Tag: disney
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‘The Little Mermaid’ Earns $10.3 Million in Previews
Disney’s live-action adaptation of “The Little Mermaid” has had a $10.3 million debut in previews. On Friday, it launches in 4,320 theatres.The number of previews sold on Thursday was the seventh-highest ever for a G- or PG-rated film. “The Little Mermaid” also earned $850,000 from early access screenings on Wednesday. The new film, starring Halle…
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Disney and Toronto’s Lighthouse Immersive ink a contract to create a unique projection art experience.
The Canadian startup Lighthouse Immersive revealed on Thursday that it has reached a significant agreement with Walt Disney Animation Studios, giving it access to the studio’s complete catalog of movies, from “Steamboat Willy” to “Encanto” and everything in between. This December in Toronto, the new exhibition “Disney Animation: Immersive Experience” will make its debut before…
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Review of Hocus Pocus 2
Although the 1993 movie Hocus Pocus, directed by Kenny Ortega, wasn’t a big hit when it came out, history has been kind to it and has made it into a sort of Halloween tradition for kids of a certain generation. Disney has chosen to bring the sorcerous Sanderson sisters back for another adventure in Hocus…
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Hocus Pocus spewing trouble still
Three witch sisters who were murdered in Salem in 1693 return to wreak havoc 300 years later on Halloween in the Disney film “Hocus Pocus,” released in 1993. It is a cultural landmark rather than just a classic. It was only moderately successful when it was first released, but it quickly became popular on home…