Scooby-Doo! The Movie

'Scooby-Doo! The Movie' is an upcoming 2011 animated movie to release in theaters based onto the Scooby-Doo long running franchise since 1969. The movie will be the first of the series as animated to have a theatrical release. Although, Scooby-Doo and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed were only released in theaters in Live-action. The film will be starring as the cast from Scooby-Doo: Mystery Incorporated.

Scooby-Doo: The Movie was released on April 1, 2011 in regular and IMAX theaters. Animation begins in July 11, 2010. It will also feature D-Box Mode in selected theaters. It became a critical and box office success grossing $755 million worldwide, which made it the 52th highest-grossing film of all-time, and was the most sucessful theatrical Scooby-Doo film in the series after two live-action films Scooby-Doo and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed. It also ranked 6th of 2011 and 1st for a non-sequel this year.

On July 6, 2011, it was reported that a sequel titling ''Scooby-Doo! The 2nd Movie will be released in theaters and IMAX on March 29, 2013, making Scooby-Doo! The Movie'' the first of a planned franchise. The film's DVD release is November 29, 2011.

Plot
A person in mask broke into the machine with Remote Control and used to bring monsters to life which lead them to enter into the Hex Girls concert ruined it and kidnaps the Hex Girls, leaving the Mystery Inc to solve their greatest mysteries yet.

They were force to place the machine back to the labetorary of Dr. Peter Harvey (Robin Williams), but theree batteries of it were missing, leaving them to go on a journey to find three batteries. After learning a story of Dr. Peter Harvey created the Remote Control who hids it so no one can find it, Fred Jones, Daphne Blake, Velma Dinkley, Shaggy Rogers and Scooby-Doo dropped out of school to start their mystery and journey.

While they're on a mission, they get attacked by monsters. They also go around coolsville possession everyone especially Shaggy and Scooby's friends and their love interests May (Megan Fox) and Felicity (Demi Lovato). Shaggy and Scooby heads to the lab to place the remote control back.

As the two made it back, they get caught by monsters and people of Coolsville leading aside Shaggy forcing to give the Remote to the man in the mask but tricked him and placed the Remote into the machine destroying the monsters and rescuing everyone and their family and friends.

In the wrap up case, The Person in the Mask shockingly reveals to be Dal, who in which was unmasked to be Dr. Peter Harvey where Velma discovers that he is the one that lied to the world that he said that he wouldn't let anyone to try out his Remote Control. Later, Shaggy and May and Scooby and Felicity resumed their relationship as they and the mystery inc returns to school with the Hex Girls performing the concert as well as the Mystery Inc.

Cast

 * Frank Welker as Scooby-Doo, Fred Jones, Barty Blake
 * Grey DeLisle as Daphne Blake, Paula Rogers
 * Mindy Cohn as Velma Dinkley
 * Matthew Lillard as Shaggy Rogers
 * Frances Conroy as Angie Dinkley
 * Jennifer Hale as Thorn
 * Jane Wiedlin as Dusk
 * Kimberly Brooks as Luna
 * Jeff Bennett as Del Chillman
 * Kevin Dunn as Dale Dinkley
 * Casey Kasem as Colton Rogers
 * Kath Soucie as Nan Blake, Female Tourist
 * Megan Fox as May
 * Mariah Carey as Jessica
 * Robin Williams as Dr. Peter Harvey
 * Demi Lovato as Felicity

Production
Hanna-Barbera plans to release a theatrical animated movie of the Scooby-Doo franchise, rather than releasing Scooby-Doo 3, the third installment of Scooby-Doo and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed with the original cast from the live action films returning. The movie will be the first of the series as animated to have a theatrical release.

Although, Scooby-Doo and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed were only released in theaters in Live-action. The film will be starring as the cast from Scooby-Doo: Mystery Inc. Within it releasing in 3D and IMAX, it decided to make this film a much darker, edgier, loud and action packed animated movie to get those box office numbers running. However, when Warner Bros. announced the film to be rated G, it thinks that it'll be too scary and loud for the young kids and todlers, where they decided to changed a G rating to PG. Therefore, Hanna-Barbera said that they want the todlers to see the film and decided to keep the G rating. Animation begins in summer 2010. The main cast since What's New Scooby-Doo will reprise their roles. This also goes to the cast member who portrayed the Hex Girls since Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost.

From Scooby-Doo and the Loch Ness Monsters (2004) and Chill Out, Scooby-Doo (2007), Del appears, and is set to return for ''Scooby-Doo! The Movie'', within the original voice actor is set to return. From Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost (1999), Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire (2003) and What's New Scooby-Doo (2005), The Hex Girls appeared, and are set to return, with three original voices actress will reprise their roles.

From Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004), the original monsters from ''Scooby-Doo! Where Are You? and The Scooby-Doo Show are set to return, within The Mummy from Scooby-Doo! Where Are You? will also returns, who didn't appear in Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed''. From ''Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorperated'', one of the Mystery Inc.'s family members officially appeared, and are set to appear in the film.

Marketing
With ''Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare releasing on September 14, 2010 and Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Water premiere on Cartoon Network this Fall, Scooby-Doo: The Movie'' will be released on April 1, 2011. It will include in 3D, IMAX 3D and 2D theaters as well. WB said the the film's trailer will be released in front of Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole, which is also set to release in 3D and IMAX 3D on September 24, 2010. Originally set for April 29 in the US, till it moved up to Earth Day 2011, within it's UK release set for April 29, which it may move up along with it as well, and so is many countries. The film bumped to March 30, 2011, to have a major release date in most countries on the same weekend starting on that date.

As of July 24, 2010, a teaser poster for the movie was released. And also it recieded a G rating for all ages admitted. This is the first and official theatrical Scooby-Doo film that is rated G. Within both live-action theatrical films Scooby-Doo and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed were rated PG. Too scary for Todlers, it decided to changed it to a PG rating for scary scenes. But Hanna Barberta decided to keep the G rating for all ages admitted for the popularity.

The film is originally set to release in 3D, but Warner Bros., due to the delay of 3D project, puts a cancellation for the film's 3D release, where it will instead be released in 2D and IMAX theaters on April 29, 2011. A reason why for the film will not be in 3D, WB states: "We are unable finished the film with the highest standard of quality so the project for releasing a movie that way will be delayed." And despite with audiences effect, WB also said: "We don't want to disappoint fans since we canceled Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 release."

On November 24, 2010, five months before it's theatrical release, the film moved up three weeks from April 29, 2011 to April 1, 2011 to avoid competion against Fast Five, which moved up from June 10, 2011 to avoid competion against Super 8.

The film was released in the UK on March 30, 2011, and also in Germany, Australia and Italy on March 31, 2011. It's midnight release will include 3,100 theaters, the largest release for an animated film. Nationwide, the film will play in 4,119 theaters and 233 IMAX, which was the second largest release of IMAX behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 to 239 IMAX, and the largest for that for an animated film. The film will experience in IMAX for two weeks.

Home Media
''Scooby-Doo! The Movie'' will be released on a Blu Ray Combo Pack in on November 29, 2011, nearly eight months after it's theatrical release.

Critics
Early Reviews for the film were generally mixed. However, Rotten Tomatoes scored a negative 49% of 29 views out of 100. Metacritics gave it 39% which is a negative percent with 46 out of 100. Fans, most of them got out of school during spring break, while most of them were still in school, saying that this is the "Best Movie" in history yet.

Box Office
At midnight, ''Scooby-Doo! The Movie grossed $7.1 million from it's Thursday night showings from 3,100 theaters, the second biggest opening ever for an animated film behind Sonic X: Return to Soleanna''. Nationwide, ''Scooby-Doo! The Movie'' break many box office records. It grossed $34.1 million on it's first day in theaters. It break a new record for largest opening day in April beating Fast & Furious at $30 million, but it had the second biggest opening of springtime behind Alice in Wonderland at $40 million.

The film than made a total of $100.2 million on it's weekend opening, making it #1 at the box office making it more to it's modest $30 million budget and outgrowing its two live action films. It also opened to $90 million from 45 territories, for a worldwide total to $200.2 million. This made it ''Scooby-Doo! The Movie the biggest opening of 2011, until it was broken by Sonic X: The Final Stand'' which brought in $125.1 million a month later. It also made it the fifth biggest opening for an animated film, the biggest April opening of all-time surprising Fast & Furious at $70 million, and the second biggest opening in springtime behind Alice in Wonderland at $116 million. The film stayed at #1 at the box office for two weeks making in another $57.2 million, for a total of $208.6 million, making it the first film of 2011 to pass the $200 million mark. It is also Warner Bros. fourth biggest opening of all-time behind and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 ($169 million),The Dark Knight ($158 million) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 ($125 million).

''Scooby-Doo! The Movie'' ended its run on July 21, 2011 with a total of $292,455,925 in the US, making it the tenth highest-grossing Warner Bros. film of all-time, and the 9th highest-grossing animated film of all-time, and WB's highest one yet. Elswhere, it captures to $463,415,747 (as of July 31, 2011), for a worldwide total of $755,871,672, which made it the 6th highest-grossing film of 2011, highest-grossing animated film from WB, 2nd highest-grossing animated film, and 2nd highest-grossing 2D animated film behind The Lion King. It was also the 52nd highest-grossing film of all-time and most sucessful theatrical Scooby-Doo film in the series after two live-action films Scooby-Doo and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed.

Sequel
Following the film's smashing box office success, a sequel titling Scooby-Doo! The 2nd Movie is announced in July 2011, setting for release of March 29, 2013 to be more of a time traveling film. The film's plot was reported that Scooby was being trapped back in time where the Mystery Inc never exists after being attacked by a monster that sends anyone back in time. Like the first film, it will be released into IMAX theaters, and may be converted to release in 3D unlike the first film.