List of Care Bears films

Care Bears
Care Bears
Directed by	Various
Starring	Nelvana films:; Billie Mae Richards; Dan Hennessey; Hadley Kay; Cree Summer; Jim Henshaw; Susan Roman; Rob Tinkler; Julie Lemieux; Stevie Vallance; Andrew Sabiston; Scott McCord; Stephanie Beard; SD Entertainment films:; Ashleigh Ball; Tabitha St. Germain; Scott McNeil; Ian James Corlett; Tracey Moore; Anna Cummer
Production; companies	Nelvana (1985–1987, 2004, 2005); SD Entertainment (2007, 2010)
Release date	1985–2010
Countries	United States; Canada
Language	English

The Care Bears are a group of characters created by the American Greetings company in 1981. Since 1985, they have appeared in nine animated feature films. The first three, made by the Canadian company Nelvana during the mid-1980s, were traditionally cel-animated; all subsequent entries (from 2004 onward) have been in CGI. Nelvana produced the first five films, while Los Angeles-based SD Entertainment has made another four (starting with Care Bears: Oopsy Does It! in 2007).

Films

Nelvana

Title	Release date (North America)	Distributor (North America)	Release type	Source
The Care Bears Movie	March 24, 1985 (Washington, D.C.) March 29, 1985	The Samuel Goldwyn Company (U.S.) Astral Films, Criterion Pictures Corporation (Canada)	Theatrical	^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]
Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation	March 7, 1986 (limited) March 21, 1986	Columbia Pictures	Theatrical	^[5]^[6]
The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland	August 6, 1987	Cineplex Odeon Films	Theatrical	^[7]
Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lot	October 5, 2004	Lions Gate Home Entertainment (North America) Universal Studios Home Video (Overseas)	Direct-to-DVD	^[8]
The Care Bears' Big Wish Movie	October 18, 2005	Lions Gate Home Entertainment	Direct-to-DVD	^[9]

SD Entertainment

Title	Release date (North America)	Distributor (North America)	Release type	Source
Care Bears: Oopsy Does It!	August 4, 2007 (limited)	Kidtoon Films	Theatrical	^[10]^[11]
Care Bears: To the Rescue	April 3, 2010 (limited)	Kidtoon Films	Theatrical	^[12]
Care Bears: The Giving Festival	November 2, 2010	Lions Gate Home Entertainment	Direct-to-DVD	^[13]^[14]
Care Bears: Share Bear Shines	November 6, 2010 (limited)	Kidtoon Films	Theatrical (U.S.) Direct-to-DVD (Australia)	^[15]^[16]^{[nb 1]}

Cast

Character
Character	The Care Bears Movie	Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation	The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland	Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lot	The Care Bears Big Wish Movie	Care Bears: Oopsy Does It!	Care Bears: To the Rescue	Care Bears: The Giving Festival	Care Bears: Share Bear Shines
The ten original Bears
Tenderheart Bear	Billie Mae Richards		Jim Henshaw	Andrew Sabiston		Matt Hill
Grumpy Bear	Bob Dermer			Robert Tinkler		Scott McNeil
Wish Bear	Janet-Laine Green			Stephanie Beard		Chiara Zanni
Friend Bear	Eva Almos			Catherine Disher		Shannon Chan-Kent
Good Luck Bear	Marla Lukofsky	Dan Hennessey	Marla Lukofsky	Susan Roman		Samuel Vincent
Funshine Bear	Patricia Black			Julie Lemieux		Ian James Corlett
Love-a-lot Bear	Georgia Engel			Angela Maiorano		Terri Hawkes
Birthday Bear	Melleny Brown
Bedtime Bear	Gloria Figura			Scott McCord		Richard Ian Cox
Cheer Bear	Melleny Brown			Sunday Muse		Tabitha St. Germain

Notes

^ Share Bear Shines premiered on DVD in Australia, eight months ahead of Kidtoons' U.S. release.^[15]

References

^ "Box office information for The Care Bears Movie". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
^ Kearney, Mark; Ray, Randy (1998). "What is the highest-grossing Canadian movie ever?". The Great Canadian Trivia Book: A Collection of Compelling Curiosities from Alouette to Zed. Vol. 2. Dundurn Press. p. 80. ISBN 0-88882-197-2. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
^ National Film Board of Canada; National Library of Canada; Moving Image and Sound Archives (Canada); Cinémathèque québécoise (1986). "Film/Vidéo Canadiana, 1985–1986". Film/Video Canadiana = Film/Vidéo Canadiana. National Film Board of Canada: 43. ISSN 0836-1002. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
^ Staff (March 17, 1985). "Miscellaneous". The Washington Post. p. C2. The District of Columbia Special Olympics will have a benefit screening of The Care Bears Movie at noon, March 24, at the Circle Avalon theater.
^ "Box office information for Care Bears Movie II". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
^ "Box office information for Care Bears Movie II". The Numbers. Nash Information Services LLC. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
^ "Box office information for The Care Bears Movie 3". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
^ Magiera, Marcy (May 10, 2004). "Just Announced: Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lot". Video Business. Vol. 24, no. 19. Reed Business Information. p. 11.
^ "Kids' disc premieres deliver more wallop". Variety. Vol. 287, no. 51. Reed Business Information. June 13, 2005. p. S13.
^ Strowbridge, C.S. (August 3, 2007). "Limited Releases Are Very Becoming". The Numbers. Nash Information Services LLC. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
^ Staff (August 2, 2007). "Movies—Also Showing". The Providence Journal. A.H. Belo Corporation. p. E-11 (Lifebeat/Weekend). Kidtoons Film Series, Showcase Cinemas Warwick [...]. Care Bears in Oopsy Does It, Sat-Sun 10 [a.m.]
^ "Care Bears to the Rescue (2010) overview". MSN Movies. Microsoft. Archived from the original on June 9, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
^ Scott, Mike (August 20, 2010). "Arriving this week". New Orleans Times-Picayune. p. A 08 (Lagniappe).
^ Staff (November 2, 2010). "Toy Story 3 more fun than you can imagine". The Providence Journal. A.H. Belo Corporation. p. 2 (Features; Lifebeat). For children: Delight them time and time again with: Care Bears: Giving Festival (Lionsgate, $14.98); LeapFrog Learning DVD + CD Set, Volume 2 (Lionsgate, $29.98).
^ ^a ^b "Product information for Care Bears: Share Bear Shines". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
^ Staff (November 5, 2010). "Critics' Picks". Buffalo News. p. G2. [Swing Time isn't] the only film offering that's out of the Hollywood mainstream. At 11 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, Dipson Theatres is hosting the "Kidtoons" film series at the McKinley 6 Mall Cinema at the McKinley Mall, Hamburg. For November, the featured film is the animated adventure 'Share Bear Shines' from the Care Bears.

External links

Official website

[17] Share Bear Shines premiered on DVD in Australia, eight months ahead of Kidtoons' U.S. release.^[15]

[bomojo-cb1-1] "Box office information for The Care Bears Movie". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 26, 2010.

[trivia-ca-2] Kearney, Mark; Ray, Randy (1998). "What is the highest-grossing Canadian movie ever?". The Great Canadian Trivia Book: A Collection of Compelling Curiosities from Alouette to Zed. Vol. 2. Dundurn Press. p. 80. ISBN 0-88882-197-2. Retrieved November 26, 2010.

[film-canadiana-3] National Film Board of Canada; National Library of Canada; Moving Image and Sound Archives (Canada); Cinémathèque québécoise (1986). "Film/Vidéo Canadiana, 1985–1986". Film/Video Canadiana = Film/Vidéo Canadiana. National Film Board of Canada: 43. ISSN 0836-1002. Retrieved November 26, 2010.

[washington-post-4] Staff (March 17, 1985). "Miscellaneous". The Washington Post. p. C2. The District of Columbia Special Olympics will have a benefit screening of The Care Bears Movie at noon, March 24, at the Circle Avalon theater.

[bomojo-cb2-5] "Box office information for Care Bears Movie II". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 26, 2010.

[6] "Box office information for Care Bears Movie II". The Numbers. Nash Information Services LLC. Retrieved November 26, 2010.

[bomojo-cbm3-7] "Box office information for The Care Bears Movie 3". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 26, 2010.

[8] Magiera, Marcy (May 10, 2004). "Just Announced: Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lot". Video Business. Vol. 24, no. 19. Reed Business Information. p. 11.

[9] "Kids' disc premieres deliver more wallop". Variety. Vol. 287, no. 51. Reed Business Information. June 13, 2005. p. S13.

[10] Strowbridge, C.S. (August 3, 2007). "Limited Releases Are Very Becoming". The Numbers. Nash Information Services LLC. Retrieved November 26, 2010.

[11] Staff (August 2, 2007). "Movies—Also Showing". The Providence Journal. A.H. Belo Corporation. p. E-11 (Lifebeat/Weekend). Kidtoons Film Series, Showcase Cinemas Warwick [...]. Care Bears in Oopsy Does It, Sat-Sun 10 [a.m.]

[12] "Care Bears to the Rescue (2010) overview". MSN Movies. Microsoft. Archived from the original on June 9, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2010.

[picayune-13] Scott, Mike (August 20, 2010). "Arriving this week". New Orleans Times-Picayune. p. A 08 (Lagniappe).

[14] Staff (November 2, 2010). "Toy Story 3 more fun than you can imagine". The Providence Journal. A.H. Belo Corporation. p. 2 (Features; Lifebeat). For children: Delight them time and time again with: Care Bears: Giving Festival (Lionsgate, $14.98); LeapFrog Learning DVD + CD Set, Volume 2 (Lionsgate, $29.98).

[jb-hifi-15] "Product information for Care Bears: Share Bear Shines". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved November 26, 2010.

[buffalo-16] Staff (November 5, 2010). "Critics' Picks". Buffalo News. p. G2. [Swing Time isn't] the only film offering that's out of the Hollywood mainstream. At 11 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, Dipson Theatres is hosting the "Kidtoons" film series at the McKinley 6 Mall Cinema at the McKinley Mall, Hamburg. For November, the featured film is the animated adventure 'Share Bear Shines' from the Care Bears.

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