Gaturro: The Movie Explained

Gaturro: The Movie
Director:Gustavo Cova
Producer:Fernando de Fuentes S.
José C. García de Letona
P. Jayakumar
José Luis Massa
Screenplay:Cristian Dzwonik
Esteban Garrido
Adriana Lorenzón
Mariano Podesta
Belén Wedeltoft
Valeria Gómez
Based On:Gaturro by Nik
Starring:Mariano Chiesa
Agustina Gonzalez Cirulnik
Agustina Crulink
Pablo Gandolfo
Leto Dugakin
Gustado Dardés
Ándres Sala Rigler
Mimicha René Sagastume
Gustavo Bonfigli
Lucila Gómez
Mara Campanelli
Editing:Andrés Fernández
Music:Eduardo Frigerio
Lolo Micucci
Federico San Millán
Studio:Illusion Studios
Toonz Entertainment
Ánima Estudios
Distributor:Distribution Company S.A.
Runtime:87 minutes
Country:Argentina
India
Mexico
Language:Spanish
English
Budget:$3.5 million[1]
Gross:AR$8.3 million
(US$2.9 million)[2] [3]

Gaturro: The Movie (Gaturro) is a 2010 animated comedy film based on the popular Argentine comic book of the same name created by Cristian Dzwonik. The film is produced by Illusion Studios, Toonz Animation, and co-produced by Mexico's Ánima Estudios.[4] This film is the first Indian-Latin American animated co-production.[5]

It was released in theaters on September 9th, 2010 in Argentina, where it was a major commercial success, grossing a total of $8.3 million pesos (est. $0.4 million).[2]

The film was later released in Mexico on April 27th, 2012 and became a huge box-office disappointment.[6]

The film was released direct-to-video in the United States, distributed by Viva Pictures, on February 16th, 2016.[7]

Synopsis

Gaturro, an anthropomorphic cat, tries multiple attempts to win the affection of Agatha, the most unpleasant cat in Gaturro's neigborhood, who falls in love with an aristocratic cat called Max. But when Gaturro accidentally becomes famous, he and a mouse called Rat Pitt devise a plan to prevent Agatha marrying Max.

Voice cast

Spanish cast
English cast

The English-language version was found in the special features in the Argentine and Mexican DVD releases.

Cultural references

This film makes a number of references to popular Hollywood figures and movies.[6]

Production

The character designs and post-production services were done by Toonz India Ltd based in Trivandrum, India, while the majority of the animation was done by Illusion Studios in Argentina.[8] The film's special effects and backgrounds were done by Ánima Estudios in Mexico.[9]

An animator who worked in 2008 on the film criticized the film for having a "bad script" with many spelling mistakes.[10] He confirmed that there was no script for the movie then and the animators had to work out the details using only a script outline. He added however that the film was "visually correct" for kids.

Release

This film was released in 2D and 3D in Argentina on September 9, 2010. Santo Domingo Films released the film in Mexico on April 27, 2012.[6]

Box office

It became a box office success in Argentina, opening #1 at the domestic box-office, grossing $2,268,283 pesos ($460,098 USD). It held the record as one of the biggest box-office openings in the Argentinian cinema history [5] The film grossed a total of $10,342,696 pesos ($2,097,910 USD).[11]

In Mexico, however, this film was a colossal box-office disaster, and the worst financial loss for the economy. It earned $1,725,000 on its first day, for a weekend total of $6,825,000.[12] This is the 22nd-worst opening of all time.[13] Adjusted for inflation, considering the total net loss of money (not the profit-to-loss ratio), it was still the fourth-largest box office recession in history.[14] [15] In 2014, the Los Angeles Times listed the film as one of the most expensive box-office write downs of all time.

On 16 April 2015, Animation World Network has announced that Viva Pictures has picked up the distribution rights for a United States release.[7] Victor Elizalde, president of Viva Pictures said, “The landscape for quality animated content is changing quickly and Imira is in leading the way by using globally recognized brands like Speed Racer and Gaturro along with visually stimulating animation."[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Bhushan. Nyay. Toonz ties with Illusion for 'Gaturro'. 29 March 2014. The Hollywood Reporter. 21 May 2009.
  2. Web site: Argentina Box Office, February 3-6, 2011 (check "Gross-to-Date"). Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. 1 March 2018.
  3. Web site: Gaturro, la pelicula (2010). Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. 31 May 2013.
  4. Web site: Toonz making final touches for 'Gaturro' 3D animation Movie . Technopark Today . 2012-05-05.
  5. Web site: Gaturro-First Indo-Latin American animation film tops Argentina box-office . Calcutta Tube . 2010-09-21 . 2012-05-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101026041456/http://calcuttatube.com/gaturro-first-indo-latin-american-animation-film-tops-argentina-box-office/120119/ . 2010-10-26 .
  6. News: Llega "Gaturro. La película" a salas de cine de la Ciudad de México. 18 March 2014. 27 April 2012.
  7. News: Wolfe. Jennifer. Imira Entertainment's 'The Aviators' Flies to North America. 17 April 2015. Animation World Network. Animation World Network. 16 April 2015.
  8. News: Toonz Animation woos global audience. 29 March 2014. The Hindu. 21 August 2010.
  9. News: Mexicanos dibujarán a Gaturro. 28 December 2009. Informador. Spanish. 21 January 2010.
  10. News: 9 September 2010 . Gaturro, avance técnico, retroceso narrativo . Spanish . Otros Cines . 11 August 2020.
  11. https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?id=_fGATURROLAPELICU01&country=AR&wk=2010W37&id=_fGATURROLAPELICU01&p=.htm GATURRO, LA PELICULA
  12. Box office report: 'Battle: Los Angeles' conquers all with $36 mil . . March 13, 2011 . February 24, 2012 . Young . John.
  13. Web site: Worst Openings at the Box Office for 3,000+ Theatres. Box Office Mojo. October 12, 2018.
  14. Web site: Ben Riley-Smith . 'Mars Needs Moms': does flop mean 3D is history? . thefirstpost.co.uk . March 21, 2011 . July 31, 2011.
  15. Web site: Why Disney's 'Mars Needs Moms' Bombed . . March 14, 2011 . February 24, 2012 . McClintock . Pamela.