Disney
(Deadline) – The Walt Disney company is laying the groundwork for more cuts, with thousands poised to be impacted. According to sources, the new round of layoffs will be made across multiple divisions, including TV networks and the motion picture studio, at varying amounts. As is customary in the run-up to staff reductions, managers of […]
(Yahoo) – Movie theaters are en vogue again — at least based on the blockbuster turnout for “The Devil Wears Prada 2.” Disney’s star-studded sequel has defied box office expectations with $77 million from 4,150 North American theaters in its opening weekend. Those ticket sales tower above the original, which launched to $27.5 million domestically in 2006. […]
(THR) – Rapunzel is rolling back up her hair. Tangled, Disney’s live-action reimagining of its 2010 animated film focused on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale heroine, has been put on pause, according to studio insiders. The project had been in active development, with The Greatest Showman helmer Michael Gracey on board to direct and a script by […]
(BBC) – Disney’s live-action version of the classic fairy tale Snow White has topped the North American box office chart despite a slew of underwhelming reviews. The movie has taken an estimated $87.3m (£67.5m) globally during its opening weekend, according to Box Office Mojo. Almost half of that figure came from North America. But it is […]
(CNN) – “X-Men ‘97” at first seems like narrowly pitched made-for-streaming fare, reviving a cultish animated Saturday-morning series launched more than 30 years ago, basically picking up where that show left off. Look a little closer, though, and “X-Men” could offer clues, and signposts, as Marvel pivots into a next phase that hinges on incorporating that popular property […]
(BBC)- Actress Gina Carano has sued Disney and Lucasfilm after she was sacked in 2021 over a social media post in which she compared being a Republican to being a Jew during the Holocaust. The lawsuit is being funded by Elon Musk, who made an open call on his platform X for others to join […]
(Variety) – Thanks to Mario, J. Robert Oppenheimer and M3GAN, Universal Pictures ranked as the highest-grossing studio at the 2023 box office. The company’s slate — a range of 24 films that included “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” “Oppenheimer” and “M3GAN” — collected $4.907 billion in worldwide ticket sales. Universal’s victory is notable because it marks the […]
(IGN) – After Wish’s underwhelming opening this past weekend, the spotlight is on Disney once again and the rough year this once-incredibly reliable brand has had. To specify, as Variety pointed out in a recent analysis of this troubling box office streak, Disney looks primed to end 2023 without a single movie crossing the $1 billion mark. To […]
(Yahoo) – Disney (DIS) hiked streaming prices on Thursday as the company continues to grapple with direct-to-consumer profitability challenges and falling subscriber numbers. The price increases, the second so far this year, impact the monthly price of the company’s ad-free Disney+ and Hulu plans in addition to its Hulu live TV packages and ESPN+ subscription. The company first […]
(CNBC) – Disney and Marvel’s “Eternals” took a steep drop in its second weekend in theaters, but it’s still hanging on to first place ahead of newcomers like “Clifford the Big Red Dog.” “Eternals” added $27.5 million over the weekend, bringing its domestic total to $118.8 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. The film, directed by […]
