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Disney-Fox's Combined Film Calendar Is A Box Office Death Star

March 20, 2019

Pamela McClintock

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In 2018, Disney commanded 26 percent of marketshare at the box office — before it added 20th Century Fox.

The House that Walt Built is doubling its film slate with the acquisition of 20th Century Fox film, Fox 2000 and Fox Searchlight.

Just like that, Disney's movie studio has doubled its calendar for 2019.

In closing its historic $71.3 billion acquisition of a large swatch of 21st Century Fox, the House that Walt built has inherited 20th Century Fox film, Fox 2000 and Oscar powerhouse Fox Searchlight. The deal was finalized just past midnight ET on Wednesday.

The merger gives Disney dominion over James Cameron's Avatar franchise, the Kingsman series and the X-Men universe, including Deadpool, which will now be guided by Kevin Feige's Marvel Studios. Avatar 2 has a plum year-end release date of Dec. 18, 2020.

The nuptials also give Disney — known for all-audience tentpoles — access to a diverse slate of adult dramas and specialty titles, including James Mangold's untitled Ford v. Ferrari film, starring Christian Bale and Matt Damon, and Joe Wright's The Woman in the Window, starring Amy Adams and Julianne Moore.

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