Ice Age: The Meltdown

Ice Age: The Meltdown became the first movie of 2006 to break the $100 million mark, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. The animated sequel sold $34.5 million worth of tickets during the three-day weekend, bringing its cumulative 10-day haul to $116.4 million, distributor 20th Century Fox said. That compares to the $87.3 million its 2002 predecessor made after the same time. The original went on to earn $176 million. The new film is from the director Carlos Saldanha and the Academy Award winning creators of “Ice Age” and “Robots”.

In this sequel, the Ice Age is coming to an end, and the animals are delighting in the melting paradise that is their new world. Ray Romano, John Leguizamo and Denis Leary return to voice our three heroes: Manny, Sid, and Diego, who are still together and enjoying the perks of their now melting world. Manny may be ready to start a family, but nobody has seen another mammoth for a long time. That is when he miraculously finds Ellie (voiced by Queen Latifah), the only female mammoth left in the world.

Manny, Sid, and Diego quickly learn that the warming climate has one major drawback: A huge glacial dam holding off oceans of water is about to break, threatening the entire valley. The only chance of survival lies at the other end of the valley. So our three heroes embark on a mission across an ever-changing, increasingly dangerous landscape towards their salvation and on the way provides us lot of adventure, humor and good entertainment for the whole family.

Here is the official site of the film: iceagemovie.com. The film is rated PG for some mild language and innuendo.