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The Guardian Disney raises ticket prices for both Anaheim theme parksLos Angeles TimesBy Hugo Martín, Los Angeles Times If you're thinking of visiting a Disney park in Anaheim this summer, be warned that the price is about to jump by between $ 7 and $ 150 depending on the ticket deal. The annual summer...
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Disney theme park ticket prices rise againLos Angeles TimesBy Hugo Martin If you're thinking of visiting a Disney theme park in Anaheim this summer, be warned that the price is about to jump between $ 7 and $ 150 depending on the ticket deal. The annual summer price hikes for tickets to Disneyland and...
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Sydney Morning Herald Disney CEO Bob Iger realizes $ 26.6-million pre-tax gain from stock saleLos Angeles TimesWalt Disney Co. Chairman and Chief Executive Robert A. Iger reaped a $ 26.6-million gain from the sale of company stock, before accounting for taxes. The entertainment giant's stock rose after Iger announced Tuesday, during the company's quarterly...
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Los Angeles Times Walt Disney profit jumps 21% despite 'John Carter' flopLos Angeles TimesBy Dawn C. Chmielewski, Los Angeles Times Overcoming its disastrous film flop "John Carter," Walt Disney Co. reported strong quarterly earnings, helped by robust television and theme park income, and forecast a rosy future with plans for a sequel to …Disney...
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DisZine Disney opens membership to exclusive Club 33 and 1901Los Angeles TimesMembers will also be able to relax in a new private pad at Disney's California Adventure: 1901, named for the year Walt Disney was born. Disney officials announced that a limited number of memberships would be offered in honor of Club 33's 45th...
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Forbes 'The Avengers' are box office superheroes, with $ 200.3 millionLos Angeles Times"The Avengers," from Walt Disney's Marvel Studios, didn't just break the record for the best opening weekend in Hollywood history — the film smashed through it Hulk style, grabbing up big green fistfuls of money. The Joss Whedon-directed movie, …'Avengers' Vanquish Box-Office...
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KATU Comcast looking to unload its stake in A&E Television NetworksLos Angeles TimesIn a filing at the Securities and Exchange Commission, Comcast said its programming unit NBCUniversal had exercised an option to unload a "substantial portion" of its interest in A&E Television Networks to Walt Disney Co. and Hearst Corp., …Comcast looking to sell...
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BBC News Box Office: 'Avengers' has top US debut ever with $ 200.3 millionLos Angeles TimesAs if the news weren't already positive enough for Marvel and parent company Disney, moviegoers loved the film, assigning it a perfect average grade of A+, according to market research firm CinemaScore. That score indicates that the movie will...
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Globe and Mail 'Avengers' conquer world box office as US audiences waitLos Angeles TimesBy opening early abroad, movies like the Disney release 'The Avengers' build box-office momentum from their most avid audiences — foreign moviegoers who love spectacular action sequences on the big screen. By weekend's end, "The Avengers," which cost …Kevin Feige Visits...
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Henry Selick on his 'medium dark' stop-motion movie for DisneyLos Angeles TimesHenry Selick, a giant in the pocket-sized world of stop-motion animation, is almost finished with production on his next film, an as-yet-untitled project for Walt Disney Co. The director of "Coraline" and "The Nightmare Before Christmas" has been …Henry Selick's New Stop-Motion Movie...
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Disney Interactive targets moms with original seriesLos Angeles TimesNEW YORK — Disney Interactive Media Group has unveiled original Web series targeting an influential demographic — moms. Margie Gilmore, vice president of online originals, told a group of media buyers gathered for a Digital Content NewFront … Disney – Google News Related Posts:Disney Interactive targets...
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Los Angeles Times Walt Disney Studios: Help wanted to manage films and egosLos Angeles TimesFew in Hollywood seem interested in heading Disney Studios, a tough job requiring working with outside partners and guiding the company into the digital age. Rich Ross had never worked in the movie business before getting the studio chief job.At...
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TG Daily Disney: Help wanted for high-risk, low-reward job as chairmanLos Angeles TimesWalt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bog Iger, in other words, won't have an easy time finding a new studio chairman to replace Rich Ross. Once considered one of the most powerful and sought-after positions in Hollywood, running the 89-year-old Burbank …At Disney,...
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Exec shuffles at DisneyLos Angeles TimesComments are filtered for language and registration is required. The Times makes no guarantee of comments' factual accuracy. Readers may report inappropriate comments by clicking the Report Abuse link next to a comment. Here are the full legal terms …and more » Disney – Google News Related Posts:Paramount taps former...
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Julie Andrews on princesses, Disney and a new 'Mary Poppins' filmLos Angeles Times (blog)The Walt Disney Co. and Target are introducing National Princess Week April 22-28. Like Secretary's Day and Grandparents Day, National Princess Week is designed to move merchandise — with it comes a 10th anniversary Blu-ray release of “The Princess …and more »...
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Hollywood Reporter Disney, DMG team up to make 'Iron Man 3' a Chinese co-productionLos Angeles TimesThe Walt Disney Co. and its Marvel Studios subsidiary said Monday that "Iron Man 3" will be a co-production with China, as the Burbank company teamed with DMG Entertainment of Beijing to co-finance and distribute the film.Disney Signs Deal...
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FRANCE 24 Disney to join animation initiative with ChinaLos Angeles TimesDisney will offer its expertise in areas such as story writing and market research to help develop local Chinese talent, the company said in a statement. By David Pierson and Richard Verrier, Los Angeles Times BEIJING — Walt Disney Co. said it would …Disney...
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Central Florida News 13 'The Lion King' surpasses 'Phantom of the Opera' as box-office champLos Angeles TimesThe Disney musical, based on the popular animated movie, has grossed a total of $ 853.8 million since opening on Broadway in 1997. The gross figure, which represents Broadway box-office receipts only and not worldwide revenue, was confirmed...
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AFP Disney to help China develop animation industryLos Angeles TimesThe Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday that it would join an initiative to develop China's animation industry. The agreement brings together the Burbank entertainment giant with an animation arm of China's Ministry of Culture and China's largest Internet …Disney inks Chinese toon pactVarietyDisney Forms Partnership...
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Disney fires first shot in summer theme park warLos Angeles TimesBy Hugo Martín, Los Angeles Times The latest expansion of Disney's California Adventure, the new Cars Land attraction, is set to open June 15, Disney officials said Friday, as the park offered a peek at one of the biggest attractions featured in the …and...
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89.3 KPCC Burglary suspect sought near Disney Interactive StudiosLos Angeles TimesPolice were searching for a burglary suspect Tuesday afternoon near Disney Interactive Studios and ABC studios in Glendale, after pursuing four suspects there from an alleged break-in in a residential neighborhood. After a rash of daytime home …ABC7 studio, part of Disney campus briefly...
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Disney Interactive Media Group lays off 10 employeesLos Angeles TimesThe job cuts Tuesday came in Disney Interactive Media Group's games publishing team, which handles distribution, marketing and franchise management, according to a person familiar with the situation who was unauthorized to speak publicly about the … Disney – Google News Related Posts:Disney Interactive Media...
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Los Angeles Times Stanley Gold and Disney family reinstated to Dodgers biddingLos Angeles TimesStanley Gold, right, and the late Roy Disney take part in a news conference in 2004. (Jacqueline Larma / Associated Press / March 2, 2004) By Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times Stanley Gold and the family of the late Roy Disney...
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Los Angeles Times Disney expects $ 200-million loss on 'John Carter'Los Angeles TimesDisney had hoped to turn the movie into a franchise. Lynn Collins and Taylor Kitsch in a scene from 'John Carter.' The movie was based on a century-old science fiction series from Tarzan creator Edgar Rice Burroughs. (Frank Connor, Disney / April...
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Baltimore Sun Why did Disney's 'John Carter' flop?Los Angeles Times(Frank Connor / Disney / February 2, 2010) By Dawn C. Chmielewski and Rebecca Keegan, Los Angeles Times WhenWalt Disney Co.executives gave the greenlight to the project that became the Martian adventure film"John Carter,"they hoped they were launching …'Lorax' beats Disney Mars epic at box...
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The Guardian Disney's 'John Carter:' Why did it fail?Los Angeles TimesBy now, the arguments seeking to explain Disney's "John Carter" debacle have flown so fast they've almost contradicted themselves. The Taylor Kitsch-starring science-fiction epic, which grossed just $ 30.6 million this weekend on a budget of more than …'John Carter' drops a bomb on...
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Los Angeles Times Disney may lose up to $ 165 million on 'John Carter,' analysts sayLos Angeles TimesWall Street media analysts are predicting that Walt Disney Studios could lose $ 100 million to $ 165 million on 'John Carter,' its big-budget Martian adventure film that opened Friday. Lynn Collins portrays Dejah Thoris, left, and...
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CTV.ca 'John Carter' could lose $ 165 million, analyst projectsLos Angeles TimesWalt Disney Studios' science-fiction adventure film "John Carter" could lose $ 165 million, according to revised projections from one Wall Street analyst. Evercore analyst Alan Gould more than doubled his prior estimated loss for the $ 250-million …'Lorax' poised to beat up 'John...
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Hollywood Reporter 'Dr. Seuss' The Lorax' is expected to outsell 'John Carter'Los Angeles Times1 box-office ranking with as much as $ 40 million this weekend, while Disney's $ 250-million-plus fantasy epic set on Mars may top out at $ 25 million. "John Carter,"Walt Disney Studios' $ 250-million-plus fantasy epic, is poised to disappear into...
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