Also set for 2018 is Madagascar 4, which will open on May 18. Starring the voices of Chris Rock, Ben Stiller and Jada Pinkett Smith, the third film opened in 2012 to earn $746.9 million worldwide.

Animated sequels are nothing compared to their spin-offs. Why watch “Madagascar 4” when the new “Penguins of Madagascar” looks infinitely better and it isn’t bound to the original ...