Case Studies Fact Sheet

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