Shares of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) have been relatively flat over the last year, with a current 2.7% gain in the last 52 weeks. But strong box office results in the last two calendar months of 2025 could help the company's first-quarter financial results.Disney's Box Office BillionsDisney ended calendar 2025 with two of the most anticipated films of the year in "Zootopia 2" and "Avatar: Fire and Ash."Both films have grossed over $1 billion worldwide, making Disney the only American studio to have ...

Key Points Disney stock failed to beat the market in 2025, just as it has flopped in three of the four previous years. The future is bright with potential blockbusters, another cruise ship, and theme park expansion paying off in 2026. With a forward earnings multiple in the mid-teens, Disney stock is attractively priced right now. 10 stocks we like better than Walt Disney › The last couple of years haven't been easy for Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) investors, like me. Shares of the iconic entertainme ...

MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A broad slate of appealing films, led by the highly anticipated release of Avatar: Fire and Ash, is delivering an exciting holiday season at ®Marcus Theatres, the nation's fourth largest theatre circuit and a division of Marcus Corporation (NYSE: MCS). With the U.S. box office up over 25% this weekend compared to the same period last year, moviegoers enjoyed films across a wide variety of genres. As a result, Marcus Theatres recorded its second-best pre-Christmas weekend since 20 ...

Market Performance - "Avatar: Fire and Ash" earned approximately $90 million in the domestic box office during its opening weekend [1] - IMAX experienced its biggest opening weekend of the year and fifth biggest in IMAX history with "Avatar: Fire and Ash" [1] - IMAX's stock is up 46% year-to-date [1] - IMAX accounted for about 15% of the domestic box office and about 13% of the global box office for "Avatar: Fire and Ash" [3] - For "Avatar: Way of Water," IMAX accounted for approximately 12% of the domestic box office [4] Company Strategy and Outlook - IMAX's market share has been growing since the pandemic, driven by demand for premium experiences [5][6] - IMAX had a record year before the release of "Avatar: Fire and Ash" [5] - IMAX is projecting an even bigger year next year with releases like "Avatar," "Star Wars," and "Dune 3" [6][7] - IMAX has guided to $1.4 billion in 2026, an increase from 2025 [7] - The theatrical box office is predicted to increase, driven by special movies and filmmakers [7][8]

Moviegoers are showing up again. Investors, not so much. Shares of AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (NYSE:AMC) are down more than 50% year to date, trading around $1.75 — just off 52-week lows — even as the company posts its strongest pre-Christmas weekend since 2021. Attendance surged on the back of “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” with more than four million customers visiting AMC and ODEON locations globally.Track AMC stock here.The disconnect hasn't gone unnoticed.Read Also: AMC Entertainment Stock Hits A New All- ...

Netflix's acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery is poised to add more pressure to movie theatres, which are struggling to fill seats after the pandemic. The holiday release of Avatar: Fire and Ash, the... ...

Walt Disney Co.’s Avatar: Fire and Ash opened at No. 1 in China, delivering a strong debut weeks after Zootopia 2 broke records for a foreign animated film in the country. https://t.co/wT9j11J5f4 ...

Walt Disney Co.’s Avatar: Fire and Ash was the highest-grossing film at the box office this weekend with $88 million worth of movie tickets sold in the US and Canada. https://t.co/E1kx7BLX0q ...

Opening this weekend, the latest in James Cameron's franchise is expected to be a boon for Twentieth Century Studios and parent company Disney. ...

Disney and James Cameron's third Avatar movie, "Avatar: Fire and Ash," hit theaters Thursday, snapping up $12 million in early preview screenings domestically.The second installment in the film series, "The Way of Water," had a better start and tallied $5 million more in its Thursday preview haul in 2022. Still, box office analysts expect "Fire and Ash" will bring in at least $100 million during its opening weekend in the U.S. and Canada."A lot is riding on the performance of 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' and with ...