tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post8891378487232140824..comments2024-03-26T22:42:06.412-07:00Comments on TAG Blog: The Big 59 ... And Many Happy Returns!Steve Huletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-69471121447809073012009-12-22T14:26:26.309-08:002009-12-22T14:26:26.309-08:00At current $40 a share, Dreamworks is valued at ab...At current $40 a share, Dreamworks is valued at about $3.48 billion. Considering Pixar sold to Disney for $7.2 billion after grossing about $3.2 billion over its lifetime and that Dreamworks thru 2008 has also grossed about $3.2 billion, it would seem Dreamworks still has some space to appreciate if someone wants it. <br /><br />The question would be who? Universal? Warners? Paramount? The latter is cash tight, but does have the distribution agreement until 2012. Figure that will start renegotiating late next year. Warners has lost so much playing in animation, they are probably gun shy...but they never had top leadership and Katzenberg is the real deal. Universal has always worked on the cheap...but now that it has new ownership???<br /><br />I wouldn't expect any great movement on being bought for at least a year, but it would not surprise me that toes are being nibbled.Horselessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-51544129972414569122009-12-22T13:41:20.909-08:002009-12-22T13:41:20.909-08:00That $40 stock price means it's finally gettin...That $40 stock price means it's finally getting back up to the price DWA was sold at when it first went public. Anyone who bought it at the IPO hasn't made a killing.<br /><br />But it does mean DWA got every investor dollar it could scratch up at the time and I'm sure it came in handy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-41770676870356857322009-12-22T12:39:08.977-08:002009-12-22T12:39:08.977-08:0059, you couldn't have said it better.
Right on...59, you couldn't have said it better.<br />Right on!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-21507658147109573902009-12-22T12:30:29.730-08:002009-12-22T12:30:29.730-08:00How ironic; when you are 59 and an executive, your...How ironic; when you are 59 and an executive, your "still young." When you are 59 and an artist you are ancient and unemployable.59noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-16925403820366559452009-12-22T09:45:16.599-08:002009-12-22T09:45:16.599-08:00Say what you like about Jeffrey, but he's stil...Say what you like about Jeffrey, but he's still young and when his career does come to a close, I think he will be remembered as one of the giants of the industry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-68273350402029604722009-12-22T09:05:50.742-08:002009-12-22T09:05:50.742-08:00Disney is in such a bad state right now.
2 things...<b>Disney is in such a bad state right now.</b><br /><br />2 things Ive learned in my years in this business:<br /><br />1. Kicking a company when it's down is a sure fire way to make yourself look like an idiot when their next film is a huge hit.<br /><br />2. I dont make enough money. (hehe)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-61475731795897711102009-12-22T07:24:02.819-08:002009-12-22T07:24:02.819-08:00Some day, jeffery will be able to sit at the Adult...Some day, jeffery will be able to sit at the Adults table. When his feet reach the ground and his shiny blad head can see over the table.<br /><br />Until then, he'll have to be content with playing second fiddle to Pixar--especially financially. Don't see to many dw toys or ancilliary product. People like Pixar characters better and are far more likely to bring them into their homes. And the facts speak for themselves: Pixar's film= revenue dwarfs dw.<br /><br />The only sad thing is that nearly 80% of people think dw films are made by Pixar. That's just wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-70423905272892217382009-12-21T23:24:20.842-08:002009-12-21T23:24:20.842-08:00Looks like Pixar/Disney is suffering from a creati...Looks like Pixar/Disney is suffering from a creative drowning. Dreamworks embraces more creative input from the outside than Pixar/Disney seems to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-68995095674880266402009-12-21T23:07:22.350-08:002009-12-21T23:07:22.350-08:00What happened on KotE? Why did the directors/prod...What happened on KotE? Why did the directors/producer get fired? Lasseter on the rampage?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-3142261814727952892009-12-21T18:46:24.272-08:002009-12-21T18:46:24.272-08:00Congrats to Jeffery! Leaving Disney was the best t...Congrats to Jeffery! Leaving Disney was the best thing that ever happened to him. <br /><br />Disney is in such a bad state right now. King of the Elves has been shelved and the 2 directors and producer fired. Frogs performed horribly. Their next feature Winnie the Pooh will be another hugh loss for the company. Pooh only attracts babbies and moms. The projects at Disney are safe and kiddy, while Pixar gets to the cool fun projects.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com