In a blast of that lovely Disney synergy, ABC will air a new special called “Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe” on Tuesday, March 18, 2014. This special will bring together stars from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, celebrity fans, filmmakers, and pop culture icons to examine… Read More »ABC to Premiere ‘Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe’ Special on March 18, 2014
Yesterday was quite a day for Walt Disney Animation Studios. Not only did their most recent film “Frozen” win two Academy Awards, it crossed $1 billion at the worldwide box office. That makes it the biggest non-sequel animated film ever and the second biggest animated film of all time. Not too shabby for a film that struggled to get out of story development.
The golden icicles keep piling up in Disney’s bank account with an estimated $388.8 million at the domestic box office and $611.5 million internationally for a global total of $1,000.3 million. Passing that threshold makes it The Walt Disney Studios’ seventh release to reach the $1 billion mark, joining “Marvel’s The Avengers” and “Iron Man 3,” Disney’s second and fourth “Pirates of the Caribbean” films, Disney•Pixar’s “Toy Story 3,” and Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland.”
“With ‘Frozen,’ we knew we had something truly special on our hands, and it has connected with fans and filmgoers around the world in a way we only dreamed was possible,” said Alan Horn, Chairman, The Walt Disney Studios. “Animation is the cornerstone of our company, and thanks to the vision, dedication, and talent of our tremendous cast and filmmaking team, Disney Animation has come roaring back with a new classic for fans of all ages.”Read More »Disney’s Frozen Passes One Billion Dollars at Box Office
The Walt Disney Company did not take home the most Academy Awards last night, not by a long shot, but they should feel very good about the awards they did receive. Frozen took home Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song. Both very well deserved.… Read More »Husband and Wife Songwriting Team Helps Disney take home Oscars
Editors Note: Chris has added Star Wars to his beat here on The Disney Blog. His first post is a look at what has transpired since Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm. It has been very interesting to watch and compare Disney’s acquisition of Marvel and Lucasfilm.… Read More »Star Wars – The Galaxy Is Not So Far Away Anymore
So last week in my preview, I gave up trying to guess when we’d see and hear more about Alexis, and low and behold, there she was. Frankly, I thought her sub-plot, all three scenes, were the best part of the episode last week. Of… Read More »Castle Preview 6-17: In the Belly of the Beast
There are a lot of Hidden Mickeys and even a few Walt Disney tributes. But did you know about a special tribute to Walt’s brother. This lantern at the Japan Pavilion in EPCOT was a gift to Roy O. Disney from Emperor Horihoto. But it… Read More »EPCOT Story: The Gift of Light