canadian american animated fantasy film second feature production toronto animation studio films based directly toy line introduced care bears characters companions film owners tell story care bears live cloud filled land called care lot travelling earth bears help lonely children named kim jason find new parents save young apprentice named nicholas evil spirit influence deep place called kim jason friends soon meet group creatures owners care bears characters began development feature film later card company chose toronto produce granted rights care bears characters financed film manufacturer television founders hand producers fellow employee directed production lasted months cost million took place canada taiwan south_korea voice cast included pop music stars king contributed songs major studios passed project newly established independent distributor acquired soon spent record million promoting film premiered march washington entered wide release north american theatres days later work played alongside feature theatres received mixed reviews outset critics raised concern potential length advertisement title characters aspects went earn million domestically canada highest grossing film million won golden reel award surprise hit played europe australia latin_america million worldwide sales set box office record canadian non disney animation remained distributor largest releases movie success saved closing helped revive films aimed children market cited inspiring toy based animated live action features produced sequels years adventure wonderland surpassed original financially critically care bears franchise continues included television series specials videos films plot middle aged couple run tells story care bears care lot home clouds story travel looking people cheer meet kim jason lonely orphaned children introduce remind children ambitions interested amusement park spots apprentice named nicholas unloading trunk goods master great nicholas finds old book diary style lock evil spirit appears woman face starts help lays waste park begins quest remove caring world care lot bears working new invention portal send bear earth cubs belonging interfere bring forth group unexpected visitors kim jason bears introduce children tour home returns control cloud caused spirit ruins care lot informs nicholas troubles earth sends kim jason park end portal nearby river rest bears begin searching aboard cloud ship called cloud forest children friends introduced playful heart monkey later bears discover creatures heart elephant swift heart rabbit bright heart stay spirit attacks tree eagle care bears cousins defeat venture earth save nicholas influence park nicholas ingredients spell children creatures casts care bears company engage long battle bears shoot beams bright light forming cousins help creatures power drains away nicholas spirit briefly regain control kim jason assist finally realizes help closes spirit face book saves park world thanks group reunites kim jason find new parents nicholas shows finishes story revealed actually nicholas wife kim listening outside window returns film ends member waving good bye voice cast production development care bears created characters cleveland division cleveland card company year title characters debut cards began develop feature length film characters created original characters early tenure bears appeared toys company starred syndicated television specials canadian animation studio ottawa care bears care bears battle freeze machine production feature took place canadian outlet toronto studio came period company history founder refers dark years time finished production length film produced resources million failed find proper distribution film verge closing soon team began work television shows like inspector minute period syndicated specials based properties gang instances noted vice president marketing entertainment communications capabilities specials surpassed disney quality companies produce care bears feature sought seize opportunity hearing development expressed interest thanks specials experience acquired rights characters gained contract create script convince production partnership held competition inspired commercials time tested clips studios checked animation quality music sound effects colour asked producers decide best demo scored highest later recalled words partners know rigged everybody chosen clips like approach producers crew films based directly established toy line featured original bears additions line marked media debut produced million film financed owners care bears franchise toys distributor television company took production brought budget second feature length production month period lasted february quoted saying book story animated movie theatrical release little money little time partner told magazine swear thought care bears feature went actually brought project responsible script special effects including hired musicians voice actors project women direct animated feature prior worked productions including baby founders participated main producers studio roster included director animation supervising animator previously took animation courses ontario served storyboard artist remarked lot reviving low budget feature efforts employees film served executive producers president division president president division february senior vice president programming fifth producer went uncredited associate producers worked film employee later executive vice president director photography supervising producer animation inspector foray animation production took place facilities taiwan nest studio newly established studios south_korea friends vancouver based outlet uncredited work faced problems korean contractors language barrier canadian crew overseas staff processes film shipped west point smith fellow spent days trying persuade unpaid animators return important layout sketches exchange gave korean won production falling schedule opening date set sent half work taiwan supervised remainder stayed korea smith watch americas tried promote unfinished feature deadline unable available footage instead managed potential moments completed colour animation according time animated work progress screened ploy disney company particularly case beauty beast new york film festival people loved movie said experiment told considered great feel process seeing unfinished work music music composed soundtrack album released cassette format united_states united_kingdom songs performed tower power actor guest appearance song home heart songs produced additional lyrics music prepared song sequences contributed specials including devil asked compose tracks film learned characters unfamiliar franchise despite marketing aspects said april think central theme feelings sharing feelings positive message children toronto globe_and_mail wrote positively music film lot caring gone soundtrack doesn attack manner current kids stuff child ear good music pollution anybody king fame wrote performed theme song cares like bear sic remaining songs written likewise entertaining arranged music lot kingdom care lot bears hang clouds monitoring life caring meter slightly place critics tended differ houston_chronicle found film music story merely numbers forgettable shoe obviously story don stop cold likewise boston_globe said songs add plot release film completion offered consideration major studios financial potential picture aimed strictly children declined offer told magazine april trips disappointed kept telling things like animated movies won sell maybe consider disney said nice good bye left took newcomer independent market agreed release film comparing title characters appeal hollywood stars like founder remarked having children know bears stars according edition feats spent million publicity budget largest time film advertising budget million variety reported merchandising tie ins remaining promo products step film release film promotion staff partnered fast food chain tie ins boxes published tie books caring shortly film release reissued october staff came advertising strategies tested company aimed film target audience children young age targeted grown ups parents older children words distributor executive director marketing didn want parents think movie threatening big debate formula success animated film triumph good evil single image ads vice president theatrical referred approach ads featured care bears clouds carried tagline movie family care lot said mother look know year old worry campaign called disney esque featured evil tree hands reached capture bears tagline happens world stops caring seen official poster vice president distribution involved promotional efforts opening time predicted decade response seven added characters important children challenge create distinct character care bear lot effort went bringing time afterward conceded parents come film respect dark content frightening scenes said necessity reality hero villain works nursery rhymes kids work fears way offered wall_street_journal consider film products license started project knew importance bears market void specific bears movie marketplace void good family fare films words toy recognition drives movie north_america premiered washington march special olympics benefit voice love lot bear attended event film opened march united_states canada widely released feature surprisingly successful north american box office playing primarily early evening time north american film industry children family fare said large audience film appeals primarily year olds remarked later tailor film pre audience young interesting audience kids screen awesome smith observed children came bears long line ups held audience cities attending screenings filmmaker known film appearance dallas texas release shown theatres feature immediately followed special directed produced founders story involves tiny group creatures called work clear home world favourite purple cloud syndicated television time theatrical tenure video release soon followed ranked fourth north american box office weekends grossing million million respectively screened venues weeks months grossed million united_states placed 40th major films brought company canada film released end year highest grossing release market followed disney magic christmas quebec production called months released animated feature black costing million expensive animated film time grossed nearly production million result performance alarmed animators recruit dismissed public taste factor demonstrated animator later reflected kind scared future disney animation wasn good time terrible time sentiment echoed waking sleeping beauty disney documentary revival animation unit comparing singled production commented don deserve mentioned review months afterward issue disney surpassed million sales film release division picked video rights million released united_states july vhs formats august debuted 26th place chart ranked fourth edition magazine kid video chart october tracked children chart august toy related titles tape compilations series edition sold copies video treasures reissued october published vhs edition title package britain september released film video dvd edition premiered august packaged british family film water babies film inducted line honour 25th anniversary dvd edition film released march restored picture quality contained franchise second film arts special care bears battle freeze machine extra launched official anniversary website dodge grand proceedings home video sales totalled million units scheduled premiere premium television network june month advance september film terrestrial broadcast premiere abc network saturday morning schedule aired july showtime 2000s film aired encore channel september big 80s labour day marathon releases decade films shown canada channel october overseas amid canadian success took film 38th edition cannes film festival highly received group care bears promote picture overseas distributors germany released march title sold tickets territory placing 47th new releases grossed film released vhs october local division cbs aired national broadcaster christmas season released united_kingdom august engagements video edition local branch came months later february film released france franchise les publishing rights held opened march netherlands july company opened film madrid spain los grossed country speakers known film released czechoslovakia december advertised italy del poland mexico released april los brazil film promoted dos television occurred australia network malaysia august april aftermath opposed owned outright characters property paid service fee work film hardly received profits production caused founders express regret situation explained face numerous times years come waived fee taken big piece film offered deal waived fee couldn payroll picture hugely successful thought waived fee couldn time production begun embarking service work companies provided help ease debts studio incurred proved profitable time million worldwide according magazine highest grossing animated feature film come canada highest grossing animated film produced disney company surpassing million release magic flute land time later took position title held billion film virtually saved fledgling going business company highest grossing venture highest grossing releases incarnation reception critical analysis received mixed reviews original release varying degrees success critics wrote film recalls vintage substance style hand animation said review movie animated characters names love lot bear obviously going rank high cute meter sends needle right chart seen gave positive review commenting lot going tolerate bears virginia praised stated comedy helped appeal older news utah gave stars good grade comment sticky sweet nice message began review film stating primary obligation story half children fast asleep added sugar coated satisfy ardent care bears fan characters lack definition arkansas democrat gazette said fact philosophy sharing feelings drawn straight pages self motivation words washington_post reviewer best cartoons recognize dark kids penchant violence fearful fantasies movie child aren parents great aren kids know animation film received mixed reviews praised style backgrounds called special effects stunning likewise wrote style cute film guide revenge creature features complimenting harmless film diversion said movie glossy look best children book illustrations hand added producers obviously couldn afford expensive camera staple disney product scenes depressing backgrounds brilliantly developed disney tend hastily florida said animation best far fine details largely missing mouth movements minimal motions figures scarcely better awful saturday morning cartoons staff variety magazine stated style tends reading level called animated narrated found quality comparison disney features case book enchanted drawings history animation rhode_island plot noticed parallel storylines film involved nicholas counted acts violence picture critics questioned purpose feature length advertisement merchandise morning pennsylvania miami herald skip sheffield commented couldn help bothered blatant venture british magazine films filming remarked purpose film presumably sell toys pushes message life lonely observed youngest target audiences animated movie staff film critic international film guide called elementary piece animation lacking colour character humour lacking charm scored gave stars similarly publication gave bones edition according time adults forced accompany year olds movie little moment satisfaction time came care bears toys house sites mixed reception carried years ahead book inside said film subsequent follow ups hack attitudes group bears power sweetness appeal viewers cautioned parents merchandising aspect tapes illinois news wrote care bears movie rated entertainment bad acknowledged financial success commented lack creative title animation expert wrote book simple adventure standout sequences doubt children film aimed seven crowd better animated children films produced period allusions christian science monitor review observed influenced poem german author trace probably wasn intended went noticed subtle work little girl kim dreams nurse little boy jason jet pilot way stimulate young instead echoing past patterns wrote children turned ontario windsor star compared bears home care lot king arthur mythical castle commented place king hunter noted physics left vague concerning kim jason trip care lot critics compared aspects film disney seven spirit received similarities wicked queen felt bears lacked individual qualities solomon noted animated features era villains spirit lacked motivation viewer accepts evil intentions told according book bears spirit serves kind white magic non violent solution wrote montreal gazette sit peace according article internet reviewer called care bears movie fine example christian socialism accolades awards native canada won golden reel award country highest grossing film year president presented award producers smith cares like bear received nomination performance live telecast ceremony march film received young artist award nomination best family animation series special lost cbs series charlie brown 21st annual award ceremony october nashville performance rights organization honoured bird songwriting efforts legacy words care bears movie box office gross signalled hollywood renewed interest animated features albeit children secret tried accomplish failed children family film entertainment followed wake bird issue joined movement establishing showed rated films film helped bring engagements prominence north_america mentioning recent example brought subject feature length toy adaptations april interview spoke animator replied feel proper way alice wonderland written dolls picture dolls right july called licensing innovation following department previous book immediate seating observed merchandising arrived advance film release forthcoming years media adaptations based established toy lines follow similar marketing tactic examples included films based little pony features television series feature parodied movies episode nickelodeon animated series episode family goes land starring bears patterned care bears follow ups release produced syndicated episode television series featuring title characters series premiered abc canada global september subsequently broadcast countries followed film theatrical care bears movie new generation wonderland critical commercial impact new generation released million north_america million worldwide adventure wonderland self financed released grossed million domestically worldwide earnings million barely recovered costs later declared sequel bears returned animated production care bears 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