▁it ▁did ▁somewhat ▁better ▁at ▁the ▁box ▁office ▁than ▁A ▁T roll ▁in ▁Central ▁Park , ▁but ▁still ▁failed ▁to ▁rec oup ▁its ▁budget , ▁and ▁it ▁received ▁mostly ▁negative ▁reviews , ▁mostly ▁in ▁regards ▁to ▁the ▁we aker ▁animation ▁compared ▁to ▁Don ▁Bl uth ' s ▁previous ▁mov ies . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁last ▁film ▁to ▁be ▁produced ▁by ▁S ull ivan ▁Bl uth ▁Studios ▁before ▁the ▁studio ▁went ▁bank rupt . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁Hub ie ▁is ▁a ▁sh y ▁and ▁good ▁heart ed ▁p engu in ▁who ▁is ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁Marina , ▁the ▁most ▁beautiful ▁p engu in ▁in ▁the ▁ro ok ery ▁who ▁also ▁seems ▁to ▁like ▁him , ▁but ▁his ▁compet itor ▁for ▁Marina ' s ▁affection ▁is ▁his ▁rival ▁Dra ke , ▁a ▁mus cular ▁and ▁dark - heart ed ▁p engu in ▁who ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁always ▁get ▁his ▁way . ▁One ▁night , ▁Hub ie ▁and ▁Marina ▁discuss ▁their ▁feelings ▁for ▁each ▁other , ▁but ▁Hub ie ▁is ▁unable ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁suitable ▁p eb ble ▁to ▁propose ▁to ▁Marina ▁with ▁due ▁to ▁both ▁his ▁cl ums iness ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁p engu ins ▁des per ately ▁trying ▁to ▁find ▁p eb bles ▁too . ▁He ▁wishes ▁on ▁a ▁star ▁to ▁make ▁his ▁dream ▁come ▁true ▁and ▁he ▁receives ▁a ▁beautiful ▁emer ald ▁cube ▁from ▁the ▁sky . ▁Hub ie ▁ec stat ically ▁r ush es ▁to ▁find ▁Marina ▁but ▁is ▁th wart ed ▁by ▁Dra ke , ▁who ▁ta un ts ▁the ▁p