As the sports biopic "Invincible" clinched the North American box office champion from August 25-31 and then retained the crown from September 1-7, the summer movie season of '06 gradually came to a close. Compared to the spectacular events of the previous year, this year could be described as rather uneventful; amidst the power struggle of various film distributors, Flame triumphed once more!
"Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs," which premiered on March 31, was merely a passerby this summer. Having just finished a 23-week run, it garnered a total of $231 million / $925 million in box office revenue (North America / worldwide). Although it did not breach the billion-dollar club, it is undoubtedly this summer's most successful CGI animation film and Flame & Blue Sky's most successful film to date, as well as one of the most successful animated movies in history.
