‘Mulan’ is finally heading to Disney+… for $30
4 years, 4 months ago

‘Mulan’ is finally heading to Disney+… for $30

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Disney’s “Mulan” has been delayed multiple times this year because of the coronavirus outbreak, but audiences will finally be able to see the blockbuster soon. “We thought it was important to find alternative ways to bring this exceptional family friendly film to them in a timely manner,” he said on the company’s third quarter earnings call. While “Mulan” going to Disney+ is big news for Hollywood, it’s yet to be seen if the announcement will have huge ramifications for theaters since Chapek called the film’s release “a one off.” However, Chapek also said it would interesting to see how sales of the film on Disney’s platform turn out. Disney’s release of “Mulan” on its streaming service for an additional cost is yet another disruption to the movie theater industry.

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Disney gives investors years to cheer about
1 month, 1 week ago

Disney gives investors years to cheer about

CNN  

New York CNN — Disney did something extraordinary Thursday, giving investors a rare three-year financial outlook, even at a time of economic uncertainty. Net income shot up 74% in the quarter to $460 million, or 25 cents a share, bring its full fiscal year earnings in just shy of $5 billion. It said it expects adjusted EPS for the new …

Why the fate of ‘mid-tier’ films at the cinema matters
2 years, 4 months ago

Why the fate of ‘mid-tier’ films at the cinema matters

The Independent  

Is Disney’s hit Prey really a predator that is eating into the returns of Britain’s – and the world’s – cinemas? open image in gallery ‘Prey’ has been a big hit with viewers, according to Disney The trouble for cinemas is that this type of movie has gone missing – and the consequences for the overall box office have been …

Disney+ launching cheaper, ad-supported version in U.S. later this year
2 years, 9 months ago

Disney+ launching cheaper, ad-supported version in U.S. later this year

LA Times  

Disney+ is trying to reach up to 260 million subscribers by 2024. Streaming service Disney+ is launching a cheaper version with commercials late this year in the U.S. as Walt Disney Co. tries to improve its chances of hitting its subscriber goals. https://t.co/EsffdGY0nd — Rich Greenfield, LightShed 🔦 March 3, 2022 Disney Chief Executive Bob Chapek has set a goal …

Disney earnings top estimates as Disney+ subscriptions surge
2 years, 10 months ago

Disney earnings top estimates as Disney+ subscriptions surge

Al Jazeera  

Shares of the entertainment company were up 8 percent in extended trading. Walt Disney Co reported better-than-expected first-quarter revenue on Wednesday, buoyed by a steady recovery in its domestic theme parks during the holiday season and strong streaming subscriber growth. The company’s overall revenue rose 34 percent to $21.82bn in the quarter ended January 1, topping analysts’ estimate of $20.91bn, …

Disney+: Get ready to see more films like ‘Cruella’ on the streaming service
3 years, 9 months ago

Disney+: Get ready to see more films like ‘Cruella’ on the streaming service

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Even as the pandemic pummeled its businesses, Disney managed to eke out a blockbuster success with its streaming service, Disney+. That’s why Disney+ has a bunch of new Marvel and Star Wars shows on the way, and it’s also why one of its biggest films of the year, Marvel’s “Black Widow,” is heading to the …

Disney is still getting hammered by the pandemic, but Disney+ is still a star
3 years, 10 months ago

Disney is still getting hammered by the pandemic, but Disney+ is still a star

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Disney kicked off its 2021 fiscal year much as it spent most of 2020, with the pandemic hammering many of its businesses. Disney’s revenue came in at $16.2 billion, which was down 22% from last year, the company said during its first quarter earnings on Thursday. Disney CEO Bob Chapek also announced that Disney ’s …

Streaming is about to get a lot more expensive
4 years ago

Streaming is about to get a lot more expensive

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Disney threw down the gauntlet to its competitors last week, with a slate of remarkable programming on Disney+ alongside some eye-popping subscriber numbers and forecasts. “Increasingly streaming, in general, is taking a greater share of the consumer’s wallet,” Bernie McTernan, a senior analyst at Rosenblatt Securities, told CNN Business. “If Disney needs to spend $14 …

Disney flexes its streaming prowess with big content plans. And a price hike
4 years ago

Disney flexes its streaming prowess with big content plans. And a price hike

LA Times  

Disney made some major “Star Wars,” Marvel and Pixar announcements at its investor day on Thursday. Disney said it has 10 Marvel series, 10 “Star Wars” shows and 15 live-action, animated and Pixar shows in the works for Disney+. Iger, in remarks filmed on a soundstage at Disney’s Burbank studio lot, said the success of Disney+ so far encouraged the …

Mulan Movie Review: Disney's Live-action Remake is a Cinematic Journey
4 years ago

Mulan Movie Review: Disney's Live-action Remake is a Cinematic Journey

News 18  

Mulan Cast: Liu Yifei, Jet Li, Donnie Yen, Yoson An, Gong Li Director: Niki Caro It is the era of remakes and reboots and Disney is probably on the front seat of the bandwagon. This year, the studio aimed high with the live-action remake of Mulan, the story of a young woman in imperial China disguising as a man to …

Disney cuts 4,000 more jobs, blaming virus-related theme park closures
4 years ago

Disney cuts 4,000 more jobs, blaming virus-related theme park closures

LA Times  

Walt Disney Co. announced an additional 4,000 job cuts after virus lockdowns forced the closing of its theme parks. The action takes the number of layoffs in the first half of fiscal 2021, mostly at Disney’s parks, experiences and products divisions, to 32,000 — more than 10% of its total workforce. Results earlier this month revealed how the COVID-19 pandemic …

Disney reorg to further bolster company’s focus on streaming
4 years, 2 months ago

Disney reorg to further bolster company’s focus on streaming

Associated Press  

Disney said Monday that it is reorganizing its business units to focus even more on streaming. The company said in August that its Disney Plus service has more than 60 million subscribers, and subscribers to its main combination of streaming services — Disney Plus, ESPN Plus and Hulu — top 100 million. Disney has released several major titles on streaming …

Disney is set to overhaul its entertainment business with focus on streaming
4 years, 2 months ago

Disney is set to overhaul its entertainment business with focus on streaming

CNN  

New York CNN Business — If there was any question that Disney+ is the center of Disney’s media empire, the company took away all doubt on Monday. Disney announced a major reorganization of its media and entertainment business on Monday to “further accelerate” its streaming strategy. “These moves will not only result in higher quality content, and focused distribution, but …

Activist investor to Disney: Double your streaming content budget
4 years, 2 months ago

Activist investor to Disney: Double your streaming content budget

LA Times  

Walt Disney Co. has already made a high-stakes bet to transform itself into a streaming video giant with Disney+. By suspending its $3-billion dividend, Disney could “more than double” its budget for producing and acquiring content for its streaming services, including Disney+, Loeb wrote. “With Disney’s superior tentpole franchises and production capabilities, we believe that the company can exceed the …

'Mulan' Disappoints At Box Office With $23 Million Opening In China
4 years, 3 months ago

'Mulan' Disappoints At Box Office With $23 Million Opening In China

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Moviegoing audiences in North America are not rushing back to the theater just yet and “Mulan” is also faltering in its China release as the global box office slowly comes back online in the COVID-19 era. In the second major weekend for U.S. and Canadian movie theaters, Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” earned only $6.7 million from 2,910 locations, …

How Disney’s ‘Mulan’ became one of 2020’s most controversial movies
4 years, 3 months ago

How Disney’s ‘Mulan’ became one of 2020’s most controversial movies

LA Times  

On paper, a live-action remake of “Mulan” was an obvious choice for the Walt Disney Co.’s next blockbuster. Ahead of “Mulan’s” Disney+ premiere last week in the U.S., #BoycottMulan trended on social media as activists blasted its Chinese American star Yifei Liu for siding with Hong Kong police over pro-democracy protesters last year during a crackdown on demonstrations. “In L.A., …

‘Mulan’ is being released this weekend, and it may have to conquer the world
4 years, 3 months ago

‘Mulan’ is being released this weekend, and it may have to conquer the world

CNN  

New York CNN Business — The movie industry grew up in Hollywood, but this iconic American institution is now relying on the rest of the world as it seeks to recover from a pandemic that has devastated the global box office. “This could be a blip if the US is able to return to its previous situation, or it could …

Review: Live-action ‘Mulan’ is gorgeous but short on magic
4 years, 3 months ago

Review: Live-action ‘Mulan’ is gorgeous but short on magic

Associated Press  

Out of all of Disney’s animated films, “ Mulan ” was the one that made the most sense as a live-action remake. Not that there haven’t been good and charming live-action remakes over the past decade — Kenneth Branagh’s “Cinderella” being at the top of the pack — but with most of them no matter how expensive or carefully executed …

'Mulan' free for all Disney+ subscribers in early December
4 years, 3 months ago

'Mulan' free for all Disney+ subscribers in early December

China Daily  

Cast member Yifei Liu gestures as she attends the European premiere for the film "Mulan" in London, Britain March 12, 2020. Disney's long-awaited China-set live-action film "Mulan" will be free for all subscribers of Disney+, the company's streaming service, in early December, reported US media on Wednesday. Starting Sept 4, "Mulan" will be available to Disney+ subscribers who pay the …

'Mulan' free for all Disney+ subscribers in early December
4 years, 3 months ago

'Mulan' free for all Disney+ subscribers in early December

China Daily  

Cast member Yifei Liu gestures as she attends the European premiere for the film "Mulan" in London, Britain March 12, 2020. Disney's long-awaited China-set live-action film "Mulan" will be free for all subscribers of Disney+, the company's streaming service, in early December, reported US media on Wednesday. Starting Sept 4, "Mulan" will be available to Disney+ subscribers who pay the …

Now, Netflix and Amazon coming for blockbuster Hollywood movies
4 years, 3 months ago

Now, Netflix and Amazon coming for blockbuster Hollywood movies

Live Mint  

Streaming services have already bid up the price of TV reruns, stand-up comedy performances and contracts with top producers. Now they’re coming for blockbuster movies from the studios behind “Fast & Furious” and “Spider-Man.” Universal Pictures and Sony Pictures have begun negotiating with streaming services and cable networks to license their next round of theatrical movies for home video, starting …

‘Tenet’ launches with $53M in overseas gambit at box office
4 years, 3 months ago

‘Tenet’ launches with $53M in overseas gambit at box office

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The first wave of big new movies released since the beginning of the pandemic, including Christopher Nolan’s mind-bending thriller “Tenet” and the long-delayed “X-Men” spinoff “The New Mutants,” arrived in theaters over the weekend, testing the waters of a radically different theatrical landscape. Warner Bros.’ “Tenet” — the most hotly anticipated movie of the year and the …

Why Disney is releasing ‘Mulan’ on Disney+ for $30
4 years, 3 months ago

Why Disney is releasing ‘Mulan’ on Disney+ for $30

CNN  

New York CNN Business — When Disney announced that it would be releasing “Mulan” on Disney+, one number stuck out: $30. “There is a good chance Disney could better monetize ‘Mulan’ with Premier Access relative to the box office,” he said. “If there were any questions prior, it shows Disney is all-in on streaming.” Another benefit to Premier Access for …

AMC is reopening its theaters this month with 15-cent tickets
4 years, 4 months ago

AMC is reopening its theaters this month with 15-cent tickets

CNN  

New York CNN Business — AMC is finally reopening its theaters, and guests will need to spend just 15 cents to get in. AMC added that it expects to open two-thirds of its more than 600 US theater locations by the time Christopher Nolan’s thriller “Tenet” hits theaters on September 3. AMC ’s other US theaters will open “only after …

Why Subscribers Will Have To Pay $30 To Watch New 'Mulan' Movie
4 years, 4 months ago

Why Subscribers Will Have To Pay $30 To Watch New 'Mulan' Movie

NPR  

Why Subscribers Will Have To Pay $30 To Watch New 'Mulan' Movie STACEY VANEK SMITH, HOST: Disney Plus watchers are used to shelling out a monthly fee for the streaming service. Disney Plus costs less than 10 bucks a month unless you want to see Disney's new live action movie "Mulan." LOW: Well, the way Disney CEO Bob Chapek put …

《花木兰》将于9月登陆迪士尼流媒体 点播费用高达30美元
4 years, 4 months ago

《花木兰》将于9月登陆迪士尼流媒体 点播费用高达30美元

China Daily  

上映日期被一推再推的迪士尼真人版电影《花木兰》终于要发行了，不过将选择在迪士尼流媒体平台Disney+播出，点播价格高达29.99美元。这部电影虽然已放弃在北美院线发行，但是有望在中国低风险地区的影院上映，你期待吗？ 电影《花木兰》海报（图片来源：迪士尼） Disney’s live-action adaptation of Mulan will be released on Disney Plus on September 4th for $29.99, the company announced Tuesday. 迪士尼首席执行官罗伯特（鲍勃）·查佩克称：“我们认为找到及时推出《花木兰》的替代方法很重要。”在无法收看Disney+平台的国家，迪士尼公司将于同日在影院上映《花木兰》。此前华纳兄弟公司刚宣布，克里斯托弗·诺兰的电影《信条》将会错时上映。《信条》将于8月26日在近70个国家和地区上映，然后于9月3日在美国限量上映。由于美国正在与持续攀升的新冠肺炎病例作斗争，华纳兄弟公司将会酌情决定是否在美国的某个城市上映该片。 Disney Plus now has over 60.5 million paying subscribers as of last month, just nine months after the launch of the direct-to-consumer streaming platform. Chapek said that the premiere access window created on Disney Plus for “Mulan” …

Disney reports 42 percent revenue drop in third fiscal quarter, earns $11.78 bn
4 years, 4 months ago

Disney reports 42 percent revenue drop in third fiscal quarter, earns $11.78 bn

Firstpost  

Disney has been opening its parks around the globe, but most were still shuttered during the company’s fiscal third-quarter. Walt Disney Co on Tuesday reported that its net income fell dramatically in the three-month period that ended in June when most of its theme parks were shuttered and theatrical movie releases were postponed. Disney has been opening its parks back …

Live-action remake of Disney's Mulan is being released on Disney+ but subscribers will have to pay extra
4 years, 4 months ago

Live-action remake of Disney's Mulan is being released on Disney+ but subscribers will have to pay extra

ABC  

After multiple delays, the live-action remake of Mulan is coming to Disney+. Mr Chapek says Mulan is being released on a "premier access basis", which was "further enhancing the value and attractiveness of the Disney+ subscription". However, Disney+ ended its free trial scheme before the film's release, meaning fans wanting to watch Hamilton had to sign up for a paid …

Mulan will debut on Disney Plus for a $30 fee as studio scraps hopes for theatrical release
4 years, 4 months ago

Mulan will debut on Disney Plus for a $30 fee as studio scraps hopes for theatrical release

Daily Mail  

Mulan is set to debut next month on Disney Plus for a $30 fee as the studio has scrapped hopes for theatrical release amid the coronavirus pandemic, which has brought Hollywood productions to a halt and shut down theaters. Coming soon: Mulan, starring Yifei Liu, is set to debut next month on Disney Plus for a $30 fee as the …

Disney 3Q revenue drops 42%, missing expectations
4 years, 4 months ago

Disney 3Q revenue drops 42%, missing expectations

Associated Press  

BURBANK, Calif. — Walt Disney Co. on Tuesday reported that its net income fell dramatically in the three-month period that ended in June when it most of its theme parks were shuttered and theatrical movie releases were postponed. Disney reported Disney Plus, which costs $7 a month, had 57.5 million paid subscribers as of June 27. Disney Plus, Hulu and …

Disney earnings plummeted in its third quarter. Blame COVID-19
4 years, 4 months ago

Disney earnings plummeted in its third quarter. Blame COVID-19

LA Times  

Walt Disney Co. suffered a major decline in earnings in its third fiscal quarter, illustrating the severe damage dealt to the world’s most powerful entertainment company by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has kept Disneyland closed, cratered global tourism and delayed movie releases for months. “But we’re looking at ‘Mulan’ as a one-off.” On the bright side, Disney+ has surged during …

Disney delays future ‘Avatar’ and ‘Star Wars’ films and takes ‘Mulan’ off the calendar
4 years, 5 months ago

Disney delays future ‘Avatar’ and ‘Star Wars’ films and takes ‘Mulan’ off the calendar

CNN  

New York CNN Business — The coronavirus pandemic is now disrupting Disney’s release schedule for the next decade. All scheduled “Star Wars” and “Avatar” films between 2021 and 2027 are being pushed back one year, the company announced Thursday. “Over the last few months, it’s become clear that nothing can be set in stone when it comes to how we …

AMC Theatres postpones reopening in US amid ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
4 years, 5 months ago

AMC Theatres postpones reopening in US amid ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

China Daily  

Cast member Liu Yifei poses at the premiere for the film Mulan in Los Angeles, California, US, March 9, 2020. AMC Theatres, the largest US movie theater chain with Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group owning a majority stake, will postpone its reopening date by two weeks to July 30 amid the COVID-19 cases spike in the country, the company announced Monday. …

Coronavirus Outbreak: After Tenet, Disney's Mulan stands postponed; film will now release on 21 August
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: After Tenet, Disney's Mulan stands postponed; film will now release on 21 August

Firstpost  

US movie theatres planned their widespread reopening around the release of Tenet and Mulan, but with the surge of coronavirus cases in parts of the country, those films have been pushed ahead. “We are choosing to open the movie mid-week to allow audiences to discover the film in their own time, and we plan to play longer, over an extended …

Disney postpones 'Mulan' release again amid ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
4 years, 5 months ago

Disney postpones 'Mulan' release again amid ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

China Daily  

Cast member Liu Yifei waves at the premiere for the film "Mulan" in Los Angeles, California, US, March 9, 2020. LOS ANGELES - Disney's upcoming epic fantasy war drama film "Mulan" has been postponed again to August amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the company announced on Friday. "Mulan" was supposed to be the first major Hollywood film to hit the …

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