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Disney and DreamWorks Struggle to Reach Box Office Milestones
Saturday, January 5, 2013 - 2:14pm | 510Read More...Disney (NYSE: DIS) and DreamWorks Animation (NYSE: DWA) are on the cusp of box office gold, but their films may be too old to achieve a new milestone. Wreck-It Ralph, the Disney animated epic that is frequently referred to as “Toy Story for video games,” has earned $177 million domestically since...
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Will Netflix Still be Around When Disney Comes to Town?
Wednesday, December 5, 2012 - 10:54am | 696Read More...Shares of Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) rose more than nine percent Tuesday afternoon after the company announced that it will offer new content from Disney (NYSE: DIS) in 2016. Starting next year, Disney will also provide a number of direct-to-video releases to Netflix. The news sent shockwaves through...
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Can DreamWorks' Indoor Theme Park Outshine Disney World?
Wednesday, July 11, 2012 - 2:04pm | 477Read More...DreamWorks (NASDAQ: DWA) has signed a deal with Triple Five to produce an indoor theme park in the New Jersey Meadowlands. Designed as part of the American Dream project, the theme park will feature characters from the animation studio's most popular films, including Shrek, How to Train Your...
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Disney Trumps DreamWorks, Others with Pixar's Brave
Monday, June 25, 2012 - 1:41pm | 328Read More...In a weekend that included vampire hunters and an asteroid that threatens to destroy the planet, a young redheaded princess has soared to the top of movie ticket sales. Brave, the enchanting animated comedy from Pixar, Disney's (NYSE: DIS) chief animation studio, has earned an estimated $66.7...
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40% of People Who Saw The Avengers Were…
Monday, May 7, 2012 - 9:07am | 751Read More...The Avengers is breaking records all over the place, and not just in the ways that people expect. In addition to the groundbreaking opening ticket sales estimate of more than $200 million domestically, The Avengers has earned more than $440 million worldwide. According to Box Office Mojo, that...
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Is DreamWorks Smart to Drop HBO for Netflix?
Monday, September 26, 2011 - 2:52pm | 678Read More...And is this something Netflix should be bragging about? I loved How to Train Your Dragon. It was comical, endearing, exciting, and wholeheartedly original. It transformed a simple-sounding concept into one of the greatest films of 2010. But when Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) announced that it had signed...
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Earnings Expectations for the Week of July 25
Sunday, July 24, 2011 - 9:40am | 1439Read More...The earnings crunch continues this week even as the month of July winds to a close. Quarterly reports of note scheduled for the week include those from Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS), Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM), Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX), Merck (NYSE: MRK) and Dow Chemical (...
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Piper Jaffray Reiterates Overweight on DreamWorks Animation
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 - 7:48am | 153Read More...Piper Jaffray reiterated its Overweight rating on DreamWorks Animation (NASDAQ: DWA) as Kung Fu Panda 2 is about to open this weekend. In a research report published today, Piper Jaffray, "Kung Fu Panda 2 is scheduled to open this weekend and after reviewing an advanced screening last night we are...
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Opening of Megamind In Line With Estimates
Monday, November 8, 2010 - 9:58am | 83Read More...Jefferies & Company Inc. has published a research report on DreamWorks Animation (NASDAQ: DWA) following the opening weekend of Megamind. Megamind opened at #1 this past weekend with a domestic debut of $47.7MM. This performance was in line with Jefferies & Company's $46.2MM estimate....
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DreamWorks Reports Better Than Expected 3Q
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 7:41am | 165Read More...DreamWorks Animation SKG (NASDAQ: DWA) reported better than expected 3Q results, according to Goldman Sachs, and significantly beat estimates from Goldman and consensus, and reported operating margins that were lower than expected. In its research report, Goldman Sachs writes "Over the longer term...
