The Caucasus Emirate, a militant jihadist group based in Chechnya, claimed responsibility, adding to a string of ...read more, Larry Nassar, a former doctor at Michigan State and for USA Gymnastics, is sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison for sexual assault on January 24, 2018. One of Iger’s first moves was to work on repairing the relationship with Pixar, whose latest contract with Disney was set to expire in June 2006, with the delivery of its next film, Cars. Morningstar: © 2018 Since 1993, when Disney and Pixar signed their first three-picture deal, Pixar’s films had won 19 Academy Awards and grossed more than $3 billion at the box office. In the same time period, Disney’s own animation unit had released more traditional animated films that were either modest successes, such as Lilo & Stich (2002), or flops, such as Home on the Range (2004). Is Pixar worth the $7.4 billion that Disney will pay? The stock has surged more than 10 percent so far this year on takeover speculation. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! Even though its most recent CG-animated film, "Chicken Little" performed better than many had expected at the box office, it was not as big a hit as any of the Pixar films. Pixar was founded as The Graphics Group, which is one third of the Computer Division of Lucasfilm that was launched in 1979 with the hiring of Dr. Ed Catmull from the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT), where he was in charge of the Computer Graphics Lab (CGL). © 2020 A source tells FORTUNE that some Disney board members also thought the price was too high. Milam and Roy Bryant, two white men from Mississippi who were acquitted in the 1955 kidnapping and murder of Emmett Louis Till, an African-American teenager from Chicago. Pixar has yet to announce what movies it is working on after "Cars," however. All content of the Dow Jones branded indices © S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC 2018 And John Lasseter, the highly respected creative director at Pixar who had previously worked for Disney, will rejoin the House of Mouse as chief creative officer for the company's combined animated studios and will also help oversee the design for new attractions at Disney theme parks. Edwin Catmull and Malcolm Blanchard were the first to be hired and were soon joined by Alvy Ray Smith and David DiFrancescosome months later, which were the four original members of the C… (Research). Eisner announced he would step down as CEO in September 2005, one year before his contract was set to expire. All times are ET. "Now, everyone can focus on what is most important, creating innovative stories, characters and films that delight millions of people around the world.". © 2020 A&E Television Networks, LLC. "The question isn't did Disney pay too much but how expensive would it have been for Disney if Pixar fell into someone else's hands," said Barry Ritholtz, chief investment officer with Ritholtz Capital Partners, a hedge fund that focuses on media and technology stocks. By the ...read more. It would have been unthinkable to imagine Disney and Pixar teaming up just a few years ago. In 1941, ...read more, Canned beer makes its debut on January 24, 1935. under which this service is provided to you. Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. ", Disney, like many other large media companies, has seen its stock price stagnate during the past year as investors have flocked to more rapidly growing digital media firms such as Apple as well as search engines Google (Research) and Yahoo! Pixar has yet to have a flop with its six animated movies. Since 1993, when Disney and Pixar signed their first three-picture deal, Pixar’s films had won 19 Academy Awards and grossed more than $3 billion at the box office. Nassar was found guilty of using his position in sports medicine to abuse hundreds of women and girls in one of the most ...read more, Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, the British leader who guided Great Britain and the Allies through the crisis of World War II, dies in London at the age of 90. Shares of Pixar (Research) fell slightly in regular trading on the Nasdaq Tuesday but gained nearly 3 percent in after-hours trading. and/or its affiliates. Disney has released all of Pixar's films so far, but the companies' current distribution deal was set to expire following the release of this summer's "Cars." Disney and Apple have already announced several online programming deals during the past few months. They have grossed more than $3.2 billion worldwide, according to movie tracking research firm Box Office Mojo. Walt Disney has announced that it is buying Pixar, the animated studio led by Apple head Steve Jobs, in a deal worth $7.4 billion. HISTORY reviews and updates its content regularly to ensure it is complete and accurate. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. "Robert Iger has made no secret of the fact that he wanted to get the animated business back to where it was. Disney now has agreements in place to sell hit ABC prime time shows, such as "Desperate Housewives" and "Lost", as well as content from ABC Sports and ESPN on Apple's popular iTunes music and video store. Walt Disney announces $7.4 billion purchase of Pixar, https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/walt-disney-announces-7-4-billion-purchase-of-pixar. Wharton, expected to become a typical wife, mother, and hostess, instead showed intellectual ...read more, On January 24, 1956, Look magazine publishes the confessions of J.W. Speculation about a deal being imminent raged on Wall Street for the past few weeks. Jobs said during the conference call that nothing has been decided about future Pixar releases yet, but added that the company feels strongly about making sequels to some of its previous hits. Do Not Sell. A tributary to the South Fork of the American River in the Sacramento Valley east of San Francisco, Sutter’s Creek was ...read more, On January 24, 1862, Edith Wharton is born to an old and wealthy New York family. To that end, Disney chief financial officer Thomas Staggs said during the conference call that the deal would reduce Disney's earnings slightly in fiscal 2006, which ends this September, as well as fiscal 2007. Marion won ...read more, On January 24, 1908, the Boy Scouts movement begins in England with the publication of the first installment of Robert Baden-Powell’s Scouting for Boys. Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Its first completely computer-generated effort, Chicken Little (2005) was profitable, but had nowhere near the success of The Incredibles, which grossed $200 million domestically and won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film. But Logsdon said the acquisition of Pixar could help Disney increase revenue throughout all of its business lines. Their pioneering techniques in digital animation–Toy Story was the first animated film to be completely computer-generated–had set a new standard, blazing a trail that other companies had struggled to follow.