Tag: Box Office
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Avengers: Infinity War Garners Top Box Office Opening Weekend Ever!
Avengers: Infinity War has garnered an estimated $630 million globally. This makes it the number opening weekend for a movie of all time. Domestically, the film pulled in $250 million. This also makes it the largest domestic opening ever as it passes Star Wars: The Force Awakens‘ $248 million in 2015. The accomplishment now gives Disney…
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Disney Hits $6 Billion at the Box Office… Again!
The Walt Disney Company has hit $6 billion at the box office again this year. This makes it the only company to do so twice. This milestone was reached with a nice push from Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Last year, Disney set the record of hitting $6 billion and became the first company to…
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Disney-Pixar’s Coco Sets Box Office Record
Disney-Pixar’s Coco opens in the United States on November 22nd but it is already setting records. The most recent movie to be released by Pixar Animation Studios has already pulled in $43 million after being in theaters in Mexico for less than a month. Coco isn’t just chugging along and making money though. On Wednesday…
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Zootopia Zooms Past $1Billion Mark Worldwide
Zootopia, from Walt Disney Animation Studios, has now officially crossed the $1 billion dollar mark as of this last weekend. This marks the second movie to do so for the Walt Disney Company in 2016 alone. This makes Zootopia the 4th animated feature to cross $1 billion and puts it right after Frozen globally for…
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Disney’s Live-Action ‘The Jungle Book’ Passes $700 Million in Sales Worldwide
On Monday, Walt Disney Studios’ The Jungle Book passed $700 million in box office sales. As of today, the film “roared” passed expectations and more, reaching $708.6 million. With both domestic sales at $255.8 million and international sales at $452.8 million, the feature now ranks as #4 film of the year overall. In addition, the film…
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‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ to Pass $2 Billion Globally
February 5, 2016, marks the 50th day of Star Wars: The Force Awakens being out in theaters. With the revival of the franchise, the film broke numerous box office records both domestically and globally. The film which was directed by J.J. Abrams and written by Lawrence Kasdan, J.J. Abrams and Michael Arndt, is in the running for five Academy Awards…
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‘Force Awakens’ to Pass ‘Avatar’ as Highest Grossing Film of all Time in North America
Star Wars: The Force Awakens has achieved another milestone. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the latest film of the franchise is to be the “highest-grossing film of all time in North America.” Though the flux of inflation was not taken into account in the article, the film will have passed the current record holder, Avatar, as of Wednesday.…
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‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Reels in $528 Million Globally Over Opening Weekend
Early Monday morning, reports poured in from the success of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Over the weekend, theater goers rushed to see the latest film installment in the franchise. As stated by The Hollywood Reporter, Force Awakens ticket sales broke records. Currently, J.J. Abram’s latest project has reeled in $528M-plus globally. With the film now…
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‘Force Awakens’ Smashes Box Office Record Thursday with $57 Million
Thursday evening, Star Wars fans across the nation headed into theaters for the long-awaited Force Awakens. With the film’s official release on December 18 here in the states, many bought their tickets way in advance, dating as far back as October. Even more so, some audience goers camped outside of theaters weeks in advance. Star…
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Walt Disney Studios Sets New Record Reaching $1 Billion in Domestic Box Office Sales
Marking a huge milestone, Walt Disney Studios has reached $1 billion in domestic box office sales in the past 174 days. News broke on Thursday of this achievement and the Los Angeles Times noted, “this is the 10th consecutive year and the 19th year overall that the studio has surpassed the box office milestone.” The…
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‘Inside Out’ Brings in $91.1 Million During Opening Weekend
Over the weekend, Disney and Pixar’s Inside Out hit theaters, just one week after Universal’s Jurassic World, which broke numerous records. Despite the overwhelming Universal success, audience goers still went to the theaters to venture into the mind of Riley. According to TIME, the film grossed a total of $91.1 million during the weekend. With…
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Disney’s The Muppets Comes in Strong at the Box Office Over Thanksgiving Weekend
DAPs Magic Disney News – By Mr. DAPs Disney has something to be thankful for this weekend as The Muppets returned to the silver screen with a strong $42 million over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. The Muppets came in second following The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 which brought in $62.3 million. Thanksgiving…
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Lion King Becomes One of the Top Grossing Domestic Films of All Time
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs The 3D release of The Lion King has taken Simba and his friends to a whole new level in the movie industry. The Lion King is now one of the top ten grossing films of all time. Just the 3D release of this Disney classic has…
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Simba Remains King of Box Office with Lion King 3D
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs The Lion King has retained the top spot in the box office race for the second weekend in a row. This week, The Lion King 3D held off Brad Pitt’s Moneyball. According to the Associated Press, The Lion King 3D brought in $22.1 million this weekend. It has…
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3D ‘Lion King’ reigns at top of movie box office
Reuters via Yahoo! India News LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “The Lion King” is back on top of the movie jungle seventeen years after the film first hit theaters. A 3D version of the 1994 Walt Disney Co animated classic reclaimed the box office throne with a strong $29.3 million in domestic ticket sales over the…