-grossing Spanish film overall.
It has sold more than 740,000 admissions in the country. “Buffalo Kids'” Spanish launch was supported by co-producers Atresmedia Cine and A3 Media, who, alongside WBD Spain, led an ambitious promotional campaign across traditional and digital media platforms.
More than a month after its release, “Buffalo Kids” posters can be seen in metro stations and on the sides of newspaper stands in Madrid.
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