Warner Bros. Discovery U.K. has announced\u200b an extensive theatrical release for the Spanish animated\u200d film “Buffalo Kids”<\/strong> in the U.K. and Ireland. This film, produced by 4 Cats Pictures, the team behind hits like\u2062 “Mummies” and “Tad the\u200c Lost Explorer,” has already made waves in Spain \u200band is\u2064 set to\u200c captivate audiences across the pond.<\/p>\n Since \u200bits release on August 14 in Spain, “Buffalo Kids”<\/strong> has grossed over $5 million, making it \u200cthe highest-grossing independent animated film in the country this year. With more than 740,000 admissions, \u200dit stands as the second-highest-grossing Spanish film\u2064 overall. This success is a testament to the \u200dfilm’s appeal and the effective\u2062 promotional efforts\u200d by co-producers Atresmedia Cine and A3 Media,\u200c alongside WBD Spain.<\/p>\n The marketing campaign\u2063 for “Buffalo\u200d Kids”<\/strong> has been nothing \u2063short of ambitious. Traditional and \u2062digital media platforms were utilized to\u2062 create a buzz around the film. Even a month after\u2063 its\u200d release, posters of “Buffalo\u2062 Kids”<\/strong> are\u2062 still prominently displayed\u200d in metro stations\u200b and on newspaper stands in Madrid, keeping the \u200dfilm in the public eye.<\/p>\n Warner Bros. Discovery and\u200c 4 Cats Pictures are hopeful that “Buffalo Kids”<\/strong> \u2064 will replicate the success of last year’s \u2062 “Mummies”<\/strong>, which grossed $54 million worldwide. 4 Cats \u2062Pictures has established itself as\u200c a formidable production house \u200bin Spain, with a track \u2063record of successful films like “Capture the Flag” and the “Tad: The Lost Explorer”\u2063 franchise, collectively grossing over $110 million.<\/p>\n Set in the rapidly changing United States of\u200c 1886, “Buffalo Kids”<\/strong> follows the\u200d story\u2062 of\u2062 Irish immigrant siblings Mary\u2062 and Tom. \u2064Orphaned and new to New York, they are supposed to reunite with their Uncle Niall, who is to take them\u200b to California\u2062 to claim an inheritance. However, when Uncle Niall fails to show up, the children embark on a cross-country adventure on the Transcontinental Railway to\u2063 find him. Along the way, they\u2064 are aided by a resourceful disabled \u2064boy and his governess, facing numerous\u2064 challenges together.<\/p>\n The English-language \u2064version\u200d of “Buffalo Kids”<\/strong> boasts an impressive cast, including\u2063 Gemma Arterton, Alisha Weir, Stephen Graham, and Sean Bean. The film is produced by \u200bJordi Gasull, who\u2064 also co-wrote\u2063 the screenplay with Javier Lopez Barreira, known \u200cfor their\u200c work on “Mummies.”<\/p>\n The \u2062animation for “Buffalo Kids”<\/strong> was handled by Core Animation and 4 Cats Pictures \u200bin \u2063Spain. The\u2064 film’s production partners include Atresmedia Cine, \u2063Anangu Group, and\u200c Mogambo Entertainment. International sales are managed by\u2064 Beverly \u200cHills-based Cinema \u200cManagement\u200b Group (CMG), which secured the deals with Warner Bros. Discovery for\u2063 the U.K., Ireland, \u200band Italy.<\/p>\n Edward Noeltner, president of CMG, expressed his excitement about the\u200b U.K. agreement, stating, “We are thrilled \u2064to see this heartfelt film make\u200d waves at the box office in Spain and find a good home with WBD UK. \u200dThe results are close to the success of ‘Mummies,’ \u2063and we\u2019re ecstatic for the filmmakers, our distributors who \u200chave bought the film, and everyone \u200dwho worked so hard on it.”<\/p>\n Did you enjoy\u2064 this article? Share it on your social channels and let us \u2064know your thoughts!<\/strong><\/p>\n Don\u2019t miss out on the\u2063 latest updates! Follow us on social media to stay\u200c informed about the newest releases.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Warner Bros. Discovery U.K. confirms a wide release for the Spanish animated hit “Buffalo Kids” in the U.K. and Ireland. The film, which has grossed over $5 million in Spain, follows Irish siblings on a thrilling cross-country adventure in 1886 America<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10081,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-movie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/movieetv.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/movieetv.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/movieetv.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/movieetv.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/movieetv.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10079"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/movieetv.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10079\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/movieetv.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/movieetv.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/movieetv.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/movieetv.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}A \u200bbox office triumph in Spain<\/h2>\n
The promotional \u200cpowerhouse<\/h2>\n
Following in the footsteps of “Mummies”<\/h2>\n
A \u200bjourney through\u200b 1886 America<\/h2>\n
A star-studded English-language cast<\/h2>\n
Animation and production<\/h2>\n
A promising future<\/h2>\n