Gaturro: The Movie

Gaturro: The Movie (or simply Gaturro) is a 3D Argentine-Mexican-Indian CGI animated comedy film based on the popular Argentine comic book of the same name created by Cristian Dzwonik. The film is produced by Illusion Studios, Toonz Animation, and co-produced by Mexico's Ánima Estudios.[4] This film is the first Indian-Latin American animated co-production.[5]

Gaturro: The Movie
Official logo
Directed byGustavo Cova
Screenplay byCristian Dzwonik
Esteban Garrido
Adriana Lorenzón
Mariano Podesta
Belén Wedeltoft
Valeria Gómez
Based onGaturro created by Cristian Dzwonik
Produced byFernando de Fuentes S.
José C. García de Letona
P. Jayakumar
José Luis Massa
StarringMariano Chiesa
Agustina Gonzalez Cirulnik
Agustina Crulink
Pablo Gandolfo
Leto Dugakin
Gustado Dardés
Ándres Sala Rigler
Mimicha René Sagastume
Gustavo Bonfigli
Lucila Gómez
Mara Campanelli
Edited byAndrés Fernández
Music byEduardo Frigerio
Lolo Micucci
Federico San Millán
Production
companies
Distributed byDistribution Company S.A.
Release date
  • September 9, 2010 (2010-09-09)
Running time
87 minutes
CountriesArgentina
India
Mexico
LanguagesSpanish
English
Budget$3.5 million[1]
Box officeAR$8.3 million
(US$2.9 million)[2][3]

It was released in theaters on September 9, 2010 in Argentina, where it was a major commercial success, grossing a total of $8.3 million pesos (est. $0.4 million).[2]

The film was later released in Mexico on April 27, 2012 and was a huge box-office disappointment.[6]

The film was released direct-to-video in the United States, distributed by Viva Pictures, on 16 February 2016.[7]

Synopsis

Gaturro is always getting into trouble and his master doesn't know what to do with him. Gaturro's heart belongs to Agatha, the most unpleasant cat of the town. His several attempts to conquer her love disappear when she stumbles across Max, a young handsome cat from an aristocratic background. Gaturro accidentally becomes famous but finds that fame and success bring other problems with them. With the help of a little mouse named Rat Pitt, they come up with a plan to prevent Agatha from marrying Max the aristocrat and coolest cat in the town.

Voice cast
Spanish cast
  • Mariano Chiesa as Gaturro
  • Agustina Cirulnik as Agatha
  • Pablo Gandolfo as Rat Pit
  • Leto Dugatkin as Max
  • Valeria Gómez as Katy Kit
  • Gustavo Dardés as Federico Michou
  • Ándres Sala Rigler as Mimicha
  • René Sagastume as Alplato
  • Gustavo Bonfigli as Daniel
  • Lucila Gómez as Luz
  • Mara Campanelli as Agustín
English cast
  • Todd Doldersum as Gaturro / Daniel / Announcer
  • Caitlin O'Reilly as Agatha / Valeria / Luz / Informetti / Gatalina Jolie
  • Marty Stelnick as Max / Rat Pit / Gatulongo / Alplato / Robot
  • Victoria Shepherd as Katy Kit / Mimicha / Stylist

The English-language version was found in the special features in the Argentine and Mexican DVD releases.

Cultural references

This film makes a number of references to popular Hollywood figures and movies.[6]

Animation

The character designs and post-production services were done by Toonz India Ltd based in Trivandrum, India, while the majority of the animation was done by Illusion Studios in Argentina.[8] The film's special effects and backgrounds were done by Ánima Estudios in Mexico.[9] An animator who worked in 2008 on the film criticized the film for having a "bad script" with many spelling mistakes.[10] He confirmed that there was no script for the movie then and the animators had to work out the details using only a script outline. He added however that the film was "visually correct" for kids.

Release

This film was released in 2D and 3D in Argentina on September 9, 2010. Santo Domingo Films released the film in Mexico on April 27, 2012.[6]

Box office

It became a box office success in Argentina, opening #1 at the domestic box-office, grossing $2,268,283 pesos ($460,098 USD). It held the record as one of the biggest box-office openings in the Mexican cinema history [5] The film grossed a total of $10,342,696 pesos ($2,097,910 USD).[11]

In Mexico, however, this film was a was an enormous box-office disaster, and the worst financial loss for the economy. It earned $1,725,000 on its first day, for a weekend total of $6,825,000.[12][13] This is the 22nd-worst opening of all time.[14] Adjusted for inflation, considering the total net loss of money (not the profit-to-loss ratio), it was still the fourth-largest box office recession in history.[15][16] In 2014, the Los Angeles Times listed the film as one of the most expensive box-office writedowns of all time.

On 16 April 2015, Animation World Network has announced that Viva Pictures has picked up the distribution rights for a United States release.[7] Victor Elizalde, president of Viva Pictures said, “The landscape for quality animated content is changing quickly and Imira is in leading the way by using globally recognized brands like Speed Racer and Gaturro along with visually stimulating animation."[7]

References
  1. Bhushan, Nyay (21 May 2009). "Toonz ties with Illusion for 'Gaturro'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  2. "Argentina Box Office, February 3-6, 2011 (check "Gross-to-Date")". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  3. "Gaturro, la pelicula (2010)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  4. "Toonz making final touches for 'Gaturro' 3D animation Movie". Technopark Today. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
  5. "Gaturro-First Indo-Latin American animation film tops Argentina box-office". Calcutta Tube. 2010-09-21. Archived from the original on 2010-10-26. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
  6. "Llega "Gaturro. La película" a salas de cine de la Ciudad de México". 27 April 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  7. Wolfe, Jennifer (16 April 2015). "Imira Entertainment's 'The Aviators' Flies to North America". Animation World Network. Animation World Network. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  8. "Toonz Animation woos global audience". The Hindu. 21 August 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  9. "Mexicanos dibujarán a Gaturro" (in Spanish). Informador. 28 December 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  10. "Gaturro, avance técnico, retroceso narrativo" (in Spanish). Otros Cines. 9 September 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  11. GATURRO, LA PELICULA
  12. Young, John (March 13, 2011). "Box office report: 'Battle: Los Angeles' conquers all with $36 mil". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
  13. Lumenick, Lou (March 14, 2011). "Box Office: 'Mars Needs Moms' a megaton bomb". New York Post. Archived from the original on March 17, 2011.
  14. "Worst Openings at the Box Office for 3,000+ Theatres". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  15. Ben Riley-Smith (March 21, 2011). "'Mars Needs Moms': does flop mean 3D is history?". thefirstpost.co.uk. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
  16. McClintock, Pamela (March 14, 2011). "Why Disney's 'Mars Needs Moms' Bombed". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
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