Judging by its first foreign engagements, “Robots” has a problem: Fox’s toon plays much younger than “Ice Age” and it lacks the charm of talking animal/fish sagas like the “Shrek” pics and “Shark Tale ...

“Robots” came to life over the weekend as the launch of Fox’s CGI toon easily took the top spot with an estimated $36.5 million at 3,776 playdates. But moviegoers showed only moderate interest in ...