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. [click to continue…]
by All Things Mouse Staff on February 2, 2010 Disney Movies
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 Wonderland. You may also recall that Disney created an animated feature from this same storyline that premiered back in 1951. The live-action remake utilizes the talents of such well-known stars as Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway and Alan Rickman.
by All Things Mouse Staff on December 14, 2009 Disney Movies
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 weekend marked its wide-scale availability on over 3,400 screens. Taking in an estimated $25 million, the hand-drawn animated feature easily took first place, with the number two movie only taking in $15.5 million. [click to continue…]
by All Things Mouse Staff on December 11, 2009 Disney Movies
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. At that time, Disney turned away from the traditional method in favor of CGI (computer generated imagery), made famous by Pixar. All indications show a wide-spread acceptance of the company’s return to its roots. [click to continue…]
by All Things Mouse Staff on November 29, 2009 Disney Movies
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 Preston. Travolta and Williams are cast as the typical 50-somethings who suddenly find themselves taking care of two children with the consequences of their ineptness providing the storyline for the movie.
Right behind Old Dogs in the number five position was Disney’s A Christmas Carol, starring a motion-captured Jim Carrey in the classic Dicken’s tale. It has been out for three weeks and took in 22.5 million for the five day holiday weekend bringing its all time domestic gross to over $105 million. With Christmas season just hitting its stride, Disney is banking on the tale of Scrooge to continue to show well.
One big reason Disney failed to do well is the teen girl drama The Twilight Saga: The New Moon which features a vampire plot. As a sequel it is doing quite well taking in almost $66 million for the holiday weekend in its second week out.
Also getting a very respectable showing was The Blind Side starring Sandra Bullock in a sports story. It came in at $57.5 million and appears to have found a place in the adult movie-goers heart.
To catch a sneak peek of Disney’s newest offering Old Dogs, click on the movie below courtesy of HollywoodStreams:
by All Things Mouse Staff on November 8, 2009 Disney Movies
Disney’s new movie, a Christmas Carol starring Jim Carrey, had an opening weekend lower than experts predicted, but still managed to rake in a solid $31 million.
Disney, for its part, did not appear concerned over the missed target. According to them, the movie did meet their internal expectations. [click to continue…]
A classic holiday story is being retold this year, this time with the help of such forces as Disney, Robert Zemeckis and Jim Carrey. Disney’s A Christmas Carol was released today in the United States in IMAX 3D, Disney Digital 3D and in traditional theaters.
Starring Jim Carrey in several roles, the movie is produced using [...]
As reported yesterday on All Things Mouse, Princess Tiana made her premiere in the Magic Kingdom of Walt Disney World today. The musical affair known as Tiana’s Showboat Jubilee takes place on the Liberty Belle riverboat in Frontierland.
In a unique entrance, Tiana and her party appear from beside the Diamond Horseshoe and dance and sing [...]
Starting tomorrow, Walt Disney World will be doing its part to help promote the upcoming Disney movie – The Princess and the Frog.
Princess Tiana and crew will be welcomed to the Magic Kingdom with a trip down Main Street on their way to the Liberty Square area where they will have a musical jazz show [...]
The Disney Company announced an expansion of its refund policy for those who purchased Baby Einstein video products frm June 5, 2004 to September 4th of this year.
While not confirmed by Disney, this is suspected by many to be a response to a threat of litigation by lawyers for a group called Campaign for a [...]