Top Cat Begins

Top Cat Begins
International release poster
Directed byAndrés Couturier[1]
Screenplay byJim Krieg[1]
Doug Langdale[1]
Jorge Ramírez-Suárez[1]
Based onTop Cat
by Hanna-Barbera
Produced byFernando de Fuentes S.
José C. García de Letona
StarringRaúl Anaya
Mauricio Pérez
Jesús Guzmán
Gerardo Alonso
Mario Filio
Octavio Rojas
Edited byPatrick Danse
Music byLeoncio Lara Bon[1]
Production
companies
Ánima Estudios Prana Studios[2]
Discreet Arts Productions[1]
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures (Mexico and Latin America)[2][3]
Kaleidoscope Entertainment (international)[4]
Release date
  • October 30, 2015 (2015-10-30)[5]
Running time
90 minutes[6]
CountriesIndia
Mexico[1]
United States
LanguagesEnglish
Hindi
Spanish
Budget$8 million[7]
Box officeMX$54.1 million
(US$4.6 million)[8][9]

Top Cat Begins (also known in Spanish as Don Gato: El Inicio de la Pandilla, Top Cat: The Start of the Gang) is a 2015 animated comedy film, produced by Ánima Estudios and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures in Mexico.[2] Based on the Hanna-Barbera animated television series Top Cat, this film is a prequel to both the series and the previous film, taking place before Top Cat met his gang.[7]

The film was first released in Mexico on October 30, 2015, where it was moderately successful, while an underperformance of its more-successful predecessor, and has grossed $54.1 million pesos.[8]

Internationally, the film was later released in the United Kingdom on May 27, 2016, distributed by Kaleidoscope Film Distribution and Warner Bros. UK,[3][10][11] where it was met with negative reviews and was a major box office bomb.[citation needed]

The film has grossed a worldwide total $4.6 million on an $8 million budget.[citation needed]

The film was released in limited form on September 29, 2017 in the United States and later on October 10 in home video and digital platforms, distributed by Viva Pictures.[citation needed]

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