A research team embarks on a journey to obtain a plant that can advance medical research by centuries. After their crate falls off the truck, they end up in a forest. She praised the film for its animation effects of the yeti's magical powers and also likened the film to How to Train Your Dragon. Burnish Industries then departs the mountain with the captive Everest, Peng, and Jin in tow. Abominable was released on digital and Movies Anywhere by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment on December 3, 2019, with Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD and DVD releases following on December 17. Directed by Jamaal Burden. [26] The 4K Ultra HD version additionally uses HDR10+,[25] making it Universal's second animated film to use the format after The Secret Life of Pets 2 and their sixth film overall.

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Abominable 2 (originally titled Everest 2) is an upcoming American-Chinese 3D computer-animated adventure film produced by It is the sequel to Abominable (2019). The website's critics consensus reads, "Working with admittedly familiar ingredients, Abominable offers audiences a beautifully animated and overall engaging adventure that the whole family can enjoy. Abominable is a 2019 computer-animated adventure film produced by DreamWorks Animation and Pearl Studio.
[36], Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave Abominable two out of five stars, regarding the yeti as a bland character and observing the film's similarities to How to Train Your Dragon and E.T. [22] The film also featured a version of Coldplay's Fix You. He praised the film for its first female animated film director Culton, female lead character Yi, and for embracing its Chinese milieu including Yi's grandma Nai Nai. "[31] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale, while those at PostTrak gave it an average 4 out of 5 stars. However, he observed that the film brought nothing new to the animation medium but praised it for incorporating a reference to Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. While hiding him from Burnish Industries' helicopters, Yi gains his trust by feeding him Baozi and treating his wounds. [25] All releases included the short film Marooned, which had previously been screened at the 2019 Annecy International Animated Film Festival and as part of a cross-promotion between DreamWorks Animation and AMC Theatres. [27] The film made $5.7 million on its first day, including $650,000 from Thursday night previews. Peng helps them escape by unleashing a yak stampede. With Near $21M Opening Weekend", "Warner Bros. Abominable had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2019. It is set released on June 16, 2023, The Angry Birds Movie 2 …

Meanwhile, teenager Yi (Chloe Bennet) lives with her mother (Michelle Wong) and Nai Nai (Tsai Chin) in an apartment building. [16], In December 2016, DreamWorks announced that the film would be released on September 27, 2019, and that it would be co-produced by Oriental DreamWorks (now Pearl Studio), marking their second collaboration after Kung Fu Panda 3. [7][8], In the United States and Canada, the film was projected to gross $17–20 million from 4,200 theaters in its opening weekend. Trekking the 3000-mile journey from Shanghai to the Himalayan snowscapes, a group of misfits encounter a young Yeti, and they set off to reunite the magical creature with his family on the mountain of his namesake. She was then replaced by Tim Johnson and Todd Wilderman. Abominable was in development at DreamWorks Animation since 2010. He also learns that the seemingly cold–hearted Mr Burnish has a soft spot for animals including Dr. Zara's pet jerboa. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. ", "Two in One Interview: NY Illustrators – Character Designers", "Bringing 'The Croods' to Life: A Spotlight Interview with Producers Kristine Belson and Jane Hartwell", "DreamWorks Adopts FLIX for Story Development", "Oriental Dreamworks Relaunches As 100% Chinese-Owned Pearl Studio", "China's Pearl Studio Teams With Stephen Chow For Animated 'Monkey King', Sets Voice Cast For 'Abominable, "Rupert Gregson-Williams to Score Brian Henson's 'The Happytime Murders, "How Coldplay Let 'Abominable' Use Their Song", "Toronto Film Festival: 'Joker,' 'Ford v Ferrari,' 'Hustlers' Among Big Premieres", "The Limey on 4K Digital, plus Abominable, new Kino Lorber Studio Classics titles & more", "Box Office: 'Abominable' to Close Out Unexpectedly Strong September", "Dreamworks Animation-Pearl Studios' 'Abominable' Bigfoots B.O. [16] On February 2, 2018, it was announced that Culton had returned as the director, replacing Johnson. Despite Dr. Zara's outward love for animals, Jin learns that she is planning to hunt down the yeti to sell it. [18] On May 18, 2018, DreamWorks and Pearl Studio announced that the film has been retitled from Everest to Abominable,[19] and Albert Tsai, Tenzing Norgay Trainor, and Tsai Chin were cast the following month.[20].