Disney posted its second best year at the box office ever, raking in $7.325 billion worldwide for everything from “Black Panther” and “Avengers: Infinity War” to hit animated sequel “Incredibles 2” and the latest “Star…
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Disney, Fox sued over theme park in Malaysia
The Walt Disney Co. and 21st Century Fox were hit with a billion-dollar lawsuit in Los Angeles on Monday by a Malaysian casino operator alleging the studios had walked away from a project to build…
Disney admits Dark Side for ‘Star Wars’, plans release ‘slowdown’
There is a disturbance in the Force. After the lackluster performance of the latest installment in the wildly popular “Star Wars” saga, Disney is tapping the brakes on the franchise — an acknowledgment that there…
Disney launches new exclusive online store
Disney have launched a new online shop featuring merchandise from Pixar, ‘Star Wars’ and Marvel movies. The new site, shopDisney.co.uk, will feature a range of products for all ages of across fashion, accessories, toys and…
Disney invests in bear market with ‘Christopher Robin’
“Sometimes the smallest things take the most room in your heart,” a wise little bear once remarked — and Jim Cummings has put his heart and soul into playing Winnie the Pooh for three decades….
‘Ant-Man and Wasp’ fly to top of North American box office
The Disney/Marvel film “Ant-Man and the Wasp” swatted away competition over the weekend, logging $76 million in ticket sales in North America, according to industry estimates on Sunday. The buzzy film, a sequel to 2015’s…
Disney eyes new app aimed at millennials
Disney announced Tuesday it was launching a free video app with original content aimed at millennials, who are targeted by advertisers. The app — called “Oh My Disney” — will be a variation of the…
Disney to collaborate with Twitter on content
Twitter announced a deal Monday to collaborate with Disney on content, particularly live events from the entertainment giant’s sports arm ESPN. Details about which sporting events would be streamed live on Twitter were to be…
#Travel: Walt Disney World to open new Toy Story Land
This Summer, get ready to play big in a new land at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. In the new Toy Story Land that opens June 30 at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, the 11-acre land brings…
Disney makes history as ‘Thor’ pushes takings to $5bn
The thunderous success of “Thor: Ragnarok” has helped Walt Disney Studios become the first distributor in history to hit $5 billion in annual global box office sales three times, it said Thursday. The superhero movie,…