UglyDolls

UglyDolls is a 2019 American computer-animated musical adventure comedy film directed by Kelly Asbury and written by Alison Peck, from a story by Robert Rodriguez, who also produced. It is based on the plush toys of the same name, and follows a group of them as they try to find embracement from the real world despite their flaws. The film stars the voices of Kelly Clarkson, Janelle Monae, Nick Jonas, Pitbull, Blake Shelton, Wanda Sykes, Gabriel Iglesias, Wang Leehom, Emma Roberts, Bebe Rexha, Charli XCX, and Lizzo.

UglyDolls was theatrically released in the United States on May 3, 2019 by STX Entertainment, the first animated film produced by the company. It received generally unfavorable reviews with critics calling it "well-meaning but derivative".

Box office
UglyDolls opened on May 3, 2019 in the US. It earned $8.6 million on its opening weekend, ranking No. 4, behind Avengers: Endgame, The Intruder, and Long Shot. It later went on to earn $20.1 million domestically, and $12.3 million internationally, resulting $32.4 million worldwide, becoming a box office bomb against its $45-53 million budget.

Critical response
UglyDolls received generally negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film reports a 28% approval rating based on 83 critics, with an average rating of 4.41/10, and a critic consensus that reads "Very young viewers may be entertained by UglyDolls - if only because they're less likely to recognize the many familar elements in its affirmative yet formulaic story." On another site Metacritic, the site assigns an assigned average of 39/100, based on 20 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".