28 stories by "Marc Graser"
Disney officially announced plans to produce a sequel to “Frozen.” The company revealed plans during the Walt Disney Company’s annual shareholders meeting on Thursday from …
Consumers still haven’t grown cold on “Frozen.” The movie, which became the highest-grossing animated film after its release in November 2013, continues to play for Disney,…
The big tease of what Disney has planned for “Star Wars” inside its theme parks continues 11 months before “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” flies into theaters. Disney …
Shares in the Walt Disney Co. shot up more than 4.5% in after-hours trading Tuesday shortly after the Mouse House posted record fiscal first quarter results. The stock gained $4.25 to trade …
Disney isn’t ready to completely reinvent the way it gets its movies and TV shows in front of audiences or merchandise in the hands of consumers. But Walt Disney Co. chief Bob Iger has…
Disney’s California Adventure is getting “Frozen” over. The Anaheim theme park will add “Frozen Fun” in January, providing themed experiences tied to the blockb…
Coming off of a record year, the Walt Disney Co. has raised its annual dividend by 33.7% to $1.15 a share over 2013. The dividend will be payable on Jan. 8, 2015, to stockholders of recor…
Disney will debut the animated short “Frozen Fever” in front of “Cinderella” on March 13, 2015. Walt Disney Animation is producing the short that brings the character…
The Walt Disney Co. ended its fiscal year on a significant high note, reporting a record $48.8 billion in sales, up 8%, and 22% improvement in net income of $7.5 billion, handily besting ana…
Bob Iger has extended his contract to remain chairman and CEO of the Walt Disney Co. through June 30, 2018. Disney’s Board of Directors announced the extension Thursday. One of I…
It’s not exactly the “Frozen” sequel, but the characters from the hit animated film will return in “Frozen Fever,” a new short set to debut in spring 2015. In t…
Disney enjoyed a magical day on Wall Street Tuesday with its stock trading at record levels of $90 a share — the highest in more than 16 years. The stock ended the day at $90.09, up 12…
Radio Disney is making a big switch to digital, unloading all of its 24 stations, with the exception of KDIS-AM 1110 in Los Angeles. Variety was first to report last year that Disney was pla…
Consumers aren’t showing any sign of giving Walt Disney Animation Studio’s “Frozen” the cold shoulder. With the toon having charmed its way to nearly $1.3 billion at …
Radio Disney wants to give fans of new stars like Shawn Mendes a better outlet through which they can connect with fans. The broadcaster will launch the first of two new channels on the digi…
Disney's "Planes: Fire & Rescue" touched down on Hollywood Boulevard outside the El Capitan Theatre on July 15 for the animated film's premiere, with Dane Cook returning to voice high-fl…
Blockbusters “Frozen” and Marvel’s “Thor: The Dark World” helped boost the Walt Disney Co.’s profits by 27% during the second quarter to $1.9 billion, whi…
Interest in Disney’s “Frozen” isn’t showing any sign of unthawing. The animated hit sold 3.2 million Blu-ray and DVD discs in its first day of release, the studio sai…
"Apparently Disney didn't realize they have a concert (hall) named after them so we're here at this Bat Mitzvah venue," joked Josh Gad as he kicked off an evening in which the cast of Disney…
Disney’s Bob Iger said Wednesday that “Frozen” isn’t likely to thaw for Disney for a long time to come. With the animated film surpassing “The Lion King” …
The Walt Disney Co. started ringing out 2013 on a high note, with shares of the company trading at record levels on Monday after analysts upgraded its stock price. Shares rose more than 2.5%…
The Walt Disney Co. has revealed a first look at “Garden of the Twelve Friends,” one of the first attractions being built at Shanghai Disneyland, set to open in late 2015. The pr…
Stan Lee Media can’t claim ownership to any of the comicbook characters he created for Marvel, a federal court judge ruled Thursday, giving full control of superheroes like Spider-Man,…
The Cimarron Group, best known for creating campaigns for film studios, is expanding into the live events biz, with the company tapped to oversee the marketing efforts for Marvel’s upc…
Disney has become a much bigger fan of “The Jungle Book,” tapping Justin Marks to write a live action version of the Rudyard Kipling tale as it produces a musical at Chicago̵…
