It's not surprising that a companion art book to the new animated film directed by Jorge R. Gutierrez and produced by Guillermo del Toro has already been released.
The Book of Life is a very festive animated tale from Reel FX and Fox Animation set around the mythical Mexican story of the Dia de los Muertos (or Day of the Dead). It garnered a A- CinemaScore, too, on an opening of about $16.6M to $17M (we think the
The Book Of Life is gorgeous. Its colorful visual palette is based on Mexican folk art and Dia De Los Muertos imagery, a vibrant alternative to typical witches-and-pumpkins Halloween fare. The characters move around in a
Mexican producer Guillermo del Toro and director Jorge Gutierrez decided to focus on a holiday that gets much less attention than Halloween does in the United States during this time of year. His musical animated feature “The Book of Life,” released
In third place, 20th Century Fox and Reel FX's Day of the Dead themed animated fantasy “The Book of Life” took in $17 million across 3,071 theaters. The weekend's other wide release, Relativity's “The Best of Me,” racked up $10.2 million from 2,936