As recently as '84, Disney was the weak sister among movie studios. There was Splash, but there was also The Black Hole and (soon to be) The Black Cauldron, also various other gems. But now? ...
The [Walt Disney] Company has brought in an industry record $7.67 billion to date at the worldwide box office, it announced on Sunday. That passed the previous record, which was also set by Disney, when it made $7.61 billion at the global box office in 2016. ...
There was a bit of a turnaround near the end of the Ron Miller days, and then Jeffrey Katzenberg, Frank Wells and Michael Eisner jump-started the place, and Robert Iger sent the company into hyper-drive (commercially speaking).
Diz Co. will probably be appointing Mr. Iger "Chairman For Life". Wouldn't at all surprise me.
H/t Director Mike Milo ...
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