Sequels, reboots bring sizzle to summer box office

2010-03-11T21:00:20Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Summertime moviegoers tend to vote early and, if things go well, often.</p><p>During the past five years, about 42% of annual domestic box office sales have been rung up during the summer, which the industry marks beginning the first weekend in May. With the summer slate often notably front-loaded, exe...

Disney, Starz sign extend film licensing deal

2010-03-11T11:45:20Z

<div id="subtitle">Disney, Starz extend exclusive movie licensing agreement through 2015</div><div><p>Walt Disney Co.'s Disney-ABC Domestic Television and Liberty Media Corp.'s

Disney to release Indian film in southern dialect

2010-03-11T06:45:13Z

<div id="subtitle">Disney shoots adventure film southern Indian Telugu dialect</div><div><p>Encouraged by the reception of its Hindi animated movie, Disney is shooting a new adventure film in the southern Indian dialect of Telugu as it deepens its localization drive in the populous country.</p><p>The still-unnamed production is about a 9-year-old girl with special healing powers who ...

Disney moves into south Indian cinema

2010-03-11T06:15:58Z

<div><p>US studio giant Disney is making its first foray into south Indian cinema as part of plans to capture the country's largest movie market, the company announced on Thursday.</p><p>The firm said its Telugu-language film -- which will also be dubbed into Tamil -- would be its "first, locally-developed studio project aimed specifically at southern audiences".</p><p>Billed as an "...

1 million volunteers register for free Disney tix

2010-03-09T18:15:29Z

<div id="subtitle">10 weeks after program starts, Disney hits cap of 1 million volunteers signing up for free tix</div><div><p>Disney reached its goal Tuesday of getting 1 million people to sign up for a day of volunteer work in exchange for a free one-day ticket to a Disney park.</p><p>Under the "Give a Day, Get a Disney Day" program, Disney is giving a free day's admission to any p...

'Alice in Wonderland' races to $116.1M opening

2010-03-08T14:30:34Z

<div id="subtitle">Depp, Burton's 'Alice in Wonderland' races to $116.1 million opening weekend</div><div><p>Johnny Depp and Tim Burton found a pile of money on the other side of the looking glass.</p><p>"Alice in Wonderland," their update on Tim Burton's `Alice' opens with whopping $116.3 million at the box office, a 3-D record</div><div><p>Tim Burton and Johnny Depp's trip down the rabbit hole drew huge crowds, as "Alice in the Wonderland" earned a whopping $116.3 million in its opening weekend — a record for a 3-D film.</p><p>That total easily surpassed all other films in ...

Cablevision gets ABC back in time for Oscars

2010-03-08T06:45:21Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cablevision Systems Corp customers were able to watch the live broadcast of the Oscars on Sunday after the cable company reached a last-minute deal to return WABC-TV to air in a dispute over ...

Pixar's "Up" wins best animated film Oscar

2010-03-07T18:30:36Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Disney/Pixar's balloon adventure blockbuster "Up" won the best animated movie Oscar on Sunday, as the studio continued its dominance of cartoons at the

3.1M customers face Oscar night without broadcast

2010-03-07T15:15:34Z

<div id="subtitle">3.1M Cablevision customers face Oscar night without broadcast amid unyielding feud with ABC</div><div><p>Cablevision subscribers were scrambling Sunday to hook up antennas or find live TV on the Internet in order to watch the Academy Awards after ABC's parent company

'Alice' opens with $116.3 million, a 3-D record

2010-03-07T14:30:35Z

<div id="subtitle">Tim Burton's 'Alice' surprises with huge $116.3 million during opening weekend, a 3-D record</div><div><p>Tim Burton and Johnny Depp's trip down the rabbit hole drew huge crowds, as "Alice in Wonderland" earned a whopping $116.3 million in its opening weekend — a record for a 3-D ...

"Alice in Wonderland" stands very tall in theaters

2010-03-07T11:45:08Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Alice in Wonderland" held the golden key to box office receipts, smashing multiple records during its first weekend of worldwide, and easily surpassed the opening stand of all-time champ "Avatar" in LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Times' critic may have panned the film, but that didn't stop Disney from paying top dollar to turn the newspaper's front page into a special advertisement on Friday for the new...

Viacom to drop Jon Stewart, Colbert Report from Hulu

2010-03-04T10:00:25Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Viacom Inc's Comedy Central is withdrawing its popular comedy shows "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "Disney-loving Lake, from North Carolina, promised to have the extravagant tribute to her favourite movie as a treat for graduating from college. And for tattooist Holly Azzara, the body art was a real labour of love – it to...

Disney plays bully in dispute, says Cablevision CEO

2010-03-02T14:00:39Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cablevision Systems chief executive Jim Dolan on Tuesday blasted Walt Disney's "bullying" threat to pull ABC from its cable...

Disney: ABC may go dark on Cablevision in New York

2010-03-02T04:30:05Z

<div id="subtitle">Disney says WABC-TV signal may go dark on Cablevision in New York area in dispute over fees</div><div><p>The Walt Disney Co. on Monday began warning Cablevision subscribers in New York that...

annual ves awards arrivals

2010-03-01T18:32:46Z

VES Chair Jeff Okun, James Cameron, president of Walt Disney & Pixar Animation Studios Dr. Ed Catmull and VES executive director Eric Roth...

Dutch cinema chain breaks boycott of Disney's 'Alice'

2010-03-01T11:16:32Z

<div><p>Pathe cinemas in the Netherlands will show Disney's "Alice in Wonderland" despite a planned boycott by other major chains after reaching a deal with Disney, a spokesman said on Monday.</p><p>Jogchems, Minerva, Pathe and Wolff -- representing between 80 and 85 percent of all Dutch cinemas -- announced the boycott on February 15 to prot...

Eva La Rue Visits Disney World

2010-03-01T10:31:12Z

LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL - MARCH 01: In this handout photo provided by Disney, Actress Eva La Rue (right), star of the CBS series "CSI: Miami," and her daughter Kaya (left), age 8, pose with

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