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Shanghai Disneyland To Unleash Incredible Potential Of Chinese Market, Company Thinking Of Expanding Park: CEO Bob Iger
CEO Bob Iger said Disney’s first park in mainland China will be “authentically Disney, distinctively Chinese” — and the company is already planning to expand it.
Memorial Day Weekend Box-Office Update: ‘X-Men’ Tops ‘Alice’ Amid Johnny Depp Scandal
The new “X-Men” adventure, with $65 million in North America, easily eclipsed Tim Burton’s sequel “Alice Through the Looking Glass.”
Can ‘Angry Birds’ Be The Hit Movie Franchise Sony (SNE) Needs?
Sony Pictures is going all-in on “The Angry Birds Movie.” Will video games continue to bring it good fortune?
How China’s Dalian Wanda Group Buying UFC Could Put Even More Pressure On ESPN
China’s Dalian Wanda Group is reportedly the front-runner to buy the Ultimate Fighting Championship. What does that mean for sports broadcasting?
Dow Jones Industrial Average Tumbles As Disney (DIS), Macy’s (M) Shares Lead Rout In Consumer Stock Sector
Major indexes closed lower Wednesday, one day after the S&P 500 index notched its biggest daily percentage gain in two months.
Walt Disney Company (DIS) Stock Price Drops After Rare Earnings Miss Amid Difficulties At ESPN
The media company said advertising and subscriptions declined at sports channel ESPN, and theme park revenue came in weaker than expected.
Disney (DIS) Q2 2016 Earnings Fall Short, As A Historic Box Office Performance Can’t Overshadow TV Challenges
Despite a string of hit movies, the media giant has struggled with its TV business — so earnings fell short of expectations.
‘Captain America’ China Box Office Continues Disney’s Dominance Just As Shanghai Disneyland Is Set To Open
“Captain America: Civil War” may become Disney’s biggest-ever Marvel film in China, continuing the studio’s banner year there.
Walt Disney Company (DIS) Earnings Preview Q2 2016: ‘Zootopia’ Box-Office Gold And A Steep Hill For ESPN
When the media giant reports earnings Tuesday, investors will look beyond some very big numbers.
Movie Studio Earnings Preview Q1 2016: Walt Disney Company (DIS), Time Warner Inc. (TWX), 21st Century Fox (FOXA), Lions Gate Entertainment (LGF)
The box office is heading for another record year, but the challenged TV industry could weigh down media companies like Disney and Time Warner.
Comcast vs. Disney: Armed With DreamWorks, NBCUniversal Is Gearing Up For A Theme Park Battle In China
With its $3.8 billion purchase of DreamWorks, Comcast unit NBCUniversal gets beloved characters to help it compete with Disney in China's theme park sector.
Comcast (CMCSA) In Talks To Buy DreamWorks Animation (DWA) For $3B, Report Says
The cable giant may spend more than $3 billion to acquire the animation studio behind “Kung Fu Panda 3,” the Wall Street Journal reported.
Angelina Jolie To Reprise Disney Role In ‘Maleficent’ Sequel
Disney has confirmed Angelina Jolie's participation in “Maleficent 2.”
After ‘Jungle Book’ Box-Office Stampede, India Will Get A Closer Look From Hollywood
Disney’s “Jungle Book” has quickly become the biggest-ever U.S. movie in India, and American studios will notice.
Disney (DIS) Is Officially Selling Its Stake In Fusion To Univision: Report
The media giant is bowing out of its digital news experiment, selling its stake in the website and cable channel to Univision.
‘Jungle Book’ Roars At China Box Office, Putting Disney On Pace For A Record Year
With the big opening of “The Jungle Book,” the studio could make $1 billion at Chinese movie theaters this year.
‘Beauty And The Beast’ Movie Update: Disney Calls Emma Watson Film ‘Extraordinary’
Test screenings are going well for Disney’s live-action “Beauty and the Beast.”
Selena Gomez Has Leukemia? Singer Misspeaks To GQ About Lupus And Rehab
“I was going through leukemia, and I went to two different locations for those treatments," Gomez, 23, accidentally told GQ.
With ‘Captain America: Civil War,’ Disney Is Poised To Keep China Box-Office Momentum Going
With “Civil War” set to follow in the footsteps of “Zootopia,” Disney is making all the right moves at the Chinese box office.
Anti-Racist ‘Zootopia’ Is Crushing It In Countries Where Diversity Often Doesn’t Play
Disney’s animated film has been well-received in China and Russia where audiences and governments don’t always welcome inclusion messages.
How Disney’s (DIS) Shanghai Resort Fits Into The Executive Shakeup At The Mouse House
Disney’s soon-to-be-opened Shanghai resort was a pet project of CEO Bob Iger and outgoing COO Thomas Staggs.
Disney COO Thomas Staggs, Seen As A Successor To CEO Bob Iger, To Step Down In May
Tom Staggs was widely expected to be the media and entertainment company's next chief executive, succeeding current CEO Bob Iger.
Marvel Studios, Disney, Viacom And AMC Join Protest Over Georgia’s Religious Liberty Bill
Hollywood companies have warned that future productions could be made elsewhere if the state enacts the religious liberty bill.
Why ‘Zootopia’ Means Hollywood Animators Might Want To Start Learning Chinese
The success of “Kung Fu Panda 3” and especially “Zootopia” has Chinese studios paying closer attention to animated films. One just started a division.
Marco Rubio Wants To Triple Visas For Foreign Tech Workers, But Flubs Basic H-1B Facts On CNN Debate
The Republican presidential candidate seems unfamiliar with the program’s rules despite sponsoring a bill to triple the number of workers who can apply.
What Is The H-1B Visa, And Why Does Donald Trump Want To Kill It?
A program that helps U.S. tech companies bring in workers from overseas has become a key issue in the presidential campaign.
‘Zootopia’ Box-Office Dominance Reveals Hollywood’s Possible Post-Oscars Blind Spot
Movies like "Zootopia" might not be the best fare to take advantage of heightened consumer interest after the Academy Awards.
Disneyland Adopts Surge Pricing With ‘Peak’ Days Reaching $119
About 26 percent of all days at Disneyland will feature peak prices of $119, a representative of the theme park says.
Video: International Crowd Of Animators Vie For Oscar
A diverse array of films make up this year's Oscar-nominated Animated Features, including Disney Pixar's "Inside Out", and "When Marnie Was There", a Japanese film that may be the last for an acclaimed Tokyo production house.
Will ‘Deadpool’ Change How Hollywood Looks At R Ratings And February? 4 Takeaways From The Surprise Hit
The Ryan Reynolds superhero movie broke many of the genre's conventions, but it still managed to clean up at the box office — taking in more than $260 million.