Release: Madeline

 

Madeline

Genre: Animation/Family

Director: Steve Martino

Writer: Jacob Jones

Based on the book series by Ludwig Bemelmans

Voice Cast: Miriam Spumpkin, Meryl Streep, Hugh Bonneville, Ariel Winter, Shiloh Bearman, Quinn Copeland, Malachi Barton, Hayley Faith Negrin, Aria Kane, Thea Eddey, Hadley Belle Miller, Venus Schultheis, Mariel Sheets, Kensington Tallman, Emma Watson

Budget: $66,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $66,338,849

Foreign Box Office: $73,665,444

Total Profit: $33,583,004

Reaction: Madeline is a solid success for the studio and writer Jacob Jones, becoming his most profitable animated film since Khumba the Flying Zebra back in Season 24. 

"Madeline is a lovely film. I found  myself admiring of its charm. I love how faithful the film is to its source material, never changing too much about each character, reminding you why you grew to love Madeline and company in the first place." - Grozdana Marin, Vulture

"While the story of Madeline itself is fairly well-written, albeit a bit too episodic at times, I must say there are too many characters to keep track of, with Madeline herself the only one that stands out even a little bit. The voice-casting is a mixed bag at best though, with the age difference between the child characters frequently distracting where 20-somethings and actual young children are voicing peers."- Sara Karlsson, Willamette Week

"Madeline is difficult to truly assess as a film, but I will try to be as fair as possible. It feels more like a children's television program at times with the simple moral messaging of its storytelling. I had trouble keeping track of all the girls, with few doing much to distinguish themselves in the story or voice-acting. Not to say it is bad, but it is definitely more cute than good. All that said, I will settle for cute with this one as this is not a film made for me. I'd certainly rather my daughter watch this than some of the other children's dreck other studios have released lately. Madeline is easy, inoffensive family fare." - Eric Marsh, Denver Post

Rated PG for some crude elements and thematic material