All Walt Disney articles – Page 40
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NewsDisney's John Carter adds $41m in modest int'l weekend
In its second weekend the studio’s sci-fi adventure brought in a further $40.7m according to estimates to raise the international running total to $126.1m. On the same day (18) PPI registered an extraordinary achievement as Ghost Protocol crossed $100m in China.
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NewsLorax prevails in US on $39m as John Carter slumps
Disney’s much hyped and roundly condemned sci-fi adventure limped into action in second place on an estimated $31m as Dr Seuss’ The Lorax stayed top in its second weekend and surged to $122m.
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NewsAvengers to get IMAX treatment for summer
The highly anticipated Marvel Studios production is set to be released through Disney on May 4 and will now be digitally remastered into IMAX 3D format for a worldwide day-and-date release.
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NewsDisney acquires controlling interest in India’s UTV
Citing the move as a “cornerstone” of its growth strategy, Walt Disney Company bought the interest through an unnamed subsidiary. UTV is one of the sub-continent’s leading media and entertainment companies.
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Ricky Strauss named president of marketing at Disney
The surprise announcement sees the former Participant Media president replace the outgoing M T Carney.
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NewsIger extends Disney contract and secures chairman title
Bob Iger will hold the positions of chairman, president and chief executive officer through Mar 31, 2015, when a new CEO will be named. He will serve as executive CEO for 15 months through Jun 30, 2016. His current contract was set to expire on Jan 31, 2013.
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NewsReal Steel vies to knock Smurfs from international perch
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International unleashes the sci-fi drama starring Hugh Jackman as a robot boxing trainer who reconnects with his young son – but does Steel have the mettle to beat the fluffy blue champs?
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As Lion King reaches $80m, Disney plans quartet of 3D re-releases
Encouraged by the box office performance of The Lion King (In 3D) the studio announced on Tuesday it would give the same treatment to Beauty And The Beast, Finding Nemo, Monsters, Inc and The Little Mermaid.
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NewsReed out as Disney reviews local-language production
In the latest development in a turbulent year for studio activity in local production and acquisitions, Disney confirmed on Monday (19) it closed down its local language production unit in Burbank back in June.
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NewsThe Help weathers storm to rule North America on $14m
Domestic box office took a battering from Hurricane Irene as audiences on the storm-lashed East Coast hunkered down, allowing The Help to consolidate its grip and surge towards $100m as reports claimed box office dropped by more than 23% compared to the same session in 2010.
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NewsDisney thrills convention with news of two new Pixar films
The studio revealed all to attendees at weekend’s D23 / Expo event in Anaheim, California.
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Pirates 4 becomes sixth biggest global release of all time
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International sources confirmed today (14) that On Stranger Tides has finally overtaken stablemate Alice In Wonderland to reach $1.025bn.
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David Strathairn to play William Seward in Spielberg’s Lincoln
The actor joins Daniel Day-Lewis on the project, which DreamWorks has set for an autumn start in Virginia in time for a fourth quarter 2012 awards season release through Disney’s Touchstone division.
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NewsPirates 4 becomes third biggest international release
The latest entry in Disney’s Pirates canon reached the milestone on Wednesday [22] and is bearing down on $1bn worldwide. Disney stablemate Cars 2 from Pixar revs up for the first wave of international markets.
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NewsPirates 4 becomes fourth film to cross $700m overseas
Disney’s locomotive is now the company’s biggest grosser internationally after reaching $700.9m on Wednesday [15].
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NewsPirates 4 becomes Disney’s biggest international release
The fourth entry in the adventure series has overtaken Alice In Wonderland to stand at $695.5m and is now the fourth biggest overseas release in history.
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NewsDisney pushes Monsters Inc prequel into summer 2013
Disney has pushed back the release of its 14th Pixar film Monsters University from Nov 2 2012 to Jun 21 2013.
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Disney distribution head Chuck Viane to retire in July
Viane is the president of global distribution for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and has served at the studio for 25 years.
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NewsTron: Legacy opens top in North America on $44m
Buena Vista’s Tron: Legacy easily dominated the North American charts on an estimated $43.6m while Relativity Media’s heavyweight Academy Awards contender The Fighter surged 15 places to number four on $12.2m.
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NewsDawn Treader wins snowy overseas session on $32m
Fox International’s Voyage Of The Dawn Treader clung on to the overseas box office crown on $31.5m despite a strong launch by Tron: Legacy as severe snow decimated ticket sales across Europe.