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In Disney's Mulan, composer Harry Gregson-Williams found the opportunity to put his stamp on the journey of a classic Disney character. In his second collaboration with director Niki Caro, Gregson-Williams would pen a score and co-write an original song, "Loyal Brave True," seeing both of these works shortlisted for…

If you’re dying to know what the total revenue reap was from Disney’s combined PVOD/Disney+/overseas theatrical release experiment of Mulan, well, we just have to wait for the studio’s investor day on December 10. That’s when they’re reportedly going to tell us more. Disney CEO Bob Chapek said on Thursday’s Q4 and…

Disney+ Wednesday introduced a new sharing capability on mobile that lets subscribers share content via messenger apps or onto social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram and others. Subscribers can tap a new "share" button found on the Disney+ title's Details page, select the preferred medium and who they…

Thanksgiving Week just got a lot more grim at the box office as Disney on Thursday moved its bit Pixar movie Soul to Disney+, where it will now be released on December 25. It had been set for a November 20 release in domestic theaters. Disney will not charge its streaming subscribers an extra $29.99 to…

Cobrai Kai, the Karate Kid update acquired by Netflix after its initial run on YouTube Premium, dominated the Nielsen streaming charts for August 31 to September 6. The show’s 20 episodes drew nearly 2.2 billion streaming minutes, well ahead of the No. 2 show, Lucifer, which had 1.4 billion. Amazon Prime Video’s The Bo…

TUESDAY UPDATE, with actuals: Christopher Nolan’s Tenet again came in slightly higher in Warner Bros’ weekend actuals versus Sunday's estimates with $16.2M on 19,764 screens in 56 overseas markets. That's a -35% hold (-25% excluding China). The international box office through Sunday is $243.7M for $284.9M worldwide…

TUESDAY UPDATE, with actuals & more market detail: Christopher Nolan's Tenet came in just a touch higher in the weekend actuals versus Sunday's estimates, lifting to $25.3M from 54 overseas markets, per Warner Bros. That was good for a 35% drop in the holdovers (-29% if excluding China). The international box office…

Imax CEO Rich Gelfond rejects the popular notion that premium video on demand is the future for blockbuster movie releases. “PVOD is a failed experiment,” Gelfond said during an online appearance Wednesday at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia conference. “The numbers haven’t worked in a pandemic, so how would they work…

Refresh for latest…: Disney’s Mulan ultimately settled for a $23.2M three-day opening in China, including previews. This is about where we saw it landing yesterday after downgrading projections for the Middle Kingdom launch. The movie from director Niki Caro ended up in the No. 1 spot for the session there, but was…

SATURDAY UPDATE: The situation is not looking up for Mulan in China with a Saturday that saw a small 11% increase versus Friday. The Disney live-action update on its 1998 animated classic is now at an estimated $17M cume through two days in the Middle Kingdom, and including Thursday midnights. This points to a…

Disney CFO Christine McCarthy addressed the controversy over Mulan, which critics accuse of indirectly favoring the oppression of Uighur Muslims in China, noting the uproar has created “a lot of issues.” Authorities in the Xinjiang province, an area where Uighurs have been detained in mass internment camps, authorized…

The controversy surrounding Disney's live-action update on 1998 animated classic Mulan is heating up just as the film is about to be released in China. In recent days, backlash outside the Middle Kingdom has increased over a line in the movie's credits roll that reportedly thanks the Xinjiang authorities, including…