by All Things Mouse Staff on March 25, 2011 Disney Movies
Classic Disney lovers know well the story of Bambi – the sixth full-length animated feature released by Disney back in 1942. It follows the story of a young deer, Bambi, who is forced to grow up in the wild without his mother who was shot by hunters.
What many do not know is the enhanced capabilities available in conjunction with the new Bambi Blu-Ray™ release from earlier this month. It introduces a new interactive feature known as “Disney Second Screen” in which users are offered additional Bambi related material as they watch the Blu-Ray movie. Continue reading ““Disney Second Screen” Debuts With Bambi Blu-Ray™” »
In news that will delight many Disney Fans, Netflix, Inc. and Disney-ABC Television Group have penned an agreement that will allow Netflix to offer streaming of hundreds of new television episodes never before previously available to Netflix.
This includes shows from the ABC Television Network, the Disney Channel and ABC Family, the latter of which has never before been available in streaming format to anyone. The agreement will allow the new shows to be streamed beginning 15 days after they initially air.
by All Things Mouse Staff on December 2, 2010 Disney Movies
Surprising some analysts, Disney’s new movie known as Tangled has racked up some decent box office receipts since debuting on November 24, 2010.
Debuting the day before Thanksgiving, the fairy-tale show took in an estimated$11,869,194. By the end of the holiday weekend, the movie garnered a very respectable $69 million. Not enough to take top place for the weekend (which was firmly in the hands of the latest Harry Potter movie – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, part 1 with an estimated $76 million), but still enough to mark it as the second best Thanksgiving movie debut.
The number one spot for the Thanksgiving 5-day opening movies is still held by the Disney Pixar Toy Story 2 which opened on November 24, 1999. It raked in an estimated $80 million in its first few days of release. Interesting enough, even the number three spot on the best Thanksgiving opening weekends is held by Disney with the movie Enchanted which took in $49 million when it opened in 2007. Continue reading “Disney’s Tangled Performs Nicely At the Box Office” »
by All Things Mouse Staff on August 29, 2010 Disney Movies
In celebration and preparation for the upcoming re-release of the animated Disney Classic Beauty and the Beast in a Diamond Edition Blu-ray™ and DVD Combo Pack, Fathom Events is planning to show the digitally remastered movie in true High Definition for two showings only.
Playing in select theaters nation-wide, the classic will be shown on September 29 at 6:30 PM and on October 2 at 12 PM (both at local time). Fans will have only these two opportunities to re-live the Beauty and the Beast experience, or have to wait a few more days and buy the new Blu-ray and DVD Combo Pack.
Fathom Events is known for its unique movie-going experiences. It offers many diverse opportunities for fans of many different genres to attend events in their local theaters. A quick look at some of the up-coming events scheduled through Fathom include a Rolling Stones concert, the Mosley vs. Mora Fight Live and a re-showing of the horror classic The Exorcist. These are in addition to a staple of the Fathom Events line-up – the Metropolitan Opera. Continue reading “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast to Return to Theaters” »
by All Things Mouse Staff on July 5, 2010 Disney Movies
Ilene Woods, the almost ethereal voice of Walt Disney’s Cinderella passed away last Thursday, July 1, 2010. She was 81 years old.
Already the star of a musical radio show, Ilene recorded a few songs for songwriters Mack David and Jerry Livingston, friends of hers. Unbeknown to her, the songs were for the upcoming Walt Disney animated feature Cinderella due to be released in 1950.
Walt Disney listened to the demo records for the songs and chose Miss Woods to not only voice the singing part of Cinderella, but also the talking pieces as well. This would prove to be her only venture into movies and records as she became a full-time mother a few years later when her third child was born. She did, however, make a few television appearances before her retirement. Continue reading “Ilene Woods, Voice of Disney’s Cinderella Passed Away” »
by All Things Mouse Staff on March 8, 2010 Disney Movies
In a pairing of director Tim Burton and actor Johnny Depp, Disney has apparently struck gold with a live-action recreation of Alice in Wonderland. In just three days, the movie has raked in an amazing $116.1 million dollars.
That astronomical figure places it at number one for a release of a movie outside of the traditional blockbuster months of May, July or November. Even more amazing, it puts it at number six for the highest openings overall.
Not content to stop there for breaking records, the movie also toppled numbers in the 3D market. About 70% of the weekend income for the movie came from 3D patrons thoroughly beating out Avatar’s $55 million opening which had been the record-holder. Continue reading “No Wonder About It, Alice In Wonderland Smashes Records” »
In anticipation of the upcoming new movie release from Disney called Alice in Wonderland, directed by Tim Burton, the Disney Company is sponsoring a great sweepstakes you may want to take advantage of: The Alice In Wonderland Six Impossible Things Sweepstakes. The movie itself is an adaption of Lewis Carroll’s 1865 novel Alice’s Adventures in [...]
Disney’s offerings at the movies garnered only so-so numbers for this past weekend, but still managed to have three features in the top 10 according to preliminary reports. Coming in at number one was the nationwide debut of Disney’s The Princess and the Frog. It enjoyed an extremely limited release two weeks ago, but this [...]
Disney’s The Princess and the Frog opens across the nation today to an estimated 3,400 screens. It actually debuted more than two weeks ago, but was playing in only two theaters. The movie marks a return to hand-drawn animation, a method they have not used since the release of Home on the Range in 2004. [...]
Despite a normally busy holiday weekend at the movies, Disney Company’s offerings failed to garner much of a share. In fact, it’s top contender only managed to hit fourth place. Old Dogs was released on Wednesday and took in lowly $24 million dollars domestically. The film stars John Travolta, Robin Williams, Seth Green and Kelly [...]