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Disney Downer: When A Movie That Makes $860 Million Is A Drag On Earnings
Thursday, August 10, 2017 - 9:28am | 723“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” made $861.5 million at the global post office, technically a big hit, but marketing costs for the comic-book romp helped contribute to a lousy third quarter at the box office for the world’s biggest entertainment operation, the Walt Disney Co (NYSE...
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Social Data Predicts Record Breaking Opening Weekend For 'Finding Dory'
Friday, June 17, 2016 - 10:50am | 305According to the latest data from TickerTags, this weekend could be a historic one for Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS). Social media buzz surrounding Disney’s new movie “Finding Dory” is unprecedented. TickerTags monitors social media sites to identify trends by searching for words and...
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Where Does Disney Make Its Profit?
Tuesday, May 10, 2016 - 3:24pm | 313With a market cap of more than $173 billion, Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) may be the largest and most-recognizable international entertainment company in the world. Most people likely think of Disney as a movie company before all else, but Disney actually has a number of extremely profitable business...
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Disney Scores Big With 'Jungle Book,' Passes $500 Million Mark In Second Weekend
Monday, April 25, 2016 - 8:48am | 244Shares of Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) were trading lower by 0.30 percent ahead of Monday's market open despite its latest film, "Jungle Book," crossing the $500 million mark in worldwide ticket sales. According to COMSCORE, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), Disney's latest film saw domestic ticket sales of $60....
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How Social Data Predicted Disney's 'Jungle Book' Success
Thursday, April 21, 2016 - 1:42pm | 269The latest data from TickerTags indicates that the massive success of Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)’s "The Jungle Book" should come as no surprise to investors. "The Jungle Book" registered unprecedented social media buzz prior to its release. The movie logged a $100 million opening domestic...