All Walt Disney articles – Page 35
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NewsStar Wars VII to shoot in May
JJ Abrams will commence principal photography at Pinewood Studios in May, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced at the company’s annual shareholder meeting.
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NewsFrozen crosses $1bn global BO
Frozen – the favourite to win the best animation Oscar – crossed $1bn at the global box office on Sunday (March 2) to reach $1.0002bn and cemented its status as the industry’s biggest non-sequel animation and the second biggest animation of all time behind Toy Story 3.
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NewsFrozen leads int'l BO on $24m
Frozen grossed an estimated $24m from 47 territories through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International over the weekend to reach $545.1m.
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NewsDisney Q1 exceeds analyst forecasts
Strong performances by Frozen and Thor 2 drove first fiscal quarter 2014 results for Disney as revenues gained 9% on the same period a year earlier to reach $12.3bn, beating analysts expectations of $12.25bn
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NewsChina one-two rules int’l BO
UPDATE: The emerging might of China was plain for all to see once again as two films dominated the international box office over the Chinesen new year.
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NewsWolf rules international on $36m
UPDATED JAN 27: Red Granite’s dark comedy dominated the international arena for a second consecutive session as an estimated $36m boosted the running total to $85m.
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NewsSmaug, Frozen eye BO crown
Both The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug and Frozen grossed more than $50m last weekend and are locked in a battle for international supremacy.
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NewsUTV films gross $161m in 2013
EXCLUSIVE: Disney’s local-language releases grossed $210.5m overall in 2013, comprising $160.7m from UTV and a further $49.8m from territory-specific titles.
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NewsFrozen cools Paranormal debut
Walt Disney Animation Studios’ smash Frozen claimed number one spot for the second time in its run, usurping The Hobbit 2 and overpowering Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones on an estimated $20.7m.
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NewsDisney crosses $3bn int’l BO
UPDATE JAN 2: Walt Disney Studios breached the threshold in 2013 for the first time in history and grossed a confirmed $3.013bn for the calendar year.
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NewsSmaug scores $99.7m int'l session
UPDATE: The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug delivered a second mighty session in a week as a confirmed $99.7m through Warner Bros Pictures International propelled the tally to $424.8m and the worldwide haul to $616.1m.
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NewsTwitter co-founder joins Disney board
Jack Dorsey, the Twitter chairman who also serves as CEO of Square Inc, has been elected to serve as independent director on board of The Walt Disney Company, effective immediately.
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NewsHobbit 2 rules on $97.4m int’l take
UPDATE: Warner Bros, New Line and MGM’s The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug brought in a confirmed $97.4m from 16,840 screens in 56 markets to reach $278.4m after two weekends.
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NewsDisney sets domestic BO record
Fuelled by Frozen, the studio reached $1.547bn on December 14 to establish a new company high-water mark and complete the trifecta of record domestic, international and global tallies.
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NewsFrozen skates to top on $32m
Heading into the holidays Buena Vista’s animation climbed one place to the pinnacle of the North American charts on an estimated $31.6m for $134.3m. Inside Llewyn Davis arrived on a superb limited debut.
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NewsDisney box office crosses $4bn
The Walt Disney Studios issued a press release announcing it crossed the $4bn worldwide box office milestone on November 26.
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NewsDisney releases schedule update
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures has set release dates for The Jungle Book and Alice In Wonderland 2.
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NewsThor 2 adds $39m in US
Thor: The Dark World held on to the North American crown for its third and most likely final weekend ahead of the release of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
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NewsThor 2 extends int’l rule on $53m
UPDATED: Thor: The Dark World used launches in Argentina, Paraguay and Hungary and a string of solid holds to boost the running total to $332.8m through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International.