{"id":20240,"date":"2014-12-01T17:57:35","date_gmt":"2014-12-01T22:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/?p=20240"},"modified":"2014-12-01T17:58:10","modified_gmt":"2014-12-01T22:58:10","slug":"buenavistadisney-pictures-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/2014\/12\/01\/buenavistadisney-pictures-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Buenavista\/Disney Pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"
by Lynn Walek<\/pre>\n
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Image Courtesy of the Official Disney Fan Club (www.d23.com)<\/p><\/div>\n
Key Executives<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
Robert “Bob” Iger<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Alan F. Horn<\/a>
\nChairman & Chief Executive Officer \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Chairman
\nThe Walt Disney Company \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The Walt Disney Studios<\/p>\n
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Robert “Bob” Iger – Image Courtesy of The Walt Disney Company<\/p><\/div>\n
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Alan F. Horn – Image Courtesy of The Walt Disney Company<\/p><\/div>\n
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History<\/strong><\/p>\n
The Walt Disney Company was founded in 1923 when Disney brothers Roy and Walt sold the Alice Comedies. The star of the company, Mickey Mouse, was not seen until five years later when Steamboat Willie<\/em><\/a>, the first sound cartoon, was released in 1928. The Disney Company continued to push boundaries releasing the first animated feature film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs<\/em><\/a>, in 1937. [1]<\/a> The company has grown and expanded into many aspects of entertainment. [2]<\/a> Currently Walt Disney Studios owns Walt Disney Animation Studios<\/a>, Pixar Studios<\/a>, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures,<\/a> Marvel<\/a>, Touchstone, and Disneynature<\/a>. In 2012 Disney purchased Lucasfilm<\/a>, which most notably includes the Star Wars<\/em><\/a> franchise. [3]<\/a>\u00a0[4]\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n
Finances<\/strong><\/p>\n
With the end of the 2014 fiscal year, Disney announced\u00a0a record year. The fourth quarter earning report quotes CEO Bob Iger as saying: “Our results for Fiscal 2014 were the highest in the Company’s history, marking our fourth consecutive year of record performance.” [5]<\/a>\u00a0This year’s revenues are up from 45 billion to 48.8 billion, an eight percent increase. Net income increased from 6.1 billion in 2013 to 7.5 billion in 2014, a 22 percent increase. With the future slate Disney is set to release “21 tentpole movies…over the next three years, compared to only 13 in the last three”. [6]<\/a>\u00a0The increase in “tentpole” movies means Disney has the opportunity to continue breaking records as it expands franchises under its many banners. [5]<\/a> [6]<\/a><\/p>\n
Current Slate<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Image Courtesy of IMDb<\/p><\/div>\n
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day<\/em><\/a>
\nReleased October 10, 2014 this film is based on the popular children’s book of the same title. Despite comedy giant Steve Carell<\/a> and well known actress Jennifer Garner<\/a> headlining the film, it was only a mild success. It opened at number three at the box office and quickly fell out of the top five. It grossed 63 million domestically and 82 million worldwide with a production budget of 28 million. [7]<\/a><\/p>\n
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Image Courtesy of IMDb<\/p><\/div>\n
Big Hero 6<\/em><\/a>
\nReleased November 7, 2014, this is the first animated Marvel film. Disney CEO Bob Iger had high hopes for the film when he spoke to investors the day before its release, and it did not disappoint. [6]<\/a> It grossed more than 205 million worldwide with a production budget of 165 million. It opened as number one at the box office and then held second place during its second and third weeks. The film follows the adventures of Hiro, a young boy, and his robot best friend, Baymax who according to IMDb “team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.” [8]<\/a> Big Hero 6<\/em> has faced little direct competition until the November 26 release of Penguins of Madagascar<\/em><\/a>. [8]<\/a>\u00a0[9]<\/a>\u00a0[10]<\/a><\/p>\n
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Image Courtesy of IMDb<\/p><\/div>\n
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Into the Woods<\/a>
\nThis film will be released on December 25, 2014 (see trailer below [a]<\/a>). This is a big screen adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim<\/a> musical and boasts big name actors\u00a0Meryl Streep <\/a>and Johnny Depp<\/a>. The film will feature a new song written for Streep. The film focuses on a witch (Streep) teaching lessons to various fairytale characters such as Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella and Rapunzel. The film will be up against another family musical, Annie<\/em><\/a>, as well as the third installment of family comedy franchise Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb<\/em><\/a>. Both of these competing films will be released before Christmas on December 19. [10]<\/a>\u00a0[11]<\/a><\/p>\n