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Disney passes Dreamworks, 2004's 3rd highest-grossing studio
Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2004 9:15 am
by Luke
With successful weekend performances by both <i>The Incredibles</i> and their new opening <i>National Treasure</i>, Buena Vista (Disney & Touchstone) has now become the 3rd most-grossing studio at the 2004 box office with a current total of $955 million. Buena Vista has pulled within $6 million of 2nd place Warner, while Sony still has a comfortable grasp of the #1 ranking over all studios. Warner still has <i>Alexander</i> and <i>Ocean's Twelve</i> coming out, while Disney's remaining release (the Touchstone film <i>The Life Aquatic</i>) probably won't put up outrageous numbers.
Last year, behind blockbusters <i>Finding Nemo</i> and <i>Pirates of the Caribbean</i>, Buena Vista handily became the top studio at the box office, with a total gross of $1.5 billion.
Source and full rankings here:
http://boxofficemojo.com/studio/
Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2004 9:24 am
by Jack
Mr. Incredible shot the lame fishing guy off the moon! U Huh U Huh U Huh!
In all fairness though, DreamWorks actually did have more good movies this year than Disney - Anchorman, Collateral, and The Terminal. Their animation is underwhelming, but they do make good flicks otherwise.
Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2004 10:15 am
by ichabod
Jack wrote:
In all fairness though, DreamWorks actually did have more good movies this year than Disney - Anchorman, Collateral, and The Terminal. Their animation is underwhelming, but they do make good flicks otherwise.
Anchorman
Collateral
The terminal
Shrek 2
I went to see evry one of those films, and I thought that they were all over-hyped crap!
Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2004 11:22 am
by Wonderlicious
ichabod wrote:Anchorman
Collateral
The terminal
Shrek 2
I wen to see evry one of those films, and I thought that they were all over-hyped crap!
OMG! It looks as if I'm the only person who actually liked
Shrek 2 on this forum...
Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2004 11:35 am
by The Monkey's Uncle
I HATE shrek with a passion!
Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2004 2:27 pm
by Just Myself
Wonderlicious wrote:ichabod wrote:Anchorman
Collateral
The terminal
Shrek 2
I wen to see evry one of those films, and I thought that they were all over-hyped crap!
OMG! It looks as if I'm the only person who actually liked
Shrek 2 on this forum...
You're not alone, Wonderlicious. I LOVE Shrek 2.
Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2004 3:27 pm
by Loomis
Wonderlicious wrote:ichabod wrote:Anchorman
Collateral
The terminal
Shrek 2
I wen to see evry one of those films, and I thought that they were all over-hyped crap!
OMG! It looks as if I'm the only person who actually liked
Shrek 2 on this forum...
I actually liked
Shrek 2 as well. I don't feel the need to hate it because it isn't Disney. I think we must hav a forum full of NME critics here - NME (UK music press) seems only ever able to praise a newe record by slagging an older record (e.g. Franz Ferdinand will save your live - way better than The Strokes even though we said they would save your life 6 months ago).
I digress...
Shrek 2 deserves its success. Yes, it is full of pop culture references, and does have some fun jokes at Disney's expense, but in the end it is a simple love story with a sense of humour, and I dug it (
Shark Tale on the other hand...*shudder*)
I also think it is unfair to label
Anchorman as overrated. It is a glass case of emotion!
Anyways, it is good to see Disney doing well, and I look forward to finally seeing
The Incredibles at the end of the year.
Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2004 7:19 pm
by Ciaobelli
Cool, lets hope though that Eisner won't consider staying because of it.
I thought Shrek 2 was good, but not $400+ million good. The Incredibles on the other hand.....
Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2004 9:02 pm
by Artlad
Phooey! for a minute there i thought the title of this thread meant that The Incredibles had passed Shrek 2.
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2004 7:38 pm
by DreamerQ18
Anchorman
Collateral
The terminal
Shrek 2
Well I I thought Shrek 2 was pretty good and I enjoyed it as the Terminal. But I didnt say Collateral but Anchorman was totla crap and over rated. I am not a hater I know when to give props when deserved.
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2004 9:24 pm
by Ciaobelli
Artlad wrote:Phooey! for a minute there i thought the title of this thread meant that The Incredibles had passed Shrek 2.
Wouldn't that be something.....
they would have to recall all the Shrek 2 dvds and remove the god-awful yellow banner "#1 comedy of all time"
It would be a day to remember
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2004 9:30 pm
by Just Myself
Uh, Ciaobelli, that banner never made the cover. And even if it did, TI isn't a comedy.
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2004 10:17 pm
by Ciaobelli
Just Myself wrote:Uh, Ciaobelli, that banner never made the cover. And even if it did, TI isn't a comedy.
Really? shows up on amazon, so I bilieved them. TI could be an action-comedy, anything is good to dethrone Shrek