Originally Published by The Walk Disney Company. Marvel Studios’ Black Panther crossed the $700 million mark at the domestic box office, becoming just the third film in history to reach this incredible threshold. The film, which opened on February 16 and is now in its 25th week of release, shattered…
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Disney Expands Environmental Commitment By Reducing Plastic Waste
Originally Published by The Walt Disney Company. For more than 60 years, Disney has maintained a commitment to environmental stewardship that it has acted upon in both big and small ways around the world. Since 1995, the Disney Conservation Fund has directed more than $70 million to reverse the decline…
The Walt Disney Studios StudioLAB Advances the Art of Storytelling Through Next-Generation Technology
Originally Published by The Walt Disney Company. From Walt Disney’s early hand-drawn, animated cartoon, Steamboat Willie, to the live-action feature The Jungle Book and the interactive experience Coco VR, The Walt Disney Studios has spent nearly 100 years transporting audiences to new and stunning worlds using groundbreaking technology and a…
Disneys Media Networks Combine for 39 Emmy Nominations
Originally Published by The Walt Disney Company. Nominations for the 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards were announced from the Television Academy’s Wolf Theatre at the Saban Media Center in North Hollywood. ABC received 31 nominations—including six for Dancing with the Starsand five for black-ish—while Disney XD and Disney Channel added five,…
Disney: Industrial Light & Magic Brings Award-Winning Innovation to Marvel Studios' Ant-Man and The Wasp
Originally Published by The Walt Disney Company. Shrinking to sub-atomic size, visiting the Quantum Realm and riding atop flying insects might seem like big feats for Marvel’s tiniest heroes, but the real superstars in bringing these sequences from Marvel Studios’ Ant-Man and The Wasp to life are the talented visual…
The Walt Disney Company Signs Amended Acquisition Agreement To Acquire Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., For $71.3 Billion In Cash And Stock
Originally Published by The Walt Disney Company. The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) announced that it has signed an amended acquisition agreement with Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (“21st Century Fox” —NASDAQ: FOXA, FOX), for $38 per share in cash and stock. Disney will acquire 21st Century Fox immediately following the…
Disney's Avengers: Infinity War Crosses $2 Billion Worldwide
Originally Published by The Walt Disney Company. Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War surpassed the $2 billion mark at the global box office yesterday in its 48th day of release. It’s just the fourth film in industry history to reach this milestone, the third to do so in its initial run,…
Disney Leaders and VoluntEARS Pay a Special Visit to Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Originally Published by The Walt Disney Company. The Walt Disney Company’s support of children’s hospitals dates back to its earliest days, when Walt Disney would visit with young patients, accompanied by Disney characters and animators. The Company continues to be focused on providing comfort and inspiration for kids and families…
Disney Research Explores Physics of Acrobatics with Stickman Robot
Originally Published by The Walt Disney Company. From high-wire trapeze acts to Olympic gymnasts leaping from a springboard, acrobatics have historically delighted and challenged athletes and audiences alike. While humans have practiced these techniques for thousands of years, Disney Researchers have been exploring the potential to build robots that can…
Marvel Studios: Hero Acts Commits More than $1 Million to Help Children Impacted by Serious Illness
Originally published by The Walt Disney Company. In celebration of the 10th anniversary of Marvel Studios, Marvel Studios: Hero Acts is donating $1.25 million to provide transformative experiences to strengthen the lives of children impacted by serious illness. The grant will provide $800,000 to Make-A-Wish to grant life-changing wishes for…