With Walt Disney Animation Studio’s Oscar-nominated comedy adventure “Big Hero 6” finally experiencing a widner international box office distribution, the hit movie has been able to cross the $500 million mark at the global box office this past weekend. This puts it in some elite… Read More »Big Hero 6 becomes Disney’s fourth movie of 2014 to surpass $500 Million at Box Office
It may have struck out at last night’s Golden Globes, but the film version of Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods is a bonafide hit for Disney. In its 3rd weekend in theaters, it placed 3rd and racked up another $9.8 million at the box office… Read More »Into the Woods scores another Box Office win, announces DVD release date
The 2015 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures schedule has been discussed before here on the blog, but with a new year I wanted to take a stab at some predictions for how well the films will be received by critics and at the box office. We’d also like to have your preductions in the comments.
2014 was a really weak year for the box office, and I don’t expect market conditions to change too much in 2015. That means Disney already has a steep slope to climb. But Disney was the king of 2014 and the 2015 movie slate Disney appears to have that box office win in hand already.
In order of release here we go.
JANUARY 23, 2015 – Strange Magic
This movie came out of nowhere, aka Lucasfilm Animation Singapore. This film has a very similar feel as Fox’s 2013 animated flick “Epic.” I see it doing just about the same at the domestic box office. I expect the public will enjoy it more than the critics who didn’t like “Epic” at all.
Domestic total: $112 million
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 59
FEBRUARY 20, 2015 – McFarland, USA
Disney really hopes that “McFarland, USA” does better than “Million Dollar Arm.” Kevin Costner should attract some viewers, but the story seems like it will fall flat to me.
Domestic total: $46 million
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 49
MARCH 13, 2015 – Cinderella
The fairy-tale is a staple of Disney movies and it’s been a few years since one as pure as Cinderella has been on the big screen. Director Kenneth Branagh will bring his ‘A’ game for Disney and the supporting cast will make this a must-see film for the spring.
Domestic total: $255 million
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 65
It’s the holiday season and you may be dreaming of a white Christmas. Disney just released a fun video of Hiro and Baymax having a little fun in the snow. That’s pretty much how it would go down if you tried to throw a snowball… Read More »Baymax vs. Snowball
2014 has been a good year at the box office for Disney. With the help of Marvel’s “Captain America: Winter Soldier” and “Guardians of the Galaxy,” the retold fairytale “Maleficent,” and now “Big Hero 6,” the company powered past $4 billion in total box office… Read More »Big Hero 6 helps Disney reach major box office milestone
Congratulations to the team at Walt Disney Animation Studios down in Burbank. Disney’s “Big Hero 6” eclipsed Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar” at the weekend box office. The estimated take for Big Hero 6 is $56.2 million dollars, a 15% increase over 2012’s fall release “Wreck-It Ralph,”… Read More »It was a super weekend for Big Hero 6
Congratulations to Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, over the weekend it surpassed Maleficent to become the second highest grossing movie of the year at the worldwide box office. It’s total is now an impressive $765.1 at the global box office. The only film Guardians lags… Read More »Guardians of the Galaxy Takes Top Spot at 2014 Global Box Office
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