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Hollywood Lost More Than $500 Billion in Market Value in 2022

For Hollywood, 2022 was truly an annus horribilis. Major studios, streamers, cable providers, and other media giants lost a combined $542 billion in market value in 2022, with left-wing studios the Walt Disney Co., Netflix, and Comcast accounting for the bulk of the bloodshed.

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‘Avatar 2’ Is Latest Hollywood Blockbuster to Bomb in China

“Avatar: The Way of Water” belly-flopped on its opening weekend in China, bringing in $57.1 million, far below the approximately $120 million it was expected to earn. The shortfall has surely come as a disappointment for Disney, which is seeking to replicate the success of the first Avatar movie — the highest grossing Hollywood movie in China at the time of its release in 2009.”

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Disney Sued by Investor Claiming Company’s Fight with DeSantis over Florida’s Anti-Grooming Law Created ‘Far-Reaching Financial Risks’

A Disney investor has sued the company in an attempt to uncover internal records related to Disney’s fight with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) over the state’s anti-grooming Parental Rights in Education law. Investor Kenneth Simone sued Disney this week in a Delaware chancery court, claiming Disney “created far-reaching financial risks” for itself and its shareholders through its public attacks on the legislation.

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Tragic Kingdom: Experts Predict Dark Days Ahead at Disney for Bob Iger, Major Cuts as Streaming Loses Billions

The Walt Disney Co. is hoping that returning CEO Bob Iger will wave his magic wand like Cinderella’s fairy godmother and make everything better following Bob Chapek’s calamitous tenure. But analysts are predicting the task won’t be so easy, saying Iger will need to slash spending and restore profitability in two years’ time — a feat of sorcery that the Disney veteran may not be able to pull off.

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