I don’t know anyone who wouldn’t want to take a trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By all accounts it is one of the most beautiful and fun cities in the entire world. That is exactly the premise that 20^th Century Fox is banking on with their latest 3D computer-animated film Rio, which opens in US theaters today. In fact, the film opened internationally last weekend and has already earned $54.9 million worldwide. The movie is a dream come true for Ice Age 2: The Meltdown director Carlos Saldanha who was born and raised in Brazil and has been working on this project for a very long time. The film promises to be more of a musical than the Ice Age series was and will attempt to capture the magic, the culture, and the music that makes Rio the incredible destination that it is.

A few days ago, 20th Century Fox opened its doors to the media for an early look at Rio, the latest animated adventure from director Carlos Saldanha (Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Robots). This Brazilian themed motion picture features the vocal talents of Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Leslie Mann, George Lopez, Will i. Am and Jamie Foxx.