Brave

• LOS ANGELES — The top spot at the box office is rare turf for Kelly Macdonald, a character actress known on the big screen mainly for supporting roles in such films as "No Country for Old Men" and "Finding Neverland.
(Washington Times)
• Imagine a girl protagonist, armed with a bow and arrow, facing the most dangerous of situations and going against tradition when it comes to a love interest.
(Quad-Cities Times)
• It was a highly animated weekend at the box office, as moviegoers spent more than $85 million to see both Brave and Madagascar 3: Europes Most Wanted. Beyond Brave, however, the weekends other debuts failed to resonate with audiences.
(Los Angeles Times)
• Pixar's Brave opened No. 1 at a very respectable $66.7 million domestically this weekend, but some Disney investors and analysts weren't impressed. On Monday, Disney shares dropped 1.
(Hollywood Reporter)
• LOS ANGELES (AP) A new Disney princess has ascended to the box-office throne with a No. 1 debut for Pixar Animations Brave. 1. Brave, $66.7 million ($13.5 million international). 2. Madagascar 3: Europes Most Wanted, $20.2 million ($30.
(Spartanburg Herald-Journal)
• SALT LAKE CITY — She is feisty, independent and shoots a mean bow and arrow. She is Princess Merida, the heroine of Pixars newest release Brave.
(ksl.com)
• The newest Disney/Pixar smash hit, Brave, topped the box office lists last weekend after bringing in $66.7 million. (CBS News) The Scottish princess ousted Madagascar 3: Europes Most Wanted from its two-weekend No. 1 streak.
(PennLive.com)
• (EW)-- For the third time this year, following strong openings from The Hunger Games and Snow White and the Huntsman, a movie with a tough female protagonist topped the box office in a major way.
(CNN)
• Two thumbs up for Brave. This examiner took her nephews to go see Brave yesterday. An air conditioned theater is a great way to beat the Mid-West summer heat. It was a truly inspiring movie.
(Examiner)
• Duluth, MN (Northlands Newscenter) --- Movie go-ers to the Duluth Cinema on Friday got quite the Scottish treat. The Scottish Highland Dancers of Duluth took to the stage before the movie Brave at the Duluth Cinema Theaters in Canal Park.
(Northland's NewsCenter)