Avengers

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) reported a second-quarter bottom line that beat consensus estimates but declined 12 percent from the previous year. “GAAP earnings were impacted by a number of significant items, including a gain on Hulu, severance costs, and the amortization of both acquired...

"Avengers: Endgame," produced by Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) subsidiary Marvel Studios, has shattered several box office records since its April 26 release.   "Endgame"  was the fastest to collect $1 billion worldwide, taking merely five days to reach the milestone...

Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)'s "Avengers: Endgame" ended its opening weekend with $350 million in domestic ticket sales and $1.2 billion in worldwide ticket sales. Disney's latest film now holds multiple box office records, including the best debut in movie history. In just a few...

Wall Street analysts were bullish on The House Of Mouse following a strong earnings print from Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS), expectations for a big year for Disney superheroes at the box office and a bright future in streaming. Disney turned out a strong first-quarter earnings beat Tuesday on sales...

A strong 2019 content lineup is shaping up nicely for Funko Inc (NASDAQ: FNKO), according to a bullish Bank of America Merrill Lynch.  The Analyst Analyst Rafe Jadrosich reiterated a Buy rating on Funko with a $23 price target. The Thesis A strong content schedule and a return to growth...

After Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS)'s strong fourth-quarter earnings report earlier this month, Imperial Capital said it expects that next year will be a transitional one for the entertainment conglomerate.  The Analyst Analyst David W. Miller upgraded Walt Disney from In-Line to...

Marvel’s "Avengers: Infinity War" blew up the box office again over the weekend with $112.5 million in receipts, making it the fourth film in history to top $100 million in its second weekend. Nonetheless, the Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) film missed MKM Partners' estimates by $5....

The first four months of 2018 saw the third highest-grossing movie of all time and the highest opening weekend ticket sales ever achieved by a film.  Those milestones — reached by “Black Panther” and “Avengers: Infinity Wars,” respectively — both drove and...

Quicken Loans wants in on the "Avengers." “Who is the most confident?” Quicken Loans' Chief Marketing Officer Casey Hurbis asks, weighing the company's alignment with Iron Man or Captain America. He ultimately settles on “Captain America. All American — we...

Mark Millar, whose influence on Hollywood movies is likely vaster and more profitable than his print presence, is taking his prolific portfolio of content exclusively to Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX). The company said it was buying the Scotsman’s movie-spawning Millarworld comic book company...

Goldman Sachs analyst Drew Borst believes that despite the 9 percent outperformance over the past two months, Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) shares have 24 percent upside potential over the next 12 months, driven by accelerated EPS growth in FY 2018. Borst upgraded the rating on Disney's stock...

In a three-way battle, the science fiction of Star Wars is pitched against the magical wizardry of Harry Potter and the super heroes of Marvel Entertainment. Picking the "winner" is truly a tough proposition, as each in its own right has a mass appeal, huge fan following and tasted commercial...

With Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) and Marvel's TV collaborations going so well, it shouldn't come as a shock the synergy aspect would continue to play out off-screen. Investors excited for the second season of "Daredevil" got a nice surprise last Friday when, in the run-up to the debut, it was...

In a report published Monday, MKM Partners analyst Eric Handler commented that the weekend's box office was not as big as anticipated but still "pretty huge" with the top 10 films grossing $219 million, a figure that was short of the analyst's $257 million estimate. Handler...