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AMC Entertainment Q4 Earnings Preview: Will Movie Theater Stock Have 'Wicked' Quarterly Results?
Monday, February 24, 2025 - 3:59pm | 670Movie theater company AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (NYSE:AMC) could get a boost from "Wicked" when it reports fourth-quarter financial results Tuesday after market close. Earnings Estimates: Analysts expect AMC Entertainment Holdings to report fourth-quarter revenue of $1.30 billion, up from $1....
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Disney's Latest 'Captain America' Film Opens With $100M: Can Marvel Magic Happen Three Times In 2025?
Tuesday, February 18, 2025 - 12:43pm | 820Less than two weeks after reporting quarterly financials, Walt Disney Company's (NYSE:DIS) stock is back in the spotlight with its latest Marvel Cinematic Universe film hitting theaters. What Happened: "Captain America: Brave New World" grossed $100 million domestically and $92.4 million in...
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Obesity Is Hurting Military Recruiting. Could Disney's Marvel Heroes Animate Demand?
Wednesday, August 10, 2022 - 12:07pm | 784Captain America, Iron Man and Captain Marvel are superheroes and role models to kids and adults alike despite being fictional characters. Could the Marvel superheroes also be used as a recruiting tool by the United States military? What Happened: A new report from Disney fan blog Inside the Magic...
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Captain America And Donald Trump Agree On Missing This iPhone Feature
Monday, July 18, 2022 - 5:00pm | 550A key feature on the iPhone continues to divide people with some missing it and others being able to move on. A superhero and former president might agree on their feelings about the feature. What Happened: With the introduction of the iPhone X, Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) got rid of the physical home...
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'Captain America 4' Could Be In Works: What Investors Should Know
Sunday, April 25, 2021 - 9:28am | 602One of the most well-known comic book characters and highest-grossing box office movie franchises looks to be getting a new film. What Happened: "Captain America" could be returning to the big screen soon, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that a fourth film is in the works. The...
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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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Comic Book Writer Mark Millar: 4 Things You May Not Know About Netflix's Movie-Spawning New Superstar
Monday, August 7, 2017 - 4:07pm | 753Mark Millar, whose influence on Hollywood movies is likely vaster and more profitable than his print presence, is taking his prolific portfolio of content exclusively to Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX). The company said it was buying the Scotsman’s movie-spawning Millarworld comic book company...
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Star Wars Vs. Harry Potter Vs. Marvel: An Intellectual Property Battle
Thursday, December 1, 2016 - 3:05pm | 709In a three-way battle, the science fiction of Star Wars is pitched against the magical wizardry of Harry Potter and the super heroes of Marvel Entertainment. Picking the "winner" is truly a tough proposition, as each in its own right has a mass appeal, huge fan following and tasted commercial...
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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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IMAX Touts Success Of Marvel's 'Captain America' Opening In China
Monday, May 9, 2016 - 10:28am | 269IMAX Corporation (USA) (NYSE: IMAX) announced over the weekend that the release of Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)'s "Captain America: Civil War" achieved a record-level debut in China. IMAX said the film grossed $10 million across 283 IMAX screens in China. The company added that the film is on pace to...
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Summer Blockbuster Season Is About To Begin
Saturday, April 30, 2016 - 4:43pm | 561The biggest time of year for movies is the summer season. It starts the first weekend in May and goes through August. We estimate the top 30 movies will gross $4.3 billion domestically and almost $11 billion at the foreign box office. The 2015 Summer Blockbuster Scope listed the Top 20...
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CinemaCon 2016: Disney Brings Classics To Life While Staying The Course With Iconic IP
Sunday, April 17, 2016 - 6:24pm | 496Over 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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Will Disney Investors Be Treated To Another Magical Earnings Report?
Wednesday, November 5, 2014 - 2:48pm | 816Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) will report its fourth quarter results on Thursday after market close. Analysts are expecting the company to book $0.88 per share on $12.37 billion in revenue. Disney reported its third quarter results on August 5. At that time, the company earned a record high $1.28...
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Weekly Highlights: iPhone 6 Production Orders, iWatch Displays And More
Saturday, August 16, 2014 - 3:08pm | 204The tech industry remained calm this week as most of the big players prepared for their fall events. Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) highly anticipated iPhone 6 still remains a mystery, but a related rumor made headlines this week. Not to be outdone, the long-waited iWatch also made the news after...
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Hasbro CEO Talks Rising Costs, New Deals, The Hub, And More
Friday, February 11, 2011 - 3:15pm | 239This afternoon, Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) CEO Brian Goldner spoke to CNBC about some of the company's products and movie tie-ins, as well as the rising cost of oil. “We've looked at how the rising costs will go into our products, ‘cause we have so many products that are new every year,” Goldner...