Disney Animation Studios’ Ralph Breaks the Internet stayed a big winner in its second outing, earning another $25.8 million from 4,017 theaters to top the box office chart in North America. The weekend after Thanksgiving is one of the quietest of the year in terms of fresh studio offerings, and …
Read More »‘Ant-Man and The Wasp’ Have Big Box Office Win
Ant-Man and the Wasp may have leveled off a bit in its North American box-office debut, but it had no trouble crushing the competition over the weekend with $76 million — or coming in 33 percent ahead of the first Ant-Man as Disney and Marvel Studios cement the standing of …
Read More »‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Devours Box Office
Universal and Amblin’s Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom did notably better than expected in its U.S. debut with $150 million, but still didn’t roar as loudly as its predecessor. Globally, the dinos have already grossed more than $700 million, putting the summer tentpole on course to join the billion-dollar club.The sequel …
Read More »21st Century Fox Board Announces Amended and Restated Merger Agreement With Disney
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (“21CF”) (NASDAQ: FOXA, FOX) announced today that it has entered into an amended and restated merger agreement with The Walt Disney Company (“Disney”) (NYSE: DIS) pursuant to which Disney has agreed to acquire for a price of $38 per 21CF share the same businesses Disney agreed …
Read More »‘Incredibles 2’ Opens To Record-Shattering $180M
Disney and Pixar’s Incredibles 2 flew to a record-shattering $180 million from 4,410 theaters at the domestic box office over the weekend, blowing past all expectations. Not only did the sequel score the biggest launch ever for an animated film — Pixar’s Finding Dory was the previous champ with $135 …
Read More »KINGDOM HEARTS III Coming To Xbox One And PlayStation 4 On January 29
In advance of the E3 2018, at the KINGDOM HEARTSOrchestra – World Tour -, SQUARE ENIX and Disney announced that the highly anticipated action RPG, KINGDOM HEARTS III will launch on January 29, 2019. “With the release set for next January, I apologize for having to ask for a little …
Read More »‘Solo’ Holds Top Spot Despite Plummet
Solo: A Star Wars Story, in its second weekend, continued to lose altitude, but held the top spot at the box office due to a lack of new competition. The space adventure from Disney and Lucasfilm attracted an estimated $29.3 million in North America, down 65 percent from the $84.7 …
Read More »‘Solo’ Wins Box Office Despite Missed Expectations And Overseas Crash
Disney and Lucasfilm’s Solo: A Star Wars Story struggled in its debut at the Memorial Day weekend box office, where it came in well behind expectations with a three-day total of $84.8 million and four-day total of $103 million, according to Monday numbers. The news is altogether grim overseas, where Solo rolled …
Read More »‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Continues Breaking Box Office Records
Disney and Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War finished its third weekend at the box office with $1.606 billion in global ticket sales after earning another $61.8 million in North America and launching in China to a near-record $200 million.The movie’s domestic weekend take of $61.8 million was the fourth-biggest gross for …
Read More »‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Breaks Billion Dollar Record And Crushes Box Office
Disney and Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War continued to dominate the early summer box office over the weekend, earning $112.5 million domestically from 4,474 theaters to score the second-biggest sophomore outing ever as it topped the $1 billion mark globally faster than any film in history. Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, …
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