All Walt Disney articles – Page 37
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Mirren to go on Journey
TORONTO: Participant Media and DreamWorks are reuniting on The Hundred-Foot Journey following their collaborations on Toronto opener The Fifth Estate, Lincoln and The Help.
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Summer box office tops $5.99bn
SEPT 3 UPDATE EXCLUSIVE: The aggregated gross of Hollywood’s summer exports has surpassed the freshly minted $4.7bn record North American session by at least 22%.
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Elysium rules int’l on $18m
UPDATE: Sony Pictures Releasing International (SRI) executives reported that the sci-fi added an estimated $17.9m from 5,095 screens in 55 markets to reach the cusp of $100m.
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Monsters Uni, Pac Rim excel
Disney executives announced that the Pixar family film Monsters University was on course to cross $700m at the worldwide box office.
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Spader to play Avengers villain
The actor has been cast as the villain in Marvel’s Avengers: Age Of Ultron, which Disney will release on May 1 2015.
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Disney crosses $2bn int'l
The studio announced on Friday [23] that it had crossed the threshold in record time.
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Thor to hit IMAX int’l arena
Disney-Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World will commence its international roll-out on IMAX 3D on Oct 30.
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D23: Jolie talks Maleficent
A surprise appearance by Angelina Jolie was the highlight of Saturday’s [10] live-action presentation at Disney’s annual expo in Anaheim, California, as attendees booed a paltry Star Wars segment.
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D23: Zootopia, Dory cast unveiled
Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios chief creative officer John Lasseter joined colleagues and talent at the annual convention in Anaheim, California, to announce a number of surprises.
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Artemis Fowl lures Weinstein, Disney
Harvey Weinstein is teaming up with his old associates The Walt Disney Studios on an adaptation of children’s book Artemis Fowl. Robert DeNiro and Jane Rosenthal serve as executive producers.
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Comic-Con: Avengers 2 title revealed
An unexpected reveal by Joss Whedon of the new title for the Avengers sequel – Avengers: Age Of Ultron – capped an immense day at Hall H and a session of arch entertainment from Marvel Studios.
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Comic-Con: footage can pay
The importance of preview footage as a driver of audience engagement is highlighted in Comic-Con research conducted by international communications agency Way To Blue.
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Despicable Me 2 stays top in US
Universal’s Despicable Me 2 led a strong weekend and stayed top in its second session as an estimated $44.8m beat Sony’s number two arrival Grown Ups 2 on $42.5m and a relatively mediocre $38.3m haul by Warner Bros’ Pacific Rim in third place.
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Studios scrap Hulu sale plans
Fox, NBCUniversal and Disney executives announced on Friday [12] they will retain ownership of the streaming site and arrange a $750m recapitalisation.
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IM3 crosses $400m domestic
Iron Man 3 has become Disney’s fifth release to reach $400m in North America after crossing the threshold on Tuesday [18].
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Disney sets Mr Banks for Dec 13
Buena Vista will open the awards season hopeful Saving Mr Banks in limited release on Dec 13, one week earlier than initially announced.
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Disney unveils toon schedule
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures executives issued their latest 3D animation release schedule update on Wednesday [29] kicking off with Untitled Disney Animation on Mar 4 2016.
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IM3 crosses $1bn global
Disney executives have announced that Marvel Studios’ summer blockbuster Iron Man 3 passed $1bn at the worldwide box office on Thursday [16].
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IM3 reaches $980.3m
Marvel Studios’ Iron Man 3 is on the verge of crossing $1bn after Disney executives reported on Wednesday [15] it had reached $980.3m worldwide.
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Gatsby in $51m #2 US debut
Warner Bros’ The Great Gatsby starring Leonardo DiCaprio arrived in style ahead of Wednesday’s [15] Cannes opening night screening as Iron Man 3 held on to number one on an estimated $72.4m.