Due to the poor performance of "Happy Feet Two," 600 of the 700 employees at the digital production studio behind the animated movie have reportedly received their walking papers.
Employees at Dr. D Studios, which is based in Sydney, have been told they will be laid off in the coming weeks, according to IF.com.au. TheWrap was unable to reach Dr. D for comment.
The film was a sequel to 2006's Academy Award-winning "Happy Feet" — which grossed $384.3 million off a budget of $100 million — had only amassed an estimated $30.3 million worldwide as of Thursday.
There may be a silver lining for some of the employees, who have reportedly been offered a job at a new company that Kennedy-Miller Mitchell Films — which launched Dr.