All Walt Disney articles – Page 39
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NewsDisney completes $4.1bn LucasFilm acquisition
At closing Disney issued 37.07m shares and made a cash payment of $2.2m. Based upon the closing price of Disney shares on Dec 21 at $50, the transaction had a total value of approximately $4.06bn.
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NewsDavid Kornblum to receive CinemaCon Passepartout Award
The knowledgeable and popular Disney executive will collect the honour at CinemaCon’s International Day Luncheon on Apr 15 in Las Vegas.
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NewsDisney to buy Lucasfilm for $4.05bn; new Star Wars in 2015
The Walt Disney Company is to acquire Lucasfilm for $4.05bn in stocks and cash - and is planning to release Star Wars: Episode 7 in 2015.
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NewsDisney to kick off summer 2013 with Iron Man 3 in 3D
The May 3 release date remains unchanged for the Marvel release, while Thor: The Dark World will also go out in 3D on Nov 11 2013 as previously announced and Ant-Man will debut on Nov 6 2015.
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NewsThe Avengers sequel to hit theatres on May 1 2015
The follow-up to Marvel Studios and Disney’s global smash will kick off the summer season in three years’ time.
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NewsFrankenweenie to premiere at Fantastic Fest on Sept 20
Tim Burton’s stop-motion feature version of his 1984 short will open the event in Austin, Texas, ahead of the US release through Buena Vista on Oct 5.
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NewsBrave hits target as $67m extends Pixar’s perfect score
The animation factory has now seen all 13 of its films open at number one through Buena Vista as $66.7m pulled off the second biggest June launch behind Toy Story 3.
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NewsBillion dollar baby: Avengers crosses threshold on Day 19
Marvel Studio’s The Avengers nudged past the $1bn worldwide milestone on Sunday (13) according to Disney estimates following another mighty international weekend that generated $95.4m and a $103.2m second session in North America.
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NewsAvengers scores second biggest US weekend on $103m
Marvel Studios’ superhero soup has reached $373.2m after a mere two weekends and combines with the $628.9m international running total to reach $1,002.1m at the global box office. It is now the eleventh biggest global release in history.
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NewsThe Avengers target super-sized $1bn worldwide
As it heads into second and third international weekends Marvel Studios-Disney’s behemoth should have little trouble zipping past $600m from its $517.8m perch. The question is – will it cross $1bn at the global box office by the end of Sunday?
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NewsThe Avengers crosses $700m worldwide in 13 days
On the day (8) Disney CEO Bob Iger announced Avengers 2 had gone into development, it emerged that Marvel Studios / Disney’s blockbuster added an estimated $28.4m internationally on Monday (7) and a further $18.9m in North America.
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NewsDisney declares record $207.4m US launch for The Avengers
Marvel Studios’ blockbuster grossed considerably more than the $200.3m estimate issued by Disney on Sunday, according to official results issued on Monday (7).
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NewsAvengers eyes $1bn global as int'l session reaps $152m
Another thunderous performance from Marvel Studios’ superhero soup boosted the running total to $441.5m through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International. The record-breaking domestic launch combined for a $641.8m global tally.
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NewsThe Avengers assemble for record $200.3m US launch
Marvel Studios and Disney’s superhero mash-up pulled of the most emphatic summer kick-off imaginable in North America, breaching the $200m threshold in a whopping three days and earning ecstatic reviews from the critics.
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NewsThe Avengers crosses $280m at international box office
Thursday’s daily report from Disney revealed that the Marvel Studios action epic added $20.6m on Wednesday.
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NewsThe Avengers crosses $200m at international box office
Marvel Studios’ blockbuster brought in a further $33.1m on Monday through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International.
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NewsThe Avengers races to $178.4m international opening weekend
Marvel Studios’ superhero soup scored record-breaking debuts from its launch in 39 territories in the first five days through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International ahead of the May 4 arrival in North America.
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NewsCinemaCon: Disney greenlights The Muppets 2, new Pixar film
In a lengthy and star-studded presentation at the Colosseum in Caesars Palace on Tuesday evening (24), studio top brass announced a Muppet Movie sequel and said the newest Pixar production is the undated Latin-themed Dia De Los Muertos.
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NewsDisney sets Apr 4 2014 for Captain America sequel
The blockbuster season will start early in two years’ time now that Marvel Studio’s super-patriot has secured an April berth Captain America 2.
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NewsDisney admits John Carter will generate $200m loss
In an astonishing admission, Disney issued a statement on Monday (19) reporting that the ill-fated sci-fi adventure will most likely lead to a $200m operating loss during the second quarter.