Disney Parks Post Big Gains in Q1 2018

[DVCNews]

Theme parks shined as The Walt Disney Company reported its financial results for the first quarter of the 2018 fiscal year.



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[wdrl]

"The film studio and consumer products saw revenue drops of 1% and 2% respectively, with profits down 2% and 4%."

I am surprised the Disney film studio had a decline in the year-over-year numbers. Buena Vista had four films in the top 10 in the domestic market (Star Wars: The Last Jed (#1); Beauty and the Beast (#2); Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 (#4); and Thor:Ragnarok (#8), plus three more that made it into the top 20.

[TimK]

I am surprised the Disney film studio had a decline in the year-over-year numbers. Buena Vista had four films in the top 10 in the domestic market (Star Wars: The Last Jed (#1); Beauty and the Beast (#2); Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 (#4); and Thor:Ragnarok (#8), plus three more that made it into the top 20.

Those numbers aren't full year. It's October - December 2016 vs Oct - Dec 2017. I believe the primary players are Rogue One, Moana and Dr. Strange (2016) vs Jedi, Coco and Thor (2017).