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'The Avengers' Bashes Way to Billion Dollars at Worldwide Box Office

May 13, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 1 week ago

Record-breaking $103.2M second week and another $95.4M from overseas push Disney and Marvel's "The Avengers" past $1B in box office

  

Box-Office Powerhouse 'The Avengers' KOs Johnny Depp

May 12, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 2 weeks ago

A $29.1M Friday puts "The Avengers" on track for another $100M weekend and the best second week ever. "Dark Shadows" does $9.7M

  

Box Office Preview: 'Dark Shadows' Won't Draw Blood from 'The Avengers'

May 10, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 2 weeks ago

"The Avengers" is projected to make $85M-$110M and set a record for the best second week ever. "Dark Shadows" aims for $35M

  

ESPN, Theme Parks Boost Disney's 2Q Earnings, Offset 'John Carter'

May 8, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 2 weeks ago

Higher revenue from ESPN, ABC, theme parks and consumer products helped Disney beat analysts' forecasts

  

'The Avengers' Worldwide Box-Office Haul Passes $700M

May 8, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 2 weeks ago

"The Avengers" adds another $28.4 million overseas Monday, upping its worldwide gross to $702.2 million in 13 days

  

'The Avengers' Heading for Billion Dollars in Box Office

May 7, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 2 weeks ago

"The Avengers" took in $207.4 million in its record-breaking debut weekend, Disney and Marvel say. That's higher than initial estimates

  

'The Avengers' $640M Box Office Gives Disney Room to Right Itself

May 6, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 2 weeks ago

The record box office of "The Avengers" validates Bob Iger's $4 billion acquisition of Marvel in 2009. Now for that new studio boss ...

  

'The Avengers' on First-Day Box-Office Rampage: $80.5M

May 5, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 3 weeks ago

"The Avengers" takes in a whopping $80.5 million on Friday and is on track to break the record for the biggest U.S. box office opening ever

  

'The Avengers' Flexes Midnight Muscle at Box Office: $18.7M

May 4, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 3 weeks ago

"The Avengers" takes in $18.7 million from midnight showings. 

  

After Rich Ross, Who Should Run Disney? Three Candidates and Why They Work

April 29, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 3 weeks ago

There are precious few people who can take on this job and win. Here are the three we think are most likely to succeed

  

Shadow of Rich Ross Looms as Disney Touts 'Avengers,' 'Lone Ranger' at CinemaCon

April 24, 2012 By Brent Lang 4 weeks ago

The departure of the studio chief Rich Ross is unacknowledged in a three-hour presentation that brings out bagpipes, Muppets and Johnny Depp

  

SEC Probes Movie Studios Over Dealings in China

April 24, 2012 By Reuters 4 weeks ago

SEC has sent letters of inquiry to at least five movie studios asking for information about potential inappropriate payments and how the studios dealt with certain government officials in China

  

Rich Ross Disney Ouster Means Refocus on Movies, Not Cross-Promotion

April 20, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 5 weeks ago

Analysis: After three years of bad results and whispering in the Hollywood wings, Disney opted for a clean break from a bad decision

  

Disney Forms Partnership to Develop Animated Films in China

April 10, 2012 By Brent Lang 6 weeks ago

Disney will partner with China's Culture Ministry and Internet service provider Tencent to develop content

  

'Maleficent' Will Be Released in U.S. by Disney in March 2014

April 9, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 6 weeks ago

Angelina Jolie will star as the evil fairy Maleficent in Disney's live-action film, set for U.S. release on March 14, 2014

  

Disney Signs UK Movie Rental Pact With YouTube, Google Play

March 28, 2012 By Brent Lang 8 weeks ago

"Pirates of the Caribbean," "Real Steel" and "Con Air" among the titles available

  

Disney's 'John Carter' Is an Epic Flop, But Wall Street Isn't Worried

March 20, 2012 By Brent Lang 9 weeks ago

The Walt Disney Company will suffer a $200 million write-down, but most analysts still rate the stock a "buy"

  

Rich Ross and the 'John Carter' Debacle – Disney Takes It on the Chin (Updated)

March 20, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 9 weeks ago

$200 million? That is a breathtaking sum, a humdinger, a gobsmacker. All eyes will be on Disney studio chief Rich Ross

  

'John Carter' Loss Expected to Be $200M

March 19, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 9 weeks ago

Disney said that "John Carter" is expected to "generate an operating loss of approximately $200 million" in its second fiscal quarter

  

Disney Shareholders Re-Elect 10 Board Members Despite Opposition

March 13, 2012 By Brent Lang 10 weeks ago

Shareholders re-elect 10 board members; board endorses CEO Robert Iger as chairman under succession plan

  

'John Carter' Flop Reveals Cracks in Disney's Tentpole Strategy

March 12, 2012 By Brent Lang 10 weeks ago

The lackluster opening of "John Carter" demonstrates the risks that come with relying too heavily on tentpole films

  

'John Carter' Opened Slightly Lower Than Estimated: $30.2M Rather Than $30.6M

March 12, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 10 weeks ago

"John Carter" took in $400,000 less at the box office over the weekend than Disney projected on Sunday

  

'John Carter' Takes Only $500K in Midnight Shows

March 9, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 11 weeks ago

"John Carter," Disney's huge-budget movie, opens at 3,749 locations Friday

  

Major Disney Shareholder Says Board Members Should Be Replaced

March 8, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 11 weeks ago

The Disney board of directors wants to let one person hold the title of CEO and chairman -- a move Connecticut's treasurer, who controls 642,000 shares, strongly opposes

  

Robert Sherman, 'Mary Poppins' and 'Small World' Songwriter, Dead at 86

March 6, 2012 By Lucas Shaw & Tim Kenneally 11 weeks ago

Oscar-winning Disney composer Sherman and his brother Richard composed numerous classics that also included "The Jungle Book" and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"

  

See 10 Minutes of 'John Carter' Now (Video)

March 4, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 11 weeks ago

Disney releases 10 minutes of footage from its high-budget "John Carter," which opens March 9

  
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