Case Studies fact sheet
The Walt Disney
Company:
multi-media conglomerate
Founded: 1923
Total vale: US $45 Bn (2013)
Walt Disney Pictures
Founded 1950
Dominant market share: classified as one of the “Hollywood
big six” film companies, alongside Warner Bros. and Fox
A “division” of Walt Disney Studios; owned by Walt Disney
Company.
Toy Story 3
Release date: 2010
Studio: Walt Disney Studios / Pixar animation
Founded 2011
Budget: $200M
Box Office: $1.06
Rook Films
UK independent film company
Founded 2011
Market share: fractional (£)
Small budget (relies on funding from a range of channels,
e.g. Film 4/BFI)
A Field in England
Release: 2013
Budget: £300,000
Box Office: $64,349