Top Cat: The Movie

Top Cat: The Movie
Mexican theatrical release poster
SpanishDon Gato y su Pandilla
Directed byAlberto Mar
Screenplay byTim McKeon
Kevin Seccia
Based onTop Cat
by Hanna-Barbera
Produced byFernando de Fuentes
José C. García de Letona
José Luis Massa
StarringRaúl Anaya
Jorge Arvizu
Jesús Guzmán
Eduardo Garza
Mario Castañeda
Ricardo Tejedo
Edited byAndrés Fernández
Music byLeoncio Lara
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures (through Universal Pictures International Mexico, Mexico)
Distribution Company (Argentina)
Release date
  • September 16, 2011 (2011-09-16)
Running time
91 minutes
CountriesMexico
Argentina
LanguagesEnglish
Spanish
Budget$6 million[1]
Box officeMX$112.25 million[2]
(US$14.7 million)[3][4]

Top Cat: The Movie (known in Spanish as Don Gato y su Pandilla, "Top Cat and His Gang") is a 2011 animated action comedy film based on the Hanna-Barbera cartoon series Top Cat, which originally ran from 1961 to 1962 on ABC in the United States.

Produced by Ánima Estudios and Illusion Studios, the film was first released to theaters in Mexico on September 16, 2011, in 2D and 3D formats, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.[5] The film was later released in the United Kingdom on 1 June 2012, distributed by Vertigo Films, where it grossed £2.8 million, making it the highest-grossing Mexican film in the region.[6][7] The film later received a limited release in the United States on 2 August 2013 by Viva Pictures, with the voices of Rob Schneider and Danny Trejo as Lou Strickland and Griswald respectively.[8][9]

The film was a major commercial success, earning $43.5 million pesos on its opening weekend at the domestic box office and held the record as one of the biggest box-office openings in the Mexican cinema history.[10] The film grossed a total of $112.25 million pesos domestically and $14.7 million worldwide.[2][11]

An animated prequel to the film and the series, titled Top Cat Begins,[12] was released on October 30, 2015.[12][13]

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  3. ^ "Mexico Box Office November 4–6, 2011 (check "Gross-to-Date")". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
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  5. ^ Calderón, Lucero (September 14, 2011). "Don Gato y su pandilla, más historia para México". Excélsior. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  6. ^ James Young (December 1, 2012). "Mexican animator adds English". Variety. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  7. ^ "Top Cat: The Movie to hit UK cinemas in 3D, Vertigo films confirms | Metro News". Metro. January 24, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  8. ^ "Rob Schneider and Danny Trejo lending their voices for TOP CAT: THE MOVIE | Alien Bee Entertainment News". Alienbee.net. July 14, 2013. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  9. ^ Lesnick, Silas (May 7, 2013). "Check out a Trailer and Clip from the Animated Top Cat Feature Film". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  10. ^ Hecht, John (September 20, 2011). "Mexican Animated Film 'Top Cat' Breaks Record at Box Office". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  11. ^ "Mexico Box Office November 4–6, 2011 (check "Gross-to-Date")". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  12. ^ a b de la Fuente, Anna Marie (September 17, 2014). "Anima Brings 'Top Cat Begins' to the Bigscreen". Variety. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  13. ^ ""Don Gato 2" se estrenará el 7 de agosto del 2015. Con René Franco". Radioformula.com.mx. Retrieved February 26, 2015.