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8 Stocks To Play The 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Release
Tuesday, December 12, 2017 - 12:00pm | 442Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)'s "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" film will likely prove to be a major blockbuster hit given the popularity of the "Star Wars" franchise and ideal timing release ahead of the holiday season. The newest instillation to the "Star Wars" franchise...
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How Many More Star Wars Movies Will Disney Need To Produce To Recoup The Cost Of Buying Lucasfilm?
Tuesday, December 27, 2016 - 2:20pm | 485Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) agreed to acquire Lucasfilm and the Star Wars franchise for $4.05 billion in cash and stock back in late October of 2012. Since the acquisition, Disney released "Episode VII - The Force Awakens" on December 18, 2015, and "Rogue One: A Star Wars...
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Will Disney's 'Rogue One' Outperform 'The Phantom Menace'?
Friday, December 16, 2016 - 1:13pm | 347The latest in the Star Wars franchise, " Rogue One" could see Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) laugh all the way to the bank. 'Rogue One': Strong, But ... The standalone film was released in North America at midnight Thursday and is expected to have a domestic opening of $130 million to $150 million,...
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Why Hasn't 'The Force' Awakened Disney's Stock Price?
Thursday, January 28, 2016 - 4:04pm | 1355After buying Lucasfilm for $4 billion in 2012, The Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) had to wait three years for its investment to begin paying tangible dividends. If, however, the initial box-office performance of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is a sign of things to come, then the wait was...