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7 minutes ago, YourMother the Edgelord said:
So in other you think a monopoly is good? Along with less diversity?
It isn't a monopoly, so we don't have to address your first question.
As to your second question, there isn't less diversity. You gain a huge competitor in the streaming market (the real reason for the deal) and other studios have more release dates because Disney doesn't release many movies each year and now the Fox film slate will be reduced.
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58 minutes ago, Barnack said:
Making a lot of movies is one thing and it does not necessarily matter, but because they are also owning the mean of distributing such movie and having the gatekeeper power of privileging their own movies they make on those massive distribution channel they will own, they will gain the power to reduce the competition by making it harder for other movie producer to reach an audience.
I have a problem with this whole line of thinking. There is no law that a movie studio has to distribute their movies to a streaming service rather than distributing their own movies themselves. There is no requirement that Disney must go through Netflix.
If the Disney-Fox merger goes through (which it will, for reasons that have already been explained in this thread previously), the number of major movie studios will go from 6 to 5. However, the number of successful streaming services will increase by 1. So instead of just Netflix dominating the market, there will be competition. This merger isn't about the movie studio as much as it is about the film library and the intellectual property.
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8 hours ago, TMP said:
@Walt Disney You endorse this sale??
Absolutely. From Disney's perspective, it will greatly help them next decade. From my personal perspective, it's going to make things a lot more exciting from a box office perspective.
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14 hours ago, IronJimbo said:
sad but this, thanks goodness Jim is Jim otherwise they would try to ruin the Avatar sequels.
1. Disney wanted to make Avatar when Fox backed out originally.
2. Disney has an Avatar land in Walt Disney World.
3. Disney lets Kennedy handle Lucasfilm and Feige handle Marvel.
Conclusion: there is no logic in the statement that Disney would try to ruin Avatar.
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4 minutes ago, November Treejax said:
Don't count your chickens.
If he doesnt, then I will count his chickens for this one.
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Pacific Rim Uprising is bombing badly. I didn't think it would do well, but it's doing even worse than expected.
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4 minutes ago, baumer said:
Hell, I have films on my list that I know have no chance of ever making the top 100.
Angel Heart is an all time favourite.
Extreme Prejudice, not many have even heard of
Mississippi Burning is the best film of 1988
Mothman Prophecies just gets me a lot of confused looks
Friday the 13th the Final Chapter
I have This Boys Life on my list. And I know it has no shot of making the list, since despite starring Robert DeNiro and Leonardo DiCaprio, I doubt most people here have ever even heard of it, let alone seen it.
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8 minutes ago, fabiopazzo2 said:
1 1 Black Panther BV $41,136,000 -38.0% 3,942 -142 $10,435 $562,015,601 - 4 2 N A Wrinkle in Time BV $33,316,000 - 3,980 - $8,371 $33,316,000 - 1 3 N Strangers: Prey at Night Aviron $10,480,000 - 2,464 - $4,253 $10,480,000 - 1 4 2 Red Sparrow Fox $8,150,000 -51.6% 3,064 +8 $2,660 $31,118,743 $69 2 5 4 Game Night WB (NL) $7,905,000 -24.1% 3,061 -441 $2,582 $45,045,632 $37 3 6 5 Peter Rabbit Sony $6,800,000 -32.0% 3,112 -495 $2,185 $93,457,806 $50 5 7 3 Death Wish (2018) MGM $6,600,000 -49.3% 2,882 +35 $2,290 $23,875,301 $30 2 8 N The Hurricane Heist ENTMP $3,150,000 - 2,402 - $1,311 $3,150,000 $35 1 9 6 Annihilation Par. $3,150,000 -43.8% 1,709 -403 $1,843 $26,094,514 $40 3 10 7 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Sony $2,755,000 -37.9% 2,157 -156 $1,277 $397,263,020 $90 12 11 N Gringo STX $2,630,000 - 2,404 - $1,094 $2,630,000 - 1 12 11 The Shape of Water FoxS $2,407,000 +62.8% 1,552 +720 $1,551 $61,000,138 - 15 13 9 The Greatest Showman Fox $1,775,000 -34.3% 952 -455 $1,864 $167,475,401 $84 12 14 8 Fifty Shades Freed Uni. $1,350,000 -60.3% 1,357 -1,257 $995 $98,363,595 $55 5 15 N Thoroughbreds Focus $1,223,000 - 549 - $2,228 $1,223,000 - 1 16 13 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri FoxS $705,000 -45.2% 552 -218 $1,277 $53,349,562 - 18 17 14 The Post Fox $315,000 -70.4% 278 -393 $1,133 $81,146,256 $50 12 18 15 Call Me by Your Name SPC $304,228 -61.2% 309 -605 $985 $17,468,973 - 16 19 35 A Fantastic Woman SPC $287,277 +129.8% 166 +77 $1,731 $1,172,952 - 6 20 17 Darkest Hour Focus $280,000 -59.8% 245 -668 $1,143 $56,101,750 - 16 21 19 I, Tonya Neon $263,471 -52.3% 243 -268 $1,084 $29,509,808 - 14 22 25 Coco BV $250,000 -22.2% 194 -41 $1,289 $208,831,333 - 16 23 27 Star Wars: The Last Jedi BV $246,000 -2.6% 246 +25 $1,000 $619,463,731 - 13 24 16 Phantom Thread Focus $245,000 -67.4% 184 -531 $1,332 $20,721,535 - 11 25 18 Lady Bird A24 $200,035 -64.8% 156 -554 $1,282 $48,727,873 - 19 26 N The Death of Stalin IFC $181,308 - 4 - $45,327 $181,308 - 1 27 22 Maze Runner: The Death Cure Fox $173,000 -63.3% 214 -329 $808 $57,440,200 $62 7 28 20 Winchester LGF $170,000 -67.1% 261 -315 $651 $24,874,023 - 6 29 N The Leisure Seeker SPC $119,573 - 28 - $4,270 $119,573 - 1 30 21 Early Man LGF $100,000 -79.4% 186 -711 $538 $8,025,359 - 4 31 28 Den of Thieves STX $70,000 -68.7% 104 -165 $673 $44,859,259 - 8 32 38 Wonder LGF $68,000 -26.9% 138 -12 $493 $132,234,669 - 17 33 26 Samson PFR $57,000 -81.5% 93 -341 $613 $4,612,929 - 4 34 32 Hostiles ENTMP $55,000 -65.4% 90 -161 $611 $29,608,024 - 12 35 43 Loveless (2018) SPC $54,132 -11.9% 37 +12 $1,463 $303,406 - 4 37 37 La Boda de Valentina PNT $41,000 -60.2% 45 -50 $911 $2,758,043 - 5 36 36 Thor: Ragnarok BV $41,000 -65.4% 70 -40 $586 $315,034,103 $180 19 38 40 The Commuter LGF $41,000 -45.8% 71 -41 $577 $36,317,734 - 9 39 50 Foxtrot SPC $29,757 -5.9% 6 +2 $4,960 $112,569 - 2 40 51 Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool SPC $21,976 -26.6% 41 -12 $536 $811,321 - 11 41 44 The Insult Cohen $19,762 -62.5% 16 -35 $1,235 $904,496 - 9 42 N Claire's Camera CGld $11,843 - 1 - $11,843 $11,843 - 1 43 54 Faces Places Cohen $10,267 -47.9% 12 -11 $856 $921,919 - 23 44 N Itzhak Greenwich $7,221 - 2 - $3,611 $7,221 - 1 45 77 Double Lover Cohen $3,327 -6.2% 3 - $1,109 $160,759 - 4 Thor: Ragnarok is still in theaters. Gotta love Disney. They are dedicated to box office.
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22 minutes ago, Boxofficerules said:
At least with Black Panther making bank, no one can blame AWITs underperformance on diversity.
True. But hopefully this will be a reminder that diversity by itself will not automatically make a movie a success. A great movie, with the right actors in the right roles, and making sure it appeals to the majority of the movie-going audience, is what makes a movie a success at the BO. A great director definitely adds to making a movie come out great too.
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My Vote:
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Casablanca
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Back to the Future Part II
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Forrest Gump
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The Usual Suspects
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Star Wars: Episode VI- Return of the Jedi
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Back to the Future
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Gone With The Wind
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It’s a Wonderful Life
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L.A. Confidential
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My Cousin Vinnie
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Memento
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Unforgiven
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Goodfellas
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The Godfather
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Marvel’s The Avengers
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Back to the Future Part III
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Goldfinger
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12 Angry Men
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day
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Star Wars: Episode IV- A New Hope
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Disclosure
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Apollo 13
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Mr. Brooks
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Quiz Show
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Primal Fear
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The Shawshank Redemption
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Dumb and Dumber
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West Side Story
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Captain America: Civil War
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Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
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Anchor Man: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
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Black Hawk Down
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The Truman Show
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Fight Club
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Star Wars: Episode V- The Empire Strikes Back
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Frequency
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Old School
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Rocky III
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Captain America: The First Avenger
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Iron Man 2
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Anger Management
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Iron Man
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Minority Report
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Catch Me If You Can
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A League of Their Own
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Maverick
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Superman II
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Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom
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The Dark Knight
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Almost Famous
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Top Gun
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Rocky II
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Groundhog Day
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Full Metal Jacket
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Demolition Man
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EuroTrip
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March of the Wooden Soldiers
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The Game
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Rocky IV
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The Wizard of Oz
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Miracle on 34th Street
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Casino
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Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
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Gladiator
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Kindergarten Cop
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Billy Madison
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This Boys Life
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Fracture
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Judge Dredd
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Men In Black
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Good Will Hunting
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Meet Me in St. Louis
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The Karate Kid
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Rocky
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Rounders
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Saving Private Ryan
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The Family Man
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Ghostbusters
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Avengers: Age of Ultron
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
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The Last Action Hero
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Red Dragon
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The Karate Kid Part III
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The Terminator
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We Were Soldiers
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Death to Smoochie
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Willow
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The Departed
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Die Hard
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Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
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Training Day
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The Godfather II
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Coneheads
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Spaceballs
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Mr. Destiny
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Jumanji
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Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
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A Bronx Tale
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The Waterboy
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American Beauty
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5 minutes ago, Brainbug said:
Well, JW adjusts to 725M
I don’t think people realize what a monster JW was. That movie did gangbusters at the box office. That was one of those statement movies for Universal where they flexed their muscles.
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8 minutes ago, Mike Hunt said:
I think it might fall a tiny bit short of that around high $680's/low $690's which would still be the third biggest film of all time.
Adjusted for inflation, that would put it above The Dark Knight. That is extremely impressive.
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The list has been updated to reflect the addition of Black Panther.
Patton has been removed from the list.
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1 minute ago, redfirebird2008 said:
Amusing to follow at least.
That's why we're all here. If it wasn't, then we wouldn't be here. We'd probably be on another movie site arguing quality.
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2 hours ago, redfirebird2008 said:
Good for Disney. Doesn't really impact any of us here.
No movie's box office results impact us here.
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Just remember one thing, it all started with a mouse.
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If you were here in 2012, you know that it is The Avengers. The Avengers was a game changer. And no one expected it to do what it did. The fact tgat it isnt one of the options on this poll says a lot.
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4 minutes ago, The Futurist said:
This is like Wonder Woman on acid, crack & coke.
Also, Disney will rule this year and other studios should just not show up next year if they don't want to suffer embarrassment when Mickey releases :
Avengers 4
Aladdin
Lion King
Toy Story 4
Forzen 2
Star Wars 9
Oops, Forgot Captain cheese & little flying elephant.
Yes. Next year is Disney taking a victory lap for such a successful decade of box office dominance.
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The list has been updated to reflect the addition of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.
Fatal Attraction has been removed from the list.
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Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
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ROUND 1
Raiders of the Lost Ark v. Bambi
Jaws v. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
The Godfather v. The Sting
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back v. Avatar
The Lion King v. Star Wars: The Last Jedi
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King v. The Passion of the Christ
Star Wars: A New Hope v. Animal House
Titanic v. The Greatest Show on Earth
Forrest Gump v. My Fair Lady
Jurassic Park v. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Fantasia v. The Towering Inferno
The Dark Knight v. Finding Nemo
American Graffiti v. Spider-Man (2002)
Cinderella (1950) v. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi v. Batman (1989)
Doctor Zhivago v. Jurassic World
Gone with the Wind v. Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: The Force Awakens v. Around the World in 80 Days
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial v. 101 Dalmatians
The Sound of Music v. The Robe
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story v. The Graduate
The Jungle Book (1967) v. Airport
The Avengers v. Goldfinger
Beverly Hills Cop v. The Exorcist
Ghostbusters (1984) v. Cleopatra
Pinocchio v. Grease
The Ten Commandments v. Home Alone
Mary Poppins v. Thunderball
Ben-Hur (1959) v. Independence Day
The Bells of St. Mary's v. Love Story
Spider-Man 2 (2004) v. Sleeping Beauty
Shrek 2 v. Blazing Saddles
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It's amazing to look at this list and see how it's so dominated by Disney currently. This list starts in the 80's, so it makes sense to see the other studios dominating OW. However, now it is heavily Disney.
Episode IV:A NEW MOUSE | DISNEY | IT IS DONE
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Yes, if you're talking about Sky, etc. But, expanding internationally where you are weak is smart business sense. It isn't a monopoly at all. We see corporations do it all the time, like a Japanese electronics company buying a movie studio.