Rovio Animation Explained

Rovio Animation, Ltd.
Industry:Animation
Founder:Jarno Väkeväinen
Niklas Hed
Hq Location City:Vancouver, Canada
Key People:Mika Ihamuotila
Revenue:€190 million
Num Employees:430
Parent:Rovio Entertainment (2012–2017)
Kaiken Entertainment (2017–present)

Rovio Animation, Ltd. (also known as Rovio Animation Studios) is the Canadian animation division of Kaiken Entertainment after it was acquired from its original owner, Rovio Entertainment (now owned by Sega), in March 2017.[1] It is led by former Rovio CEO Mikael Hed.

As of 2023, Rovio's television works are currently distributed by Cake Entertainment.[2]

Filmography

Television series

TitleGenreSeasonsRuntime Premiere dateLast episodeStatusNetwork
1Angry Birds Toons Adventure, comedy, slapstick 45 sec.Ended
2Piggy Tales Comedy
3Angry Birds Stella Adventure, comedy drama
4Angry Birds Blues Adventure, comedy
5Angry Birds BirLd Cup 2018
6Angry Birds Zero Gravity 2018
7Angry Birds on the Run Comedy
8Angry Birds MakerSpace Ongoing
9Angry Birds Slingshot Stories
10Angry Birds Bubble Trouble Ended
11 Adventure, comedy, slapstickAugust 25, 2022
12Angry Birds Mystery IslandAdventure, comedy, mystery2024OngoingAmazon Prime Video
Amazon Kids+

Feature films

TitleRelease dateDirector(s)Writer(s)Producer(s)Distributor(s)Co-production withBudgetBox officeRotten TomatoesMetacritic
The Angry Birds MovieClay Kaytis
Fergal Reilly
Mikael Hed
Mikko Pöllä
John Cohen
Jon Vitti
John Cohen
Catherine Winder
Sony Pictures ReleasingColumbia Pictures$73 million$352.3 million43%[3] 44[4]
The Angry Birds Movie 2Thurop Van Orman
John Rice (co-director)
Peter Ackerman
Eyal Podell
Jonathan E. Stewart
John CohenColumbia Pictures
Sony Pictures Animation
$65 million$154.7 million73%[5] 60[6]
The Angry Birds Movie 3[7] [8] TBAJohn RiceThurop Van Orman John Cohen
Dan Chuba
Carla Connor
TBADNEG Animation
Sega Sammy Group
Dentsu
One Cool Group
Flywheel Media
TBATBATBATBA

References

  1. http://kidscreen.com/2017/03/09/kaiken-entertainment-buys-rovios-tv-animation-unit/ Kaiken Entertainment buys Rovio's TV animation unit
  2. Web site: CAKE to rep Rovio’s trio of Angry Birds series. 24 June 2015. 21 December 2023. Kidscreen.
  3. Web site: The Angry Birds Movie. Rotten Tomatoes. 2019-05-02.
  4. Web site: The Angry Birds Movie. Metacritic. 2019-05-02.
  5. Web site: The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019). Rotten Tomatoes. August 5, 2019.
  6. Web site: The Angry Birds Movie 2 reviews. Metacritic. August 2, 2019.
  7. Web site: x.com . 2024-06-06 . X (formerly Twitter).
  8. Web site: 2024-06-06 . Rovio, SEGA, and Prime Focus Studios Announce The Angry Birds Movie 3 Is In Production At DNEG Animation . 2024-06-06 . Rovio . en-US.