PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie™ Wins the Golden Screen Award, Presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television
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| Spin Master’s powerhouse franchise PAW Patrol brings home its second Golden Screen Award for Feature Film, this time for its latest theatrical PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie. Presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. (CNW Group/Spin Master Corp.) |
TORONTO, May 31, 2024 - Spin Master's powerhouse franchise PAW Patrol brings home its second Golden Screen Award for Feature Film, this time for its latest theatrical PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie. Presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, the Golden Screen Award recognizes the Canadian film that grossed the highest in domestic box office over the period of January 1, 2022 to February 24, 2023. Produced by Spin Master Entertainment, in association with Nickelodeon Movies and distributed by Elevation Pictures in Canada (Paramount Pictures in rest of world), PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie grossed over $7.7 million CAD in Canadian box office sales, surpassing $200 million globally.
Celebrating a momentous ten-year anniversary in 2023, universal love for the pups remains strong with the second feature film opening as the #1 movie in 32 markets including Canada and the US. The film broke records becoming the largest opening for a Canadian film at the North American box office in the past ten years.
"For over a decade, preschoolers around the world have grown up with PAW Patrol, thanks to an exceptional team of Canadian producers, animators and talent who have created these captivating stories for screens both big and small," said Jennifer Dodge, Spin Master's President of Entertainment. "Thank you to the Academy for this recognition and to all of the kids and families that flocked to theatres ready to cheer on our pups."
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie was directed by Canadian animation veteran Cal Brunker; written by Brunker and his writing partner Bob Barlen, animated by Montreal based Mikros Studio and brought to life with Canadian voice actors from the original series.
PAW Patrol continues to be on a roll with a third film greenlit for theatrical release in 2026. In addition to receiving The Golden Screen Award, Spin Master's PAW Patrol series won Best Pre-School Program or Series, Best Writing (Animation), Best Sound (Animation), and Best Performance (Animation).
About Spin Master
Spin Master Corp. (TSX:TOY) is a leading global children's entertainment company, creating exceptional play experiences through its three creative centres: Toys, Entertainment and Digital Games. With distribution in over 100 countries, Spin Master is best known for award-winning brands PAW Patrol®, Hatchimals®, Bakugan®, Kinetic Sand®, Air Hogs®, Melissa & Doug®, Rubik's® Cube and GUND®, and is the global toy licensee for other popular properties. Spin Master Entertainment creates and produces compelling multiplatform content, through its in-house studio and partnerships with outside creators, including the preschool franchise PAW Patrol, and numerous other original shows, short-form series and feature films. The Company has an established presence in digital games, anchored by the Toca Boca® and Sago Mini® brands, offering open-ended and creative game and educational play in digital environments. Through Spin Master Ventures, the Company makes minority investments globally in emerging companies and start-ups. With 29 offices spanning nearly 20 countries, Spin Master employs close to 3,000 team members globally. For more information visit spinmaster.com or follow-on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @spinmaster.
About Elevation Pictures
Founded in 2013 with finance partner Teddy Schwarzman of Black Bear, Elevation Pictures has become Canada's leading entertainment company specializing in distribution and production. Elevation is known for releasing commercial and critically acclaimed films, including Academy Award-winning The Imitation Game, Room, The Father, Moonlight, Everything Everywhere All at Once and Anatomy of a Fall.
Elevation Pictures is also known for its strong slate of Canadian content including recent films French Girl starring Vanessa Hudgens, BlackBerry starring Jay Baruchel, and Irena's Vow starring Sophie Nelisse. In addition, the company's production division specializes in Canadian production, co-productions and production services, including recent films Alice, Darling starring Anna Kendrick, and Infinity Pool starring Alexander Skarsgård. For more information, please visit elevationpictures.com
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