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Paramount’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is the first movie version of the comic book characters since the two live-action films nearly a decade ago. The Heroes in a Half Shell have had an off-and-on relationship with movies, but Mutant Mayhem is shaping up to be one of the better received incarnations. Not only has it been receiving high marks from critics and social media, it’s reportedly shaping up to earn $43 million in North America.

'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle: Mutant Mayhem,' produced by Seth Rogen, updates the characters for a new generation. With Rose Byrne and Post Malone.

After nearly a decade of litigation, a judge has finally dismissed the "last case standing" in a pioneering legal campaign over music royalties for old songs.

In the early 1980s, comic book creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird had a very silly idea. What would a turtle look like if it was a ninja? Almost 40 years later, that idea has become one of the most recognizable in the world. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles may have started as a comic book, but they became toys, an animated TV show, and, very soon after that, movie stars.

At a certain point about halfway through watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, something was wrong with my face. It just didn’t feel right. There was unexpected discomfort. A second later, I figured it out. What I was watching on screen made me smile so wide for so long that the muscles creating a smile got tired. Which I don’t think I’ve ever felt before, at least consciously.

There are a lot of things that make Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem stand out from the rest of the Turtles movies. The main characters are voiced by teens, for one. The unique, purposefully messy animated style is another. And the fact that the Turtles’ most common villain, Shredder, is nowhere to be seen is a third.

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are no strangers to the big screen—but until now, they’ve never been up there talking about Guy Fieri, Drake, and Beyoncé.