‘Inside Out 2’ tops $1 billion at global box office, first since ‘Barbie’

‘Inside Out 2’ tops  billion at global box office, first since ‘Barbie’

Amy Poehler and Maya Hawke voice Joy and Anxiety, respectively, in Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2.” Disney | Pixar Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” is the newest member of the billion-dollar club. The animated feature has tallied $1.014 billion worldwide as of Sunday, making it the highest-grossing film of 2024 and the first film … Read more

Jim Cramer wants to buy Disney — plus praise for our solar stock

Jim Cramer wants to buy Disney — plus praise for our solar stock

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Markets: Wall Street is ending the final day of the second quarter on a muted note, even after the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge showed a … Read more

Tractor Supply ends DEI, Pride support and carbon goals

Tractor Supply ends DEI, Pride support and carbon goals

Shoppers are seen at the parking lot of a Tractor Supply Co. store near Bloomsburg.  Paul Weaver | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Tractor Supply, a retail chain that sells home improvement equipment, livestock and agricultural supplies for farmers and pet owners, is eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion roles; withdrawing carbon emission goals; … Read more

What to know about Asia’s first Disney cruise

What to know about Asia’s first Disney cruise

Enchanted valleys, vibrant street markets and fantastical forests. Those are just some of what fans of Disney cruises can expect on board the upcoming Disney Adventure, according to details announced Tuesday by Disney Cruise Line. The ship — the sixth cruise liner from Disney — is the company’s first to homeport in Asia. Its maiden … Read more

YouTube dominates streaming, forces media companies to adapt

YouTube dominates streaming, forces media companies to adapt

It’s been almost 20 years since the founding of Alphabet’s YouTube, and Hollywood still doesn’t really know what to do with it. YouTube, which effectively invented user-generated content, claims a daunting share of overall media consumption. And it’s no longer just dominating the internet, it’s dominating the living room, too. YouTube made up 9.7% of … Read more

Disney Pixar ‘Inside Out 2’ could top $1 billion at box office

Disney Pixar ‘Inside Out 2’ could top  billion at box office

In Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2,” Riley’s Sense of Self is made up of all of her beliefs, each of which can be heard with the pluck of a string. Sadness (voice of Phyllis Smith) and Joy (voice of Amy Poehler) deliver key memories to this formative land. Disney | Pixar Disney and Pixar’s … Read more

Nvidia is little known despite topping $3 trillion in market cap

Nvidia is little known despite topping  trillion in market cap

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang makes a speech at an event at COMPUTEX forum in Taipei, Taiwan June 4, 2024.  Ann Wang | Reuters Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Google were the four leading global brands at the end of 2023, according to consulting firm Interbrand. They’re are also four of the world’s five most valuable companies. … Read more

Inside Out 2, Despicable Me 4 could boost box office

‘Inside Out 2’ tops  billion at global box office, first since ‘Barbie’

Amy Poehler and Maya Hawke voice Joy and Anxiety, respectively, in Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2.” Disney | Pixar A big piece has been missing from the box office — family films. A handful of kid-friendly hits — Universal’s “Super Mario Bros.” chief among them — have boosted ticket sales. But many family features … Read more

‘Inside Out 2’ box office opening hits $155 million domestically

‘Inside Out 2’ box office opening hits 5 million domestically

Disney and Pixar brought a big dose of joy to the box office this weekend. “Inside Out 2” debuted with an estimated $155 million domestically, the second-highest theatrical opening of an animated film and the first film since Warner Bros.’ “Barbie” to top $100 million during its debut. Of note, Disney does not consider its … Read more

‘Inside Out 2’ arrives in theaters for increasingly rare 100-day run

‘Inside Out 2’ box office opening hits 5 million domestically

In Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2,” Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust meet new emotions. Disney | Pixar Disney is looking to bring a little joy to theaters with its upcoming release of Pixar’s “Inside Out 2.” Current expectations see the animated sequel easily topping $85 million during its domestic opening this weekend, which … Read more