John Carter

3 Lessons to Learn From Rich Ross’ Disney Departure

April 23, 2012 By Seth Jaret 4 weeks ago

Guest Blog: Now that Rich Ross is out at Disney, here’s a little advice for the next guy in the hot seat

  

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'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

  

IMAX Aims to Kill With 'Hunger Games' As Fanboy Strategy Works

March 18, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 9 weeks ago

IMAX shift from families to fanboys is paying off at the box office. And "The Hunger Games" and other blockbusters are still to come

  

'21 Jump Street' Leaps to First Place at Domestic Box Office With Strong $35M

March 18, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 10 weeks ago

"21 Jump Street" opens strong -- but for the first time this year, the box office is down compared to the same weekend in 2011

  

'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' Pulls Only $30.6M at the Weekend Box Office

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

"John Carter" pulls in $30.6 million but "The Lorax" clobbers Disney's $250-million sci-fi epic at the box office, nabbing $39 million in its second week

  

'John Carter' Stumbles Toward a $27M Opening Weekend

March 10, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 11 weeks ago

"John Carter," Disney's sci-fi action adventure, is on track for a $27.4 million weekend, while "The Lorax" is looking at $39 million

  

'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

  

'John Carter' Review: Lifeless on Mars

March 8, 2012 By Alonso Duralde 11 weeks ago

“Avatar” and all the other subsequent pillagers of the original Edgar Rice Burroughs story make this big-screen treatment feel redundant

  

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

  

The 8 Most Anticipated Movies of the Spring

February 8, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 15 weeks ago

This spring's big movies include "The Hunger Games," "The Vow" and "Titanic"

  

Winter Box Office Up 11% -- Will 'Hunger Games' Keep Money Rolling?

February 8, 2012 By Brent Lang 15 weeks ago

Ticket sales are not where they were in 2010, but studio executives are enthusiastic about upcoming films like "The Lorax" and "The Vow"

  

Hollywood's Super Bowl Ads: 'The Dictator' Airs, But No 'Dark Knight Rises'

January 31, 2012 By Brent Lang 16 weeks ago

Paramount, Relativity and Disney bought time, but there'll be no sneak peek at "The Dark Knight Rises" or "The Amazing Spider-Man"

  

6 Movies That Had Better Be Damn Good in 2012

January 26, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 17 weeks ago

Through great expectations, mega-budgets or talent gambles, the ante has been raised on these films

  

Super Bowl Ads Roundup: Relativity, Paramount, Disney In; Fox, Sony, Warner Bros. Pass

January 11, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 19 weeks ago

Relativity puts its faith in "Act of Valor" with four spots

  

Disney's $250M 'John Carter' Gamble: Otherworldly Hit or Cosmic Bomb?

January 9, 2012 By Brent Lang 19 weeks ago

Andrew Stanton's adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' novels doesn't just have to be a big hit, it has to be one of the biggest movies of all time

  

Ugly Aliens Go to Battle in 'John Carter' Trailer

November 30, 2011 By Kurt Orzeck 25 weeks ago

Premiered Wednesday on ABC's "Good Morning America"

  

Disney's 'John Carter' to Debut in IMAX 3D

August 8, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 41 weeks ago

The action-adventure film starring Taylor Kitsch, Willem Dafoe and Lynn Collins will get the big-screen 3D treatment when it's released on March 9, 2012

  
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