"The Lorax" surpassed all box-office expectations in its opening weekend, taking $70.7 million — the biggest opening of 2012 so far and the most ever for a Universal animated film.

1. Is The Lorax movie based on the Dr. Seuss book? It is and was made with the approval and involvement of Audrey Geisel, Theodore (Dr. Seuss) Geisel's widow. The two main human characters in the ...

Adapting Dr. Seuss’ often-gloomy ecology sermon into something that today’s kids might still for is definitely a challenge, particularly given that The Lorax lacks a lot of the things that ...

Apparently the Truffula Valley is a much better training ground for the box office than Mars, as “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax” had no trouble fending off Disney’s expensive new sci-fi arrival ...

“The Lorax,” about an environmentally friendly creature who works to save trees, features the voices of Danny DeVito, Zac Efron and Taylor Swift. The movie was directed by Chris Renaud, the ...

Seuss’ The Lorax’ (Universal): Opened to $70.7 million. 2. ‘Project X’ (Warner Bros.): Opened to $20.8 million. $1.8 million overseas in two foreign markets.

The one good thing you can say about The Lorax is that, while it’s very heavy-handed, it’s at least consistently heavy-handed in its execution.

“The bottom line is, the less you talk about it, the more scary it is.” Teaching students agency. About 40 years ago, Bigelow taught a high school course called “literature and social change.” ...

The Lorax pleads with him to keep the trees alive, but the Once-ler, driven by money, pays no attention. Soon the Bar-ba-loots and then the fish are driven off, because they can't survive in a ...

Dr. Seuss Warned Us 50 Years Ago, But We Didn't Listen To 'The Lorax' Call it fate or an unfortunate coincidence that Dr. Seuss' eco-parable marks its 50th anniversary just as the United Nations ...