The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, a sequel to The Lego Movie, was released Februand earned an 85% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes with generally positive reviews from critics but only grossed around $192.3 million worldwide, almost barely recouping its budget and becoming the studio and franchise's second box office disappointment. Smallfoot, released September 28, 2018, earned a 76% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes with mostly positive reviews from critics and has grossed over $214 million worldwide. The WAG shield used as the print logo from 2014–2021 extensively used in trailers Upon release, the film was met with mixed reviews from critics and became the first film from the studio and franchise to fail to recoup its budget. The Lego Ninjago Movie, based on the Lego Ninjago toys, was released on September 22, 2017. announced Allison Abbate had been named Executive Vice President, and Chris Leahy has been named Senior Vice President. On February 10, 2017, Warner Animation Group released The Lego Batman Movie, which received positive reviews from critics and was a box office success. WAG's second film, Storks, was released September 23, 2016. It was met with positive reviews and proved to be a box office success. On February 7, 2014, Warner Animation Group released their first film, The Lego Movie, a film animated by Animal Logic, which also provided the animation for both spinoffs. created the group with the hope that the box office reception of their films will be competitive with other animation studios' releases. The group includes John Requa, Glenn Ficarra, Nicholas Stoller, Jared Stern, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. On January 7, 2013, Jeff Robinov (then head of the studio's motion picture division) founded a screenplay development department, nicknamed a "think tank" for developing theatrical animated films, known as the Warner Animation Group. Films produced by WAG have grossed a total of $1.8 billion at the box office. Acme on July 21, 2023, and Toto on February 2, 2024. Its first film, The Lego Movie, was released on February 7, 2014, and its most recent film was Space Jam: A New Legacy on Jtheir upcoming slate of films includes DC League of Super-Pets on July 29, 2022, Scoob! Holiday Haunt in 2022, Coyote vs. Feature Animation, which shut down in 2004, and is also a sister to the regular Warner Bros. Established on January 7, 2013, the studio is the successor to the dissolved 2D traditional hand-drawn animation studio Warner Bros.
Entertainment, which is part of AT&T's WarnerMedia. Pictures Group, a division of Warner Bros. The Warner Animation Group ( WAG) is an American animation studio which is the feature animation label of the Warner Bros. (pending merge approval with Discovery, Inc.