July 2001 News Archive

Sunday - July 1, 2001
- Jurassic Park 3 Prepares to Roar into Theaters
- A.I. Scores Victory in Weekend Box Office
- New dFX Newsletter Tomorrow
- News Link of the Day - Actors Potential Strike Update

Monday - July 2, 2001
- Cats & Dogs Opens Wednesday
- Jimmy Neutron Toy Line Being Created for Movie
- Release Charts: Animated, Anime, and FX DVDs
- News Link of the Day - For Eisner, the Business Is Content

Tuesday - July 3, 2001
- Tomb Raider: The Ride to Open in 2002
- Final Fantasy PS2 DVD to Have Unique Features
- Final Weekend Box Office Numbers
- News Link of the Day - Cat Lovers Protest Cats as Villains

Wednesday - July 4, 2001 (Happy Fourth of July!)
- Cats & Dogs Opens to Mixed Reviews
- World Premiere of Jurassic Park 3 Set for July 16
- Happy Fourth of July - Interesting Facts
- News Link of the Day - The Phantom Reedit - Not Kevin Smith

Thursday - July 5, 2001
- Disney Shows New Work at Cinema Expo
- Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase Video/DVD Details Released
- Lawsuit Filed over Shrek Swirl Ice Cream
- News Link of the Day - Animated Series Beats Long Odds

Friday - July 6, 2001
- Aardman Abruptly Halts Animated Feature!
- Cats & Dogs Tops Scary Movie 2
- Soundtrack Update
- News Link of the Day - Cats, Dogs, and Balance

Saturday - July 7, 2001
- The Proud Family Coming to Disney Channel
- Cartoon Network has Strong Second Quarter
- Friday Box Office Results
- News Link of the Day - TV Rolling Out Toons for the Tiny

Sunday - July 8, 2001
- Cats & Dogs Nudges Out Scary Movie 2
- Tom Hanks: "Digital Actors May Replace Human Actors"
- Disney Loses Its Magic (opinion article)
- News Link of the Day - AOL to Close All WB Stores

Monday - July 9, 2001
- Shrek Tearing Up Overseas Box Office
- Tomb Raider Ride Concept Drawings
- Release Charts: Animated, Anime, and FX DVDs
- News Link of the Day - Disney Hopes to Revive Magic

Tuesday - July 10, 2001
- A Look at Osmosis Jones and Animo's Role
- Carl's Jr. Delivers Wallace and Gromit Toys
- Final Weekend Box Office Numbers
- News Link of the Day - After Shrek, DreamWorks Slows Tortoise

Wednesday - July 11, 2001
- Final Fantasy Opens to Negative Reviews
- More Osmosis Jones Images
- Final Fantasy Playing Digitally in 7 Theaters
- News Link of the Day - Final Fantasy Film - No Real Actors

Thursday - July 12, 2001
- Wolfmill Tackles Astounding Space Thrills
- Shrek Voice Stars Want $5 Million Each for Sequel
- Jurassic Park 3 to Air Digitally in 10 Theaters
- News Link of the Day - Hollywood's Untouchables Escape Too Easy

Friday - July 13, 2001
- Final Fantasy has $5 Million Opening
- Alias/Wavefront - "Maya Used in Final Fantasy Movie"
- Disney's Pepper Ann Being Added to Toon Disney
- News Link of the Day - Final Fantasy's Reality Needs Work

Saturday - July 14, 2001
- New Animated Feature Scheduled for 2003
- Final Fantasy Nose Dives at Box Office in Opening Weekend!
- Shrek Nears Toy Story 2 Mark
- News Link of the Day - FX Guru Says Actors Need Not Fear "Fantasy"

Sunday - July 15, 2001
- Females Give Final Fantasy Low Grade
- Weekend Box Office Estimates
- New dFX Newsletter Tomorrow
- News Link of the Day - Snow White Sequel - Not Disney Related!

Monday - July 16, 2001
- Jim Plant Named President and CEO of NewTek
- trueSpace 3D Announces Flash Plug-In
- Release Charts: Animated, Anime, and FX DVDs
- News Link of the Day - Pearl Harbor Does Well in Japan

Tuesday - July 17, 2001
- Joe Johnston Thought of Quitting Jurassic Park 3
- The Mummy Returns Tops $400 Million Worldwide
- Final Weekend Box Office Numbers
- News Link of the Day - Hitch-Hiker Returns to TV

Wednesday - July 18, 2001
- Jurassic Park 3 Opens to Mixed Reviews
- Ted Berman Passes Away
- Team Atlantis Sinks From TV Schedule
- News Link of the Day - Hollywood's Bummer Summer

Thursday - July 19, 2001
- Mainframe Announces New Animated Series
- SIGGRAPH Announces Best Animation Award Winners
- Shrek Continues Dominance Overseas
- News Link of the Day - JP3: "Fossilized Plot Cloned Again"

Friday - July 20, 2001
- Jurassic Park 3 Has Monster Opening
- Fox May Share Ice Age Distribution with DreamWorks
- Warner Bros. Opens Official Osmosis Jones Website
- News Link of the Day - Filmmaker Living Animated Life

Saturday - July 21, 2001
- Don Bluth: Disney Gets Away With Violence
- Jurassic Park 3 Continues Dominance
- Universal Studios Gets Unique with JP3 Marketing
- News Link of the Day - Planet of the Apes Playing Catch-Up

Sunday - July 22, 2001
- Jurassic Park 3 Has Jurassic Weekend
- Fox Family to Become Disney Owned
- Marvel Comic Characters Coming to Billiard Games
- News Link of the Day - Going, Going, Gone...

Monday - July 23, 2001
- Osmosis Producer Wanted Big Action Feel
- Michael Jackson Gets Animated
- Release Charts: Animated, Anime, and FX DVDs
- News Link of the Day - Shrek Swirl Lawsuit Puts Family in Dis-Flavor

Tuesday - July 24, 2001
- DIC and PBS Team Up for Animated Series
- "Be in the Rugrats" Contest Launched
- Final Weekend Box Office Numbers
- News Link of the Day - Disney Moves to Block Online Movie Trailers!

Wednesday - July 25, 2001
- New Miyazaki Movie Takes Japan by Storm
- Jurassic Park 3 Continues to Rack in Big Bucks
- Nickelodeon and Nelvana Expand Working Relationship
- News Link of the Day - EA Wins Tolkien Movie Rights

Thursday - July 26, 2001
- Negative Reviews for Planet of the Apes
- Shrek Top Animated Film Ever in Australia
- Price of Dreamcast to Drop on August 14, 2001
- News Link of the Day - Disney's Stable of Heroes Grows

Friday - July 27, 2001
- Planet of the Apes Opens in 3,493 Theaters
- Tron 2 Script in Third Draft
- Link of the Day Correction
- News Link of the Day - Animated Characters Come to Dinner

Saturday - July 28, 2001
- Planet of the Apes Opens with $25 Million on Friday!
- Osmosis Jones Animation Contains Lots of Improv
- Fox Press Release on Disney Buyout of Fox Family
- News Link of the Day - Disney Losing Magic?

Sunday - July 29, 2001
- Planet of the Apes Scores $70 Million for Weekend
- Shrek Passes Batman for Top Grossing Movies
- Star Trek X Gets a Director
- News Link of the Day - Suddenly, Animation is Everywhere

Monday - July 30, 2001
- DreamWorks Preps Shrek 2-Disc DVD
- Grown Up Rugrats Bring Huge Ratings
- Release Charts: Animated, Anime, and FX DVDs
- News Link of the Day - Brief History of Planet of the Apes

Tuesday - July 31, 2001
- Final Fantasy May End Box Office Run with $35 Million
- Final Weekend Box Office Numbers
- New dFX Newsletter Tomorrow
- News Link of the Day - George Follows Shrek Into The CGI Jungle

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