{"id":13376,"date":"2013-10-28T11:57:06","date_gmt":"2013-10-28T15:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/?p=13376"},"modified":"2013-11-19T23:14:17","modified_gmt":"2013-11-20T04:14:17","slug":"20th-century-fox-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/2013\/10\/28\/20th-century-fox-6\/","title":{"rendered":"20th Century Fox"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CONTACT<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp
\n10201 West Pico Boulevard,
\nLos Angeles, California 90035<\/p>\n

www.foxmovies.com
\nwww.foxstudios.com
\n<\/a>Phone: (310) 369-1000<\/p>\n

KEY EXECUTIVES<\/strong><\/em>:<\/p>\n

\"(http:\/\/www.theempressofdress.com\/2012\/12\/02\/20th-century-fox\/)\"<\/a>

[10] <\/a>via The Empress of Dress Blog<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr. Keith Rupert Murdoch, 82 years old
\nChairman of the Board and CEO<\/em><\/p>\n

HIS TEAM\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/em>[3]<\/a>
\n<\/strong><\/em>Mr. Eduardo Echeverria –\u00a0Senior VP of Latin America
\n<\/em>Mr. Michael Peikoff –\u00a0Senior VP of
\n<\/em>Licensing and Merchandising
\n<\/em>Mr. Robert Marick –\u00a0Executive VP
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BIO<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, better known as 20th Century Fox, is one of the top six world-renowned American film studios. It is a fully-equipped studio with over 17 stages, based out of the Century City area of Los Angeles, California. It is a subsidiary of the major media conglomerate 21st Century Fox as of recent divisional affairs. Major motion pictures from the studio include Avatar, Star Wars<\/i>, X-Men, <\/i>and Independence Day<\/i>. [5]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\"(http:\/\/www.theempressofdress.com\/2012\/12\/02\/20th-century-fox\/)\"<\/a>

[10]\u00a0<\/a>via Empress The Dress Blog<\/p><\/div>\n

HISTORY<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u2028<\/i><\/b> 20th<\/sup> Century Fox<\/a> began as Fox Film Corporation, which was started by movie theater chain entrepreneur\u00a0William G. Fox. He began Fox Film Corporation when he merged his two companies Greater New York Film Rental and Fox Office Attractions Company in 1915, unknowingly creating the foundations of one of the biggest film production companies in American history. Fox Film Corporation eventually merged with Twentieth Century Pictures on May 31, 1935 to become what we know today as The Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, or simply, 20th<\/sup> Century Fox. [1]<\/a><\/p>\n

20th<\/sup> Century Fox is a subsidiary of the newly established 21st<\/sup> Century Fox. This past June 2013, mega-media distributor News Corporation (founded by Rupert Murdoch in 1979)\u00a0was split into two separately traded companies; 21st Century Fox and News Corp. The film\/media assets (20th<\/sup> Century Fox Studios) went to 21st<\/sup> Century Fox, and the publishing assets went strictly to News Corp. This highly anticipated split was achieved to appease long-term shareholders who were tired of the lesser of the successes, the publishing assets, from weighing down the stock. [4<\/a>]<\/a><\/p>\n

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FINANCIAL SNAPSHOT<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

21st<\/sup> Century Fox (the owner of the subsidiary 20th<\/sup> Century Fox) is publicly traded on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol FOXA. As of last week (Tuesday, November 5th<\/sup>) it has been an official quarter since the June 2013 split of News Corporation into News Corp <\/a>and 21st<\/sup> Century Fox. Since the split, the quarter report reveals that 21st<\/sup> Century Fox profit has experienced a 44% profit loss. Net income for the past quarter was 1.26 billion or 54 cents a share\u00a0[8]<\/a>\u00a0whereas a year ago, it was 2.23 billion or 94 cents a share. This drop may be due the launch of two new cable channels, FXX and Fox Sports 1, however Fox executives recognize their success take time. \u201cWe knew going in that building these networks would take a few years, not months, and many of our signature events and programs are yet to be launched\u201d Chase Carey, Chief Operating Officer of 21st<\/sup> Century Fox, said. However in terms of studio revenue, there was a 9% increase to $2.12 billion in the past quarter, partially attributed to the sale of popular TV series\u00a0New Girl<\/i> to Netflix and strong movie releases such as\u00a0The Wolverine<\/i> and The Heat, <\/i>although neither compared to last year\u2019s blockbuster\u00a0Ice Age: Continental Drift.<\/i> [7]<\/a><\/p>\n

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CURRENT NEWS\u2028<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Via IMP Awards [16]<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

In Theaters now: 20th Century Fox recently released the young adult film The Book Thief<\/i><\/a> on November 8, 2013, based on the best-selling novel. It tells of the journey of a young adopted girl, Liesel, and her life-changing experiences during World War II in Nazi-occupied Germany. Because of the film\u2019s heavy theme and need to find its niche audience, it is being released gradually. Over opening weekend it was only released in four theaters (two in New York and two in LA), the second weekend it opened in 29 theatres, and its \u00a0major release will be November 27, over Thanksgiving weekend. [12]<\/a> The film ranked #30 in terms of gross total and has made a total of $569,000 thus far, although greater success after its main release is highly anticipated. [11] <\/a>On the same day\u00a0The Book Thief<\/i> was released, another 20th<\/sup> Century Fox motion picture, 12 Years A Slave<\/i><\/a>, took box offices by storm. It is the story of Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, who is sold into slavery in the antebellum south. The movie is in its 5th<\/sup> week and ranks #8 on top grossing movies on the past weekend. It has made nearly 25 million dollars and is showing in 1,411 theatres. [11]<\/a><\/p>\n

Past successes of the quarter include the drug trafficking thriller\u00a0The Counselor<\/i><\/a>\u00a0(which currently ranks #18 in its 4th<\/sup>\u00a0week) which has made $16,582,000. Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake\u2019s\u00a0Runner Runner<\/i>\u00a0<\/a>came in third in its opening weekend, after\u00a0Gravity<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs<\/i>. Although it did not receive much praise from the critics,\u00a0Runner Runner\u2019s<\/i>\u00a0international release helped its numbers greatly. It grossed a domestic total of over 19 million dollars and adding this to its foreign box office totals, the film has earned over 60 million dollars.\u00a0[14]<\/a><\/p>\n

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[17] <\/a>via Chicago Now<\/p><\/div>\n

Other films released this year include the indie teen romance\u00a0The Spectacular Now,<\/i> comedy The Internship,<\/i>\u00a0and 3-D animated kids movie Epic.<\/i> In 2012, 20th<\/sup> Century Fox hits included Life Of Pi, Lincoln, <\/i>and Diary Of\u00a0 Wimpy Kid: Dog Days<\/i>. [13]<\/a><\/p>\n

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WHAT’S TO COME?<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

Walking With Dinosaurs: The 3D Movie<\/i> and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty <\/i>will finish out 20th<\/sup> Century Fox\u2019s releases of 2013. For 2014, Devil\u2019s Due, Son of God, Mr. Peabody & Sherman, The Maze Runner,\u00a0<\/i>the extremely expensive sequels\u00a0\u00a0X-Men: Days of Future Past, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, <\/i>are all in store.<\/i>\u00a0[13]<\/a><\/p>\n

20th<\/sup> Century Fox recently began discussing plans for the creation of a theme park near Miami Florida\u2019s Zoo, after its recent agreement to create one in Malaysia. The plan would consist of 70 acres of a traditional \u201cOrlando-style\u201d amusement park with rides and attractions themed around the studio\u2019s recent hit movies, such as Rio, Ice Age, Life of Pi, <\/i>and Night at the Museum<\/i>. There would be a separate 16-acre water park, an expansive hotel, a movie theater (used for Fox film premiers), a concert hall, a shopping strip, and a sports park. The cost of the park is 1 billion dollars, although Fox is only looking to pay $800 million of it, and hopes Miami-Dade County can fund the rest. Although nothing is finalized yet, Fox projects a dual-phased opening, one in 2018 and one in 2020.\u00a0[15]<\/a><\/p>\n

SOURCES:<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

[1] The Studio Tour – Fox Timeline<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

[2] 20th Century Fox – Directory of Services<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

[3] BusinessWeek FOXA – Private Company Information<\/a>
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[4] Paid Content Article – News Corporation Split <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

[5] Fox Studio Chart – Box Office Mojo\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

[6] IMDb The Book Thief <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

[7] News Corporation Split via The Guardian<\/a>
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[8] FOXA Stock graphs on MarketWatch.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

[9] Kell, John. Market Watch: 21st<\/sup> Century Fox profit drops 44%; Sales Gain<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

[10]\u00a0Photos via Blog The Empress of Dress<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

[11] Box Office Mojo – Fox Weekend Chart Movies<\/a>
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[12]\u00a0Background on The Book Thief via Yahoo! Entertainment News<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

[13] www.foxmovies.com – Fox main website<\/a><\/p>\n

[14] IMDb Page – Runner Runner \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

[15] Munzenreider, Ken. 20th Century Fox Has Plans for Major Theme Park Near Zoo Miami via miaminewtimes.com<\/a> \u00a0
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[16] The Book Thief Photo via IMP Awards<\/a><\/p>\n

[17] Runner Runner Photo\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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