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☆ Wall Street is watching for a $10 billion domestic box office in 2026. Disney could get it there
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

While 2024 and 2025 boast franchise-rich movie slates, Wall Street doesn't expect ticket sales to top $10 billion domestically until 2026. The domestic box office has not hit that benchmark since 2019 before the Covid pandemic. When the box office does again surpass that threshold, Disney could be the driving force. After all, the first Avatar generated nearly $800 million at the domestic box office after its release in 2009. Therefore, where industry experts see gaps between major tent poles, there could be smaller-budgeted films that add incremental value to the overall box office.

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☆ Jonathan Majors wants judge to keep DA's 'unproven' allegations about his private life permanently sealed
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Now, he wants a judge to permanently seal secret pre-trial proceedings concerning his private life. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementRead Majors' arguments for permanently sealing the domestic violence pre-trial record concerning his private life. It's unknown if the judge will decide the matter from the bench at sentencing or in a written decision.

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☆ 'White Lotus' star Tom Hollander says he mistakenly got sent Tom Holland's 'Avengers' bonus paycheck: 'It was a 7-figure sum'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

"The White Lotus" star Tom Hollander said he was mistakenly sent a paycheck meant for Tom Holland. The British actors were briefly signed to the same talent agency. Advertisement"The White Lotus" star Tom Hollander says he mistakenly got sent an "Avengers" paycheck meant for Tom Holland when they were signed to the same talent agency. Hollander is best known for his roles in "Pride & Prejudice," Emmy award-winning thriller "The Night Manager," and of course, "The White Lotus." Advertisement"I got an email from the agency saying, 'Payment advice slip: your first box office bonus for "The Avengers,"'" Hollander said.

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☆ Opinion | ‘Barbie’ Is Bad. There, I Said It.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Pamela Paul | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Critically and commercially, several movies did well, and only one of those successes took place within the Marvel cinematic universe. Is it safe now to call “Barbie” the outlier? After “Barbie” so buoyantly lifted box office figures, it also felt like a willful dismissal of the need to make Hollywood solvent after a season of hell. Disliking “Barbie” meant either dismissing the power of The Patriarchy or dismissing Modern Feminism. They despised its commercialism and dreaded the prospect of future films about Mattel properties like Barney and American Girl dolls.

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☆ 'Anyone but You' was a sleeper hit at the box office. Its success proves Hollywood needs to reinvest in romantic comedies.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

It has made over $80 million worldwide and proven big studio rom-coms can still find audiences. In December, he welcomed the audience at the New York City premiere to "the last romantic comedy to be made by a Hollywood studio." Its remarkable performance proves the studio rom-com is built for a comeback. SonyThe rom-com should make its move now in the wake of superhero burnout"Anyone but You" certainly isn't the first studio rom-com to find box-office glory in the last few years. So, for now, fans of the genre must wait and see if Hollywood will move forward with more romantic comedies.

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☆ How Disney made Star Wars the top film franchise of 2023 without a theatrical release
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-30 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Sunset Boulevard | Corbis Historical | Getty ImagesThe Force remains strong with the Star Wars franchise. Despite not releasing a theatrical film since 2019, Star Wars has been named the top film franchise of 2023 by Fandom, the world's largest platform for entertainment fans. In between each film in the sequel trilogy, Disney released a film that harkened back to an important plot point from past Star Wars films. "At the time, Disney's strategy was to essentially release one new Star Wars film theatrically each year," said Peter Csathy, founder and chair of advisory firm Creative Media. Rebuilding an empireDisney isn't set to release another Star Wars film in cinemas until 2026.

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☆ Marvel drops actor Jonathan Majors after assault conviction, source says
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-18 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Jonathan Majors is out at Marvel after his misdemeanor assault and harassment conviction Monday, a person familiar with the matter told CNBC. The Marvel franchise is in a state of flux right now, with audience goodwill dwindling with each new entrant. Following the incident, but prior to his conviction, Majors was dropped from several marketing campaigns as well as by his talent agency. Disney previously pulled his film "Magazine Dreams," once considered an Oscar contender, was also pulled from the calendar. With Majors' conviction, Disney now has to make a choice: recast the role of Kang or completely alter its plans for the MCU.

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☆ The Best Movies of 2023: ‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘Elemental’ and Originality’s Overdue Success
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Kyle Smith | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Illustration: Sean McCabeHas the pandemic changed American taste? The case for yes, at the movies anyway, might cite the top box-office performer this year: “Barbie,” which wasn’t a remake or a sequel or an adaptation of a comic book. The last time that happened was 2014, when “American Sniper” came out. As the movie industry returned to normal for the first time this decade, the audience kept suggesting it wanted a new normal. Who would have guessed that “Oppenheimer” would earn more than the year’s first three DC comics movies combined?

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“It felt like I was walking around on eggshells,” said Jabbari, a 30-year-old professional dancer from the United Kingdom. An attorney for Majors has maintained that he was the victim of the confrontation. A great man!” Majors declared. “There needs to be a great woman who makes sacrifices." Attorneys for Majors have said that Jabbari was the aggressor in the situation.

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☆ The Best Films of 2023: ‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘Elemental’ and Originality’s Overdue Success
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Kyle Smith | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

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☆ Hollywood box office sales slump in November
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Eva Rothenberg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Movie theaters slumped into a “Slow-vember,” say industry analysts, as several of the season’s most anticipated movies drew underwhelming box office sales last month. Domestic theaters grossed about $553.6 million this November, a 12% decline from last year and still more than $400 million short of pre-pandemic levels, according to data from research firm Comscore. Between 2009 and 2019, Novembers were a reliably lucrative month and could be counted on to rake in nearly a billion dollars, owing in part to the long Thanksgiving weekend. It was also surpassed by “The Hunger Games,” which was the top movie over Thanksgiving weekend, grossing $42 million. December could see a similar slump, according to Robbins, given the “Ghostbusters” sequel has been delayed until next year and “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” will likely not live up to the first movie’s box office revenue.

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☆ Marvel movies will be Bob Iger’s Disney priority after the cinematic universe suffered recent box office fails
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Liam Reilly | Jon Passantino | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

“Quality needs attention to deliver quality, it doesn’t happen by accident,” Iger said. Iger, speaking in a wide-ranging interview with Andrew Ross Sorkin at The New York Times’ annual DealBook summit, acknowledged that Disney had “diluted” the caliber of films produced by Marvel. The company, he added, had “made too many” film sequels that had not been well received by audiences or critics. Francis deSouza, the former CEO of Illumina — a biotech company — said he would not seek re-election to the board. In a statement, Mark Parker, the chairman of Disney’s board, praised Gorman’s succession planning abilities at Morgan Stanley.

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☆ Bob Iger says 'The Marvels' had little 'supervision' and Disney has made too many sequels
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

of The Walt Disney Company Bob Iger speak during the New York Times annual DealBook summit on November 29, 2023 in New York City. One year after returning to the helm of Disney , Bob Iger said Wednesday his top priority at the company is revitalizing its film studio after a string of box office disappointments including "The Marvels" and "Wish." "The experience of accessing [the films] and watching them in the home is better than it ever was," he told Andrew Ross Sorkin at The New York Times' DealBook Summit. In increasing its output to feed Disney+, Iger said the company "diluted" its quality, particularly when it came to its Marvel Cinematic Universe features. Iger returned as CEO a year ago as the board fired Chapek.

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☆ Taika Waititi says he directed ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ because he was ‘poor’ at the time
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Prior to that film, Waititi was known for co-writing, co-directing and acting in 2014’s “What We Do in the Shadows” and “Hunt for the Wilderpeople” in 2016. “Ragnarok” ended up being one of the most popular films in the cinematic “Thor” franchise and earned over $800 million at the worldwide box office. There are four total films in the “Thor” franchise, led by Chris Hemsworth. The debut movie premiered in 2011 and was followed by three sequels: “Thor: Dark World” in 2013, “Thor: Ragnarok” in 2017 and 2022’s “Thor: Love and Thunder,” for which Waititi returned as director. Outside of his work with Marvel, Waititi is best known for starring in and directing 2020’s “Jojo Rabbit,” which earned him an Oscar for best adapted screenplay.

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And right now you can save big on an ad-supported plan with this limited-time Black Friday Disney Plus deal. Though Disney Plus isn't being discounted on its own, Hulu's current Black Friday promotion lets you package both services together for less than the cost of Disney Plus alone. Deals on Disney Plus are few and far between, usually only cropping up during the holidays and major Disney anniversary events. You can learn more about the service in our guide to Disney Plus and our Disney Plus review. And if you're just interested in Hulu on its own, check out more details on this year's Hulu Black Friday deal.

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☆ Disney's box office problems ramp up pressure on CEO Bob Iger and studio chief Alan Bergman
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

It's rare for Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger to acknowledge his company has had creative missteps. At the time, Disney's animation and live-action studio divisions had struggled with a string of failed movies, including including "The Alamo," and "Home on the Range" and "Pooh's Heffalump Movie." He also acquired Pixar, giving Disney an immediate infusion of quality movies and a brand of storytelling that rubbed off on Disney's traditional animation studio. In 2006, acquiring Pixar quickly improved Disney's film quality and box office results. Iger noted the Disney animation studio's next release, "Wish," which stars Ariana DeBose and debuts in theaters on Wednesday, could begin a run of sustainable hits for Disney.

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☆ Marvel’s Bomb Won’t Blow Up Hollywood’s Formula
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Dan Gallagher | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Photo illustration: Ryan TrefesWanted by Hollywood: World-famous intellectual property that no one has yet thought to make into a movie. Disney ’s Marvel Cinematic Universe has been the most successful movie franchise in history, grossing nearly $30 billion globally over 33 films to date. But this past weekend provided the latest sign that the lucrative stable of superheroes is in need of some rescuing. “The Marvels” grossed a mere $47 million for its domestic box-office debut—a record low for the franchise and a major disappointment even against other recent Marvel movies that have been showing signs of strain. The nine other Marvel movies that have opened since the pandemic closed movie theaters in 2020 have averaged a domestic opening weekend of about $136 million, according to data from Box Office Mojo.

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☆ How Disney can save the Marvel Cinematic Universe
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

CEO Bob Iger suggested as early as March that the company should decrease the number of sequel films Marvel releases in favor of bringing newer characters and stories into the mix. Box office analysts aren't ready to wave the white flag on the MCU, which has left rival DC, owned by Warner Bros. The promise was that the events of the shows would come full circle and influence the content of Marvel's films. Brie Larson stars as Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel in Disney and Marvel's "The Marvels." It is expected that this Deadpool film will follow carry an R rating, which would be a first for a Marvel Cinematic Universe feature.

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☆ What we can expect from 'Deadpool 3,' starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewA third "Deadpool" film is in the works, starring Ryan Reynolds as the titular Marvel mercenary and anti-hero. This time around, Reynolds will be joined by his longtime friend Hugh Jackman, who's reprising his role as Logan/Wolverine. According to Jackman, 'Deadpool 3' will take place before 'Logan'Hugh Jackman as Logan/Wolverine in "Logan." "And the fact that he's going to be on our 'Deadpool' set each and every day is nerve-wracking for me. 'Deadpool 3' is currently set for release on July 26, 2024Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in "Deadpool 3."

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☆ Marvel used to reliably churn out billion-dollar hits. Now Disney has a mess on its hands
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Disney has a mess on its hands to marvel at. The embarrassingly weak debut marked the worst opening for any Marvel Studios film in its history. But, in recent years, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has started to show serious signs of trouble. Those films — all of which were released after “Endgame” — are the four worst-reviewed films in Marvel history, according to Rotten Tomatoes averages. And the movies failed to earn an A-rating from CinemaScore, a feat almost all Marvel films easily accomplished, signaling deeper troubles with audience reception and crushing word-of-mouth.

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☆ ‘The Marvels’ Disappoints at Box Office, Showcasing Disney’s Studio Challenge
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Robbie Whelan | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

‘The Marvels’ features an all-female trio of stars, including Teyonah Parris as Captain Monica Rambeau. Photo: Laura Radford/Disney/Marvel Studios/Associated Press“The Marvels,” Disney ’s latest superhero feature, landed with a thud at the box office only days after Chief Executive Bob Iger called for an overhaul of the entertainment company’s studio business. A sequel to 2019’s hit “Captain Marvel” from Disney’s Marvel Studios, the new movie features an all-female trio of stars in Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris and Iman Vellani. It sold $47 million in tickets in North America over its opening weekend, making it the weakest debut performance of any movie in the so-called Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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☆ ‘The Marvels’ struggles at box office on opening weekend
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Eva Rothenberg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

1 at the box office in its opening weekend but grossed just $47 million in domestic sales, according to studio estimates on Sunday. In fact, “The Marvels” is only the third Marvel movie to make less than $60 million during its opening weekend, and the first since “Ant-Man” opened with $57 million in 2015. The lackluster opening weekend numbers for “The Marvels” are also symptomatic of overarching studio challenges in recent years, say experts. Marvel’s November offering last year, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” which was also a sequel to an Infinity-Saga-era film, made nearly four times the domestic opening weekend earnings as “The Marvels” with more than $181.3 million. However, the video-game-based movie is also available online for Peacock subscribers, and streaming may siphon off some moviegoers.

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The superhero factory hit a new low with the weekend launch of “The Marvels,” which opened with just $47 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. It was also the rare Marvel movie led by three women — Larson, Teyonah Parris and Iman Vellani. After numerous strike-related delays, the only Marvel movie currently on the studio’s 2024 calendar is “Deadpool 3,” opening July 26. While quite low for a $200 million movie, “Killers of the Flower Moon” is primarily an awards-season statement by Apple of its growing moviemaking ambitions. "The Marvels,” $47 million.

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☆ 'The Marvels' has worst opening weekend ever for any Marvel Cinematic Universe film at $47 million
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Initial predictions saw the film opening at between $75 million and $80 million domestically, but those figures shrunk to a range between $60 million and $65 million ahead of Friday's opening. The latest entrant in the Marvel Cinematic Universe hauled in an estimated $47 million domestically over its debut weekend, the lowest in franchise history. Internationally, "The Marvels" garnered $63.3 million in ticket sales, bringing its global haul to $110.3 million. Still, Disney had an uphill battle drawing moviegoers to theaters for its 33rd MCU film. That is perhaps why "The Marvels" landed the second-lowest opening day for a MCU film, securing just $21.5 million on Friday.

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