Driven by the success of Marvel’s Avengers: Age Of Ultron, Cinderella, and the opening of Disney/Pixar’s latest animated entry Inside Out, The Walt Disney Studios has crossed the $1B mark at the domestic box office in a studio record time of 174 days, beating the 188-day previous record set on July 8, 2012 by two weeks. This marks the 10th consecutive year, and the 19th year overall, that the studio has reached this milestone.

Here are some of the domestic box office numbers that have contributed to Disney reaching this unprecedented milestone:

Disney/Marvel’s Avengers: Age Of Ultron $450.4M

Disney Pixar’s Inside Out, to-date,  $113M

Cinderella soon to cross $200M, upon which  it will be in the Top Five highest grossers so far this year.

 

 

Source: Deadline Hollywood

Amongst stiff competition  from Universal’s Jurassic Park for it’s Father’s Day opening weekend, Pixar’s Inside Out’s box office was predicted to top out at an $65 million.  But the race was much closer than expected as Inside Out raced to $91.1 million from 3,946 theaters — the best opening for an original Pixar title and the second best of any Pixar film behind Toy Story 3, which launched to $110.3 million and had the benefit of being part of a beloved franchise.

Inside Out also claims ownership to the top opening for any original movie, live-action or otherwise, that isn’t based on sourced material, eclipsing the $77 million debut of Avatar. This feat is thanks to plenty of interest from both families (71 percent) and adults (21 percent). Teens made up the rest of ticket buyers (eight percent).

Total  opening box office for Inside Out was domestic  $91,056,000, foreign $41,000,000 for a total worldwide opening of $132,056,000  .

It’s been nearly two years since the animation superpower, Pixar last had a film in theaters, and judging by the strong reaction that “Inside Out” has received from critics,  the wait was worth it!

The Reviews are in! …

“Pixar’s 15th feature proves to be the greatest idea the toon studio has ever had… promises to forever change the way people think about the way people think, delivering creative fireworks grounded by a wonderfully relatable family story.” ~Variety

“Pixar’s Inside Out Revels in the Wonder, and Sadness, of Being Alive” ~ Vanity Fair

“May be the most creative and visually dazzling animated feature to come through since Disney’s Fantasia 75 years ago.” ~ Deadline.com

“Call Inside Out a comeback, a return to form, a gratifying reminder that no one else would attempt to make a children’s tentpole movie about how emotional pain is just as essential a part of life as happiness.”~ Alison Willmore – Buzzfeed

“Pixar’s Latest Masterpiece Will Make You Feel All The Feels … Inside Out is a gloriously imaginative rebuttal to anyone who would claim that Pixar’s best days are behind it. “ ~ Forbes

“Inside Out’ is simply one of Pixar’s most creative films ever” ~HitFix

“Inside Out’ is Pixar’s most stunning animated film since ‘Finding Nemo’” ~ Business Insider

“Pixar has never been so formally and visually inventive and rarely so funny as they are here…. Consider next year’s Animated Feature Oscar race over and Pixar firmly back on track. ~IGN

“It’s a great adventure that seriously tugs at the heartstrings, though exactly what the pre-teen audience will make of the delightful way Inside Out illustrates concepts like abstract reasoning is hard to fathom. Not that it matters — there’s plenty for them to love, too.” ~The Wrap

“Inside Out has to be one the most conceptually trippy films ever made as a PG-rated popcorn picture for the general public.” ~ The Hollywood Reporter

The movie follows  Riley, a happy, hockey-loving 11-year-old Midwestern girl, as her dad’s new job in San Francisco uproots the family from the Midwest. Riley’s emotions — led by Joy (Amy Poehler) — work together to try guide guide her through this difficult, life-changing event. However, the stress of the move brings Sadness (Phyllis Smith) to the forefront. When Joy and Sadness are inadvertently swept into the far reaches of Riley’s mind, the only emotions left in Headquarters (he control center of Riley’s mind) are Anger, Fear and Disgust.

 

Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron ruled the box office this weekend with a huge $191.3 million scoring the second highest opening weekend in North America, with two other Marvel Studios films—“Marvel’s The Avengers” and Marvel’s “Iron Man 3”—holding down the first and third spots.
The international box office was equally impressive, hauling in  $439.8  million for a worldwide total thus far at $631,100,000.

The film cost $250 million to make – Not bad business!

Domestically, Ultron’s $191.3 million debut accounted for 85 percent of the Top 12 box office this weekend, which is a new record ahead of Spider-Man 3’s 83 percent.

As of today, the Marvel Cinematic Universe  stands on $7.786 billion, with a $708 million average across its eleven installments (Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America: The First Avengers, The Avengers, Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy and Avengers: Age of Ultron).

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has also  overtaken Harry Potter to become highest-grossing movie franchise of all time. Harry Potter had the higher film average on $965 million, but will now have to settle for second place with its eight chapters earning a combined $7.723 billion.

The much anticipated first collaboration between the streaming service and comic powerhouse is finally here! Marvel’s Daredevil has begun streaming (April 10) on Netflix!

Daredevil is set in the same universe that Marvel has developed over the last half-decade through various films and TV series, including Captain America and Agent Carter. It’s a world where superheroes are very much in the public eye.

Due to the events of The Avengers, New York City is on the rebound, and the re-construction has given rise to opportunities all over the city. However, there are no more greater opportunities to be found than in Hell’s Kitchen. Seeing this, the criminal element has begun moving in, in order to reap the benefits of a post-Battle of New York world. Thankfully for the neighborhood, though, this criminal onslaught doesn’t sit well with one man in particular, the blind attorney, Matt Murdock.

Here is what the critics are saying about Daredevil:

“gorgeously gritty, meticulously paced and violent” The Telegraph

“Netflix Series A Sight To Behold” ~ Deadline.com

“Daredevil is precisely as excellent as everyone hoped it would be…” Forbes

“Daredevil is the best (and bloodiest) show Marvel has made yet” The Verge

“Charlie Cox Owns Marvel’s Blind Superhero Story in Netflix Series Take ”- The Wrap

“You won’t need but a few episodes to see how much the show gets right, including the decision to film in New York. Daredevil has a gritty realism that Marvel’s feature films generally don’t even have. … Daredevil is a first-pitch home run.” – David Betancourt -Washington Post

“a surprisingly engaging adaptation … an intelligent, well-crafted drama series that may be a little thin on actual action for those expecting the CGI orgies associated with the modern Marvel logo but contains the nuance and character that has been missing from most of those blockbusters. … The premiere is strikingly confident, filmed like a theatrical offering more than a TV show. And one never gets the sense that the show is targeting teens like the CW offerings, taking time to really be a crime procedural as much as a superhero show”  Brian Tallerico – Roger Ebert.com

“Marvel has shrewdly expanded its portfolio, and Netflix has upped its must-have quotient with a fiercely loyal segment of consumers. Viewed that way, costume or no costume, “Daredevil” looks dressed for success.” Variety