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Telegael’s animated film ‘Norm of the North’ makes $9.4m at US Box Office in opening weekend
27 Jan 2016 : Sean Brosnan
Telegael’s animated feature film ‘Norm of the North’ ranked 6th at the US Box Office during its opening weekend out-grossing a host of Oscar-nominated films when it opened in 2,411 cinemas on 15 January this year.

Starring the voices of Heather Graham, Rob Schneider, Colm Meaney, Bill Nighy and Michael McElhatton, the film achieved healthy gross box office take of $9.4m. over the four-day holiday weekend, surpassing Oscar nominated movies including ‘The Big Short’ ($6.4m), ‘The Hateful Eight’ ($4.3m) and ‘Joy’ ($3.5m). ‘Norm of the North’ was co-produced and co-financed by Galway animation studio Telegael, Splash Entertainment, LA and Assemblage Entertainment, India.

“The film was picked up for distribution in the US by Lionsgate and has so far been sold to more than 70 countries around the world” commented Paul Cummins, CEO at the Galway-based studio. “Norm goes on release in UK and Ireland on 18 March and we are very excited to have recently secured a theatrical release in China in April. The Shanghai-based Yang Yang Pictures will serve as a major investor for the film release in China, while Chinawood will distribute the film throughout the country as well as in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. Norm of the North is classified as an international production and not as a US production which is a significant factor in obtaining a release in China.”

‘Norm of the North’ tells the story of an Arctic polar bear Norm (Rob Schneider) who is displaced from his home after it starts melting. Norm, together with his three lemming friends, travels to New York City to stop a developer from destroying their habitat by building luxury condominiums in the Arctic.

Pre-production and post production on the film were carried out at Telegael’s studios in Conamara. Telegael was also responsible for casting and recording the voices of Colm Meaney, Michael McElhatton and Bill Nighy. The music score was composed by Stephen McKeon and performed by the RTE National Symphony Orchestra. Preproduction in Ireland was overseen by Yvonne Hennessy, Telegael’s head of animation design while Cathy Ní Fhlaithearta headed up the post production.

Cummins continues: “Norm has been a pan-global effort and a huge project for Telegael. We now have a strong indigenous animation industry in Ireland with the studios, the talent and the people who are capable of working at the highest level in the global industry.”

Telegael currently has four animated television series airing in the U.S. as well as ‘Norm of the North’ in US cinemas. In addition many of their productions have been acquired by major VOD platforms such as Netflix and Hulu.

Telegael recently commenced production on 3 x 90 minute television films based on the Jack Taylor franchise. The live action series stars Iain Glen (Game of Thrones, Downton Abbey, Resident Evil, Cleverman) in the lead role and is based on the books written by Galway author Ken Bruen. The series is a co-production between Telegael and German public broadcaster ZDF and has been picked up for worldwide distribution by Content Media International of Los Angeles. Filming continues on location in Galway and at Telegael’s Baile na hAbhann studios until end of April.





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