Disney Gets Ready to Own the Box Office Again

There wasn't a lot of Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) content consumed at the local multiplex over the past weekend. The media giant that has dominated the box office this year didn't put out any of the eight largest draws. You have to work your way down to the the ninth spot, where A Real Pain -- put out by Disney's Searchlight Pictures -- took in a meager $2.3 million in ticket sales despite expanding to more screens.This week should be worse for Disney. Rival studios are premiering Wicked and Gladiator II this week, two highly anticipated films that should catapult to the top of this weekend's box office tallies.Disney stock soared to a six-month high last week after posting blowout financial results. A huge summer for its theatrical releases helped fuel its strong quarterly results.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool