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AMC Entertainment Q1 Earnings Takeaways: Revenue, EPS Beat Estimates, CEO Highlights Blockbuster 2022 Lineup
Monday, May 9, 2022 - 4:49pm | 586Leading movie theater chain AMC Entertainment Holdings (NYSE: AMC) reported first-quarter financial results after the market close Monday. Here are the key highlights. AMC's Q1 Report: AMC reported revenue of $785.7 million in the first quarter, beating a Street estimate of $736.2 million,...
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Avatar, Batman, Hunger Games And Tom Cruise: What Movie Lovers And Investors Should Know About CinemaCon 2022
Saturday, April 30, 2022 - 1:14pm | 1513Dubbed the “most important gathering of movie theater owners from around the world,” the annual CinemaCon event is a chance for movie companies to show off trailers and footage from their upcoming blockbusters. What Happened: CinemaCon 2022 took place at Caesars Palace April 25-28 in...
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Video Game Developer Unity Acquires 'The Lord Of The Rings' And 'Avatar' Visual Effects Company
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 - 12:40pm | 701A leading software company in the video game and special effects market announced quarterly results Tuesday after market close. The company also announced the acquisition of a visual effects company that has worked on some of the most well-known movies of the last two decades. What Happened: Unity...
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'Mulan' To Stream At Disney+ Starting Sept. At $30, On Top Of Subscription
Wednesday, August 5, 2020 - 1:44am | 345Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) is making “Mulan” available on its streaming video-on-demand service Disney+, CNBC reported Tuesday. What Happened The blockbuster movie will become available on the platform on September 4 at a price of $29.99. The cost of watching the...
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Disney Takes 'Mulan' Off The Calendar, 'Star Wars' And 'Avatar' Pushed Back A Year
Thursday, July 23, 2020 - 9:57pm | 420The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) announced on Thursday it has indefinitely postponed the release of its highly-anticipated action drama "Mulan." The Liu Yifei starrer was slated for release on August 21. What Happened The launch of the next "Avatar" and "Star Wars"...
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CES 2020: Mercedes-Benz Creates Avatar-Inspired Concept
Tuesday, January 7, 2020 - 12:30pm | 779The Mercedes-Benz Avatar-inspired vision of sustainable mobility practically swam across a Las Vegas theater stage, gill-like flaps across the rear opening and closing as though breathing. Oscar-winning director James Cameron gushed about the German automaker's expression of how it wants man and...
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Disney Sets A Box Office Record 5 Months Early; 'Rise Of Skywalker,' 'Frozen 2' Still On The Way
Monday, July 29, 2019 - 6:21pm | 332Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) has been absolute fire at the box office this year. Just a few days away from August, Disney has already hit a record $7.67 billion in yearly global revenue with its latest hit "The Lion King" nearing $1 billion two weeks after release. Over $5.09 billion ...
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Imperial Capital Upgrades Disney On 'Distinct' 2020 Catalysts
Tuesday, November 27, 2018 - 3:58pm | 451After Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS)'s strong fourth-quarter earnings report earlier this month, Imperial Capital said it expects that next year will be a transitional one for the entertainment conglomerate. The Analyst Analyst David W. Miller upgraded Walt Disney from In-Line to...
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Jim Cameron And Disney Team Up To Bring Us 'Avatar' Theme Park
Tuesday, August 16, 2016 - 9:19am | 357Famed Hollywood director James (Jim) Cameron first made his mark on cinematic history when he directed "Titanic." After decades of working on some of the more memorable films in history, he treated moviegoers to one of the first 3D successes, "Avatar." Cameron's "Avatar" will now be featured in a...
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CinemaCon 2016: Fox To Balance Franchise Films With Early Awards Favorite
Sunday, April 17, 2016 - 6:22pm | 576Over the last few days, Hollywood took a trip to Las Vegas for the annual CinemaCon event. It was there that exhibitors from all around the country came to see what movies are going to be burning up their screens through the rest of the year and beyond. This is a studio-by-studio recap of the...
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Disney's 'Star Wars' Shift Could Impact Fox And Time Warner's 2017 Tentpoles
Friday, January 22, 2016 - 2:33pm | 581While the success of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," was expected, the sheer speed in which the movie burned through the record books is still stunning to behold. As a result, it shouldn't be a shock that Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) is priming the pump for an encore. Disney's...
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Shocker? 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Advance Ticket Sales On Pace For Biggest Release Of All Time
Friday, November 20, 2015 - 12:58pm | 588The 2009 sci-fi 3D film "Avatar" grossed $2.788 billion worldwide ticket sales, making it the highest grossing film ever. Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)'s upcoming release of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" could overtake it. Wall Street analysts and industry insiders...
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Will Google Glass Be Dethroned Ahead Of Its Release? (GOOG)
Thursday, September 5, 2013 - 2:45pm | 750Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) gained some attention this week after reports claimed that the company will launch a separate app store for Google Glass. Two weeks ago Google acquired key patents from Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. (OTC: HNHPF), the parent company of Foxconn, the world's largest assembler....
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Why Apple Won't Release a 3D TV
Thursday, December 29, 2011 - 12:03pm | 1188Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) first television set is expected to be groundbreaking, but don't count on using it to watch Avatar in 3D. While 3D technology could be in the pipeline for future iterations of the Mac maker's hotly anticipated television, the launch model is very unlikely to feature a three-...
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James Cameron Says 3-D Will Be "Revolutionary" On CNBC
Thursday, March 25, 2010 - 12:30pm | 117James Cameron just appeared on CNBC with Michelle Cabrera Caruso to talk about the evolution of 3-D technology. Cameron has directed mega-hits, Avatar, Titanic, and Terminator. He said that 3-D will be much easier to integrate into mobile devices such as smart phones. According to Cameron, with...