This week, Neil Calloway looks at what connects four of the top five films of the year… It came in a pub quiz question last week – what do four of the top five films of 2016 have in common? I got it wrong – I said they were all based on comic books. It […]
Disney becomes the first studio to gross $7 billion in a single year at the global box office
With a string of hits under its belt, 2016 had already been a stellar year for Walt Disney Pictures at the global box office, but thanks to the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the House of Mouse has become the first studio to break the $7 billion mark in a single year, […]
Disney has record-breaking year at the box office
This won’t come as much of a surprise given that they already have four of the top five highest-grossing movies of the year in Captain America: Civil War, Zootopia, Finding Dory and The Jungle Book but The Walt Disney Company has announced that it has had its biggest-ever year at the worldwide box office with $5.85 […]
2016 sets a new domestic box office record with $11.36 billion
Hollywood is celebrating a record year at the North American box office, with THR reporting that 2016’s releases grossed $11.36 billion combined, up 2.1% from 2015’s previous record of $11.14 billion. Disney led the way with the three biggest releases of the year in Finding Dory ($486 million), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story ($430 […]
Captain America: Civil War overtakes Zootopia, now highest-grossing movie of 2016
Having wasted no time in passing Deadpool and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War has now overtaken Zootopia to become the highest-grossing movie of 2016 to date. By close of play on Tuesday, Civil War has earned $306.6 million domestically, with a further $665.3 from international markets, for a total […]
When Will Animation Get the Respect It Deserves?
Henry Bevan wants to know when animation will get the respect it deserves… With the live-action Beauty and the Beast breaking records this weekend, it appears Disney’s animated classics are still cherished. Yet, as the original was the first animated film nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award, the remake’s success also highlights how Hollywood, and the […]
Disney’s Zootopia hits $1 billion at the worldwide box office
Disney is celebrating today, with the animated feature Zootopia (or Zootropolis, to us here in the UK) reaching the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office this weekend. Zootopia is the second film to hit the milestone this year after fellow Disney release Captain America: Civil War, and is also Disney Animation Studios’ second […]
Zootopia hits $900 million worldwide, Batman v Superman at $850 million and The Jungle Book tops half a billion
Walt Disney Pictures’ Zootopia has continued its fine box office run, cracking the $900 million mark this weekend as its pushes its worldwide haul to $907 million and counting. Zootopia is the highest-grossing movie of the year so far, and Disney’s third biggest animated movie of all time behind Frozen ($1.276 billion) and The Lion King […]
A record 27 films submitted for the Best Animated Feature Oscar
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has announced that a record 27 movies have been submitted for consideration for the Best Animated Feature Oscar at the 89th Academy Awards: The Angry Birds Movie April and the Extraordinary World Bilal Finding Dory Ice Age: Collision Course Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV Kubo and the Two […]
Zootopia hits $800 million worldwide, highest-grossing movie of 2016 to date
Disney animated hit Zootopia (or Zootropolis, here in the UK) has continued its fine run at the box-office, having overtaken 20th Century Fox’s superhero smash Deadpool this week to become the highest-grossing movie of 2016. Zootopia has amassed a hefty $800 million and is still performing well, particularly in China where it has become the […]
