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Wish Becomes Third Most Streamed Disney+ Animation Debut

virginiakublawi | Apr 8, 2024 | 0

Disney’s Wish debuted on Disney+ last Wednesday, April 3rd. At this time, it has racked up 13.2 million views, trailing after Encanto and Frozen II, although no streaming numbers are available for those films. Pixar’s Elemental got 26.4 million views in its first five days, at least putting ...

Bob Iger Wins Disney Proxy War

AlexGherzo | Apr 3, 2024 | 0

If it were put up for a vote, do you think the passengers aboard the Titanic would have voted for the iceberg? I think it’s possible. In today’s annual shareholder meeting, Disney CEO Bob Iger announced that he had won the proxy war instigated by Nelson Peltz that sought to get Peltz and Jay Ra...

Disney+ Chasing Profitability: Pixar Will See Layoffs in 2024

virginiakublawi | Jan 12, 2024 | 0

TechCrunch reports that Pixar Animation Studio will undergo layoffs this year, with insiders indicating it may be as much as 20% of the animation house’s workforce. The layoffs will include hires forced on the studio by Disney to produce content for Disney+. The studio insiders claim that the curr...

The Marvels Has Historically Bad Second Weekend

AlexGherzo | Nov 20, 2023 | 0

As disastrous as The Marvels’ opening weekend box office was, its second weekend painted an even direr picture. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the new Marvel film dropped 78%, the largest second-weekend drop not just for an MCU film but for any superhero film “in the modern era” (which i...

Disney+ Reduced to $1.99 for Three Months

virginiakublawi | Sep 7, 2023 | 0

Amid the battle between Disney and Charter Cable, Disney has elected to lower the price of the Disney+ streaming service’s ad tier to $1.99 a month. This is a notable cut down from the previous $7.99, but the deal only lasts until September 20th. Subscribers will receive the promotional price for...

Barbie Sounds Like Another Woke Lecture

AlexGherzo | Jun 27, 2023 | 2

Hollywood isn’t just ruining boys’ fun; they’re coming for the girls now, too. In an interview with Fandango, the cast of Barbie talked about what audiences can expect from the new movie based on the iconic Mattel doll. It’s one of those things that’s simultaneously surprising and not surp...