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68-502: The film was a box office bomb and received mixed reviews. However, it later gained a cult following on home video, and was ultimately adapted into a stage musical on Broadway . The play was nominated for eight Tony Awards , winning two including Best Original Score for Menken and Feldman. In 1899, 17-year-old Jack "Cowboy" Kelly lives with other struggling newspaper hawkers ("newsies") in New York City, selling copies of

136-561: A "bomb" had the opposite meaning, referring instead to a successful film that "exploded" at the box office. The term continued to be used this way in the United Kingdom into the 1970s. With the advent of social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter in the 2000s, word of mouth regarding new films is easily spread and has had a marked effect on box office performance. A film's ability or failure to attract positive or negative commentary can strongly impact its performance at

204-426: A 14th Anniversary Edition DVD, on May 30, 2006. on Blu-ray , as a 20th Anniversary Edition, on June 19, 2012. On Rotten Tomatoes , the film's average score is 39% based on 38 reviews, with an average rating of 5/10. The critical consensus reads: "Extra! Extra! Read all about Newsies instead of suffering through its underwhelming musical interludes, although Christian Bale makes for a spirited hero." On Metacritic ,

272-408: A considerable $ 234 million worldwide, but this was short of its $ 250 million budget plus worldwide advertising. The 2007 film The Golden Compass had a production budget of $ 200 million. To be able to fund the film, New Line Cinema had to sell all of the film's international distribution rights to various film distributors around the world. The film underperformed domestically, but

340-535: A few animated films such as Brother Bear , the 2003 re-release of The Lion King and The Wild (the final film to use this logo) used this logo. In 2006, the studio's vanity card logo was updated with the release of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest at the behest of then-Walt Disney Studios chairman Dick Cook and studio marketing president Oren Aviv. Designed by Disney animation director Mike Gabriel and producer Baker Bloodworth,

408-470: A fifth of that at the box office. It also ranks among the lowest-grossing live-action films produced by the Walt Disney Studios . This is due to the film being pulled from many theaters after a poor opening weekend. The actual newsboys' strike of 1899 lasted from July 20 to August 2. The leader of the strike was a one-eyed young man named Louis Balletti, nicknamed "Kid Blink", who spoke with

476-489: A heavy Brooklyn accent that was often phonetically transcribed when he was quoted by newspapers. Kid Blink is featured in the film as a minor supporting character, while the role of strike leader is given to the fictional Jack "Cowboy" Kelly. Kid Blink and another real-life newsie, Morris Cohen, were the inspiration for Kelly. The actual strike ended with a compromise: the World and Journal agreed to buy back all unsold copies of

544-523: A label for the studio's PG-13 and R-rated films with an expected half of Disney's yearly 6-to-8-movie slate, which would be released under the label. That same year, newly named Disney CEO Michael Eisner pushed out Berger, replacing him with Eisner's own film chief from Paramount Pictures , Jeffrey Katzenberg . and Frank Wells from Warner Bros. Pictures . Touchstone and Hollywood Pictures were formed within that unit on February 15, 1984, and February 1, 1989, respectively. The Touchstone Films banner

612-543: A limited engagement from March 15, 2012, to March 28, 2012, in previews and from March 29, 2012, to June 10, 2012, in its official engagement. This was later extended through August 19, 2012, after the first weekend of previews and then extended again, this time to an open-ended run. The show went on to earn eight Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical , winning Best Choreography and Best Original Score . The show closed on August 24, 2014, having played 1,004 performances. Box office bomb A box-office bomb

680-440: A majority of the smaller genre films were becoming financially unsustainable in the theatrical market. By July 2016, Disney had announced development of nearly eighteen films consisting of sequels to existing adaptations, origin stories and prequels. In 2017, The Walt Disney Company announced it was creating its own streaming service platform. The new service, known as Disney+ , would feature original programming created by

748-512: A subsequent Academy Award winner for Best Live-Action Short Film . Walt Disney Productions had its first fully live-action film in 1950 with the release of Treasure Island , considered by Disney to be the official conception for what would eventually evolve into the modern-day Walt Disney Pictures. By 1953, the company ended their agreements with such third-party distributors as RKO Radio Pictures and United Artists and formed their own distribution company, Buena Vista Distribution . By

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816-594: A third studio in Burbank, California . In the 1940s, Disney began experimenting with full-length live-action films, with the introduction of hybrid live action-animated films such as The Reluctant Dragon (1941) and Song of the South (1946). That same decade, the studio began producing nature documentaries with the release of Seal Island (1948), the first of the True-Life Adventures series and

884-466: A traditional production logo , the opening credits of Disney films used to feature a title card that read "Walt Disney Presents", and later, "Walt Disney Productions Presents". Beginning with the release of Return to Oz in 1985, Walt Disney Pictures introduced its fantasy castle logo. The version with its accompanying music premiered with The Black Cauldron . The logo was created by Walt Disney Productions in traditional animation and featured

952-458: A white silhouette of Disneyland 's Sleeping Beauty Castle against a blue background, with the studio's name in Walt Disney’s signature style and underscored by " When You Wish Upon a Star ", in arrangement composed by John Debney . A short rendition of the logo was used as a closing logo as well as in the movie Return to Oz , although the film was released months before The Black Cauldron

1020-512: A whole. That same year, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny marked the studio's first official co-production with Lucasfilm. On February 26, 2024, Disney announced a leadership change, with Bailey stepping down as president and replaced by David Greenbaum, who formerly co-led Searchlight Pictures . Greenbaum will lead Walt Disney Pictures and co-lead 20th Century Studios with current 20th Century president Steve Asbell. Until 1983, instead of

1088-433: Is a film that is unprofitable or considered highly unsuccessful during its theatrical run. Although any film for which the combined production budget, marketing, and distribution costs exceed the revenue after release has technically "bombed", the term is more frequently used for major studio releases that were highly anticipated, extensively marketed, and expensive to produce, but nevertheless failed commercially. Originally,

1156-538: Is an American film production company and subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios , a division of Disney Entertainment , which is owned by The Walt Disney Company . The studio is the flagship producer of live-action feature films and animation within the Walt Disney Studios unit, and is based at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California . Animated films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios are also released under

1224-473: Is sentenced to four years of rehabilitation in the Refuge, while Denton is reassigned as a war correspondent , unable to report on the strike. Pulitzer offers to waive Jack's sentence and pay him a salary if he works despite the strike, or he will have the other newsies thrown into the Refuge. The boys attempt to rescue Jack, who tells them to leave. Though the newsies are shocked and dismayed to see Jack at work

1292-879: The New York World on the Manhattan streets ("Carrying the Banner"). When David Jacobs and his younger brother Les join the group, Jack notices David's intelligence and Les's marketable cuteness, and egotistically takes them under his wing. Unlike most newsies, the brothers work to financially support their family, as their father Mayer lost his factory job after being injured. Invited to the Jacobs' home for dinner, Jack becomes enamored with their sister Sarah. He later laments his isolation due to lacking his own family and fantasizes about traveling to New Mexico ("Santa Fe"). After New York World publisher Joseph Pulitzer raises

1360-817: The Cinderella Castle and the Sleeping Beauty Castle, as well as fireworks and Walt Disney 's family crest on the flag. Mark Mancina wrote a new composition and arrangement of "When You Wish Upon a Star" to accompany the 2006 logo. It was co-arranged and orchestrated by David Metzger . In 2011, starting with The Muppets , the sequence was modified to truncate the "Walt Disney Pictures" branding to "Disney", which has mainly been used originally in home media releases in 2007. The new logo sequence has been consistently modified for high-profile releases including Tron: Legacy , Maleficent , Tomorrowland , The Jungle Book , and Beauty and

1428-502: The widespread antiwar sentiment it reflected had started to shift in favor of American entry into World War I . Another example is the 2015 docudrama about FIFA entitled United Passions . A glowing portrayal of FIFA, which had mostly funded the film, United Passions was released in theaters in the United States at the same time FIFA's leaders were under investigation for fraud and corruption . The film grossed only $ 918 at

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1496-781: The "Theatrical | Film: Design" medium at the 2023 Clio Entertainment Awards in November 2023. The standard version was unveiled on the "Disney" hub of the Disney+ app on December 23, 2023 and made its official debut in 2024 on the second trailer for Inside Out 2 , with the full version premiering on the documentary film The Beach Boys . The studio's first live-action film was Treasure Island (1950). Animated films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar are also released by Walt Disney Pictures. The studio has released four films that have received an Academy Award for Best Picture nomination: Mary Poppins (1964), Beauty and

1564-475: The 1950s, the company had purchased the rights to his work of L. Frank Baum . The live-action division of Walt Disney Productions was incorporated as Walt Disney Pictures on April 1, 1983, to diversify film subjects and expand audiences for their film releases. In April 1983, Richard Berger was hired by Disney CEO Ron W. Miller as film president. Touchstone Films was started by Miller in February 1984 as

1632-574: The 2000 British film Offending Angels had become notorious for taking in less than £100 (~$ 150 ) at the box office. It had a £70,000 (~$ 105,000 ) budget but was panned by critics, including the BBC , who called it a "truly awful pile of garbage", and Total Film , who called it "irredeemable". In 2011, the film The Worst Movie Ever! opened to just $ 11 at the US box office. It played in only one theater. Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Pictures

1700-491: The Beast . In 2022, a new vanity card logo was introduced for the studio's 100th anniversary in 2023, which premiered at the 2022 D23 Expo . The new castle logo features an updated opening sequence in computer animation created by Industrial Light & Magic and an arrangement of "When You Wish Upon a Star" composed by Christophe Beck and conducted by Tim Davies . The magical arc that usually flies from right to left above

1768-620: The Caribbean is the studio's most successful commercial film series , with five films earning a total of over $ 4.5 billion in worldwide box office gross. The studio's predecessor (and the modern-day The Walt Disney Company's as a whole) was founded as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio , by filmmaker Walt Disney and his business partner and brother, Roy , in 1923. The creation of Mickey Mouse and subsequent short films and merchandise generated revenue for

1836-543: The Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (both 2003). The latter film—the first film produced by the studio to receive a PG-13 rating —began a film series that was followed by four sequels, with the franchise taking in more than $ 5.4 billion worldwide from 2003 to 2017. On January 12, 2010, Aviv stepped down as the studio's president of live-action production. In January 2010, Sean Bailey

1904-535: The Refuge, where the sketchy Warden Snyder neglects the orphans to embezzle money the city provides him for their care. The newsies attempt deterring strikebreakers , but the violent struggle is revealed as a trap set by the Delancey brothers. Before the newsies can be arrested, Spot Conlon arrives with the Brooklyn newsies and the two groups repel the mob. After Denton puts the story on the front page of The Sun ,

1972-519: The Seven Dwarfs , The Little Mermaid , Tangled , Brave and Beauty and the Beast , with the addition of Disneyland's Matterhorn from Third Man on the Mountain and Pride Rock from The Lion King in the background beyond the castle. Its first film appearance was with the release of Strange World . The logo received widespread praise from critics and audiences and won Gold in

2040-752: The Tramp , Noelle , and Togo ) exclusively for Disney+. On March 12, 2020, 20th Century Family president Vanessa Morrison was named president of live-action development and production of streaming content for both Disney and 20th Century Studios , reporting directly to Bailey. That same day, Philip Steuer and Randi Hiller were also appointed as president of the studio's physical, post-production and VFX, and executive vice president for casting, respectively–overseeing these functions for both Walt Disney Pictures and 20th Century Studios. In 2023, Walt Disney Pictures celebrated its centennial alongside Walt Disney Animation Studios and their corporate parent company as

2108-518: The US box office in its opening weekend. Sometimes, a film's performance may be adversely affected by national crisis or a disaster, such as the September 11 attacks in 2001, Hurricane Harvey in 2017, and the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020–2021. In evaluating box-office gross numbers, it is important to keep in mind that not all money is returned to the film studio. Some of the gross is kept by

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2176-510: The World , each of which initially lost money at the box office but has since become popular. It is common for a single film's lackluster performance to push its studio into the red, in the sense of recording a net loss on its income statement . In extreme cases, a bomb may push its studio into bankruptcy or closure . Examples of this include United Artists ( Heaven's Gate ) and Carolco Pictures ( Cutthroat Island ). The Golden Compass

2244-417: The box office, especially on the opening weekend. Occasionally, films may underperform because of issues largely unrelated to the content of the film, such as the timing of the film's release. This was one of the reasons given for the commercial failure of Intolerance , D. W. Griffith's follow-up to The Birth of a Nation . Owing to production delays, the film was not released until late 1916, when

2312-407: The box office. For the 2005 film Sahara , its budget ballooned to $ 281.2 million for production, distribution, and other expenses. The film earned $ 119 million in theaters and $ 202.9 million overall with television and other subsidies included, resulting in a net loss of $ 78.3 million. In 2012, Disney reported losses of $ 200 million on John Carter . The film had made

2380-534: The boys' story. Jack and David inform the Brooklyn newsies, whose leader, "Spot" Conlon, reluctantly opposes the strike. David motivates the dejected Manhattan newsies ("Seize the Day"), who consequently ambush the distribution center and destroy the newspapers. Pulitzer's enforcers, brothers Oscar and Morris Delancey, capture disabled newsie "Crutchie", who is placed in an orphanage and juvenile detention center called

2448-566: The castle now flies from left to right. A byline appeared below the Disney100 logo during the studio's 100th anniversary in 2023, reading "100 Years of Wonder", which was later removed starting with Chang Can Dunk but returned with the international prints of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny in theaters. While containing the same visual references as the previous logo, new references added to it include Pocahontas , Up , Hercules , The Hunchback of Notre Dame , Snow White and

2516-489: The commercial success of Alice in Wonderland (2010), that became the second billion-dollar-grossing film in the studio's history. With the continued success of Maleficent (2014) and Cinderella (2015), the studio saw the potential in these fantasy adaptations and officiated a trend of similar films , which followed with The Jungle Book (2016) and Beauty and the Beast (2017). In March 2015, Iger expanded

2584-435: The company's vast array of film and television production studios, including Walt Disney Pictures. As part of this new distribution platform, Bailey and Horn confirmed that Walt Disney Pictures would renew development on smaller-budgeted genre films that the studio had previously stopped producing for the theatrical exhibition market a few years prior. In 2018, nine films were announced to be in production or development for

2652-506: The company, and Jacobson was appointed by Roth to the role of president of production. During her tenure, Jacobson oversaw the production of films at Walt Disney Pictures, including Pirates of the Caribbean , The Chronicles of Narnia , Bridge to Terabithia , National Treasure , Remember the Titans , and The Princess Diaries , and was responsible for establishing a first-look deal with Jerry Bruckheimer Films . In 2006, Jacobson

2720-646: The decision to close the production company had been made a year prior to the film's release. The 2006 independent movie Zyzzyx Road made just $ 30 at the US box office. With a budget of $ 1.2 million and starring Tom Sizemore and Katherine Heigl , its tiny revenue is due to its limited box-office release – just six days in a single theater in Dallas for the purpose of meeting Screen Actors Guild requirements – rather than its ability to attract viewers. According to co-star Leo Grillo , it sold six tickets, two of which were to cast members. Previously,

2788-403: The ecstatic newsies imagine potential fame ("King of New York") before planning a rally. Snyder informs Pulitzer that Jack is an escapee from the Refuge, inspiring Pulitzer to have Jack arrested. During breakfast with Sarah atop the Jacobs' apartment building, Jack explains his desire to flee to Santa Fe, and wonders if she would miss him. At Medda Larkson's Bowery, Jack, David, and Spot encourage

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2856-445: The end of that decade, combined with Touchstone's output, Walt Disney Pictures elevated Disney to one of Hollywood 's major film studios . Walt Disney Pictures is currently one of five live-action film studios within the Walt Disney Studios, alongside Marvel Studios , Lucasfilm , 20th Century Studios , and Searchlight Pictures . Inside Out 2 is the studio's highest-grossing release overall with $ 1.6 billion, and Pirates of

2924-493: The film exhibitors and the film distributor. The scratch formula for making a rough estimate of a studio's portion of the gross is that the studio usually gets half. A large budget can cause a film to fail financially, even when it performs reasonably well at the box office; 1980's Heaven's Gate , for example, exceeded its planned production schedule by three months, causing its budget to inflate from $ 12 million to $ 44 million. The film only earned $ 3.5 million at

2992-578: The film has a weighted average score of 46 out of 100, based on 19 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Film critic and historian Leonard Maltin called it Howard the Paperboy , noting "This ambitious (up to a point) project is done in by a lackluster score, and by cramped production numbers that seem cheap despite the movie's hefty production budget -- not to mention its bloated running time." The film grossed $ 2,819,485 domestically. The film did not recoup its $ 15 million budget, making less than

3060-410: The film's struggles, Square Pictures did not make any more films and is now a consolidated subsidiary of Square Enix as Visual Works . In 2011, Mars Needs Moms was the last film released by ImageMovers Digital before Disney 's stake got absorbed by ImageMovers to a loss of nearly $ 140 million – the largest box-office bomb of all time in nominal dollar terms. Regardless of this loss,

3128-407: The gathered newsies from around the city to stick together for their cause. Before they all return to their own boroughs, Medda cheers them up with a song ("High Times, Hard Times"). The police then arrive and arrest the newsies, but Denton pays their legal fines for them. Snyder testifies against Jack, revealing his real name as Francis Sullivan; his mother is deceased and his father incarcerated. Jack

3196-658: The head of Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group, the newly formed division that oversaw all live-action production within the Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstone, and Hollywood labels. The move was orchestrated by Walt Disney Studios chairman Joe Roth , as an effort to scale back and consolidate the studio's film production. As a result of the restructuring, De Line resigned. That same year, Nina Jacobson became executive vice-president of live-action production for Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group. Jacobson remained under this title until May 1999, when Vogel resigned from

3264-399: The modernized logo was created completely in computer animation by Wētā FX and yU+co and featured a 3D Walt Disney logo. The final rendering of the logo was done by Cameron Smith and Cyrese Parrish. In addition, the revamped logo includes visual references to Pinocchio , Dumbo , Cinderella , Peter Pan and Mary Poppins , and its redesigned castle incorporates elements from both

3332-481: The newsies celebrate his return, Sarah and Jack kiss, and Roosevelt returns Spot to Brooklyn. Walt Disney Pictures tapped its film financing partner, Touchwood Pacific Partners , to fund the production of the film. The production had a $ 15 million budget. Alan Menken's longtime collaborator, Howard Ashman , was too sick from AIDS to work with Menken on this film, and he would eventually die on March 14, 1991. Menken brought in lyricist Jack Feldman to help. Newsies

3400-610: The newspapers. Disney Theatrical Productions produced a stage musical based on the film that played at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey, starting on September 25, 2011, through October 16, starring Jeremy Jordan as Jack. Newsies!: The Musical contains songs from the film, as well as several new numbers. The musical opened to previews on Broadway at the Nederlander Theatre for

3468-527: The next day, he rescues the Jacobs brothers when the Delanceys attack their sister, knowingly breaking his deal with Pulitzer. Denton notifies the newsies that their strike has not swayed public opinion, since the city thrives on child labor and Pulitzer has warned newspapers against reporting on the strike. Using an old printing press of Pulitzer's, they publish a "Newsie Banner" which they distribute to child workers citywide ("Once and For All"). Denton shares

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3536-628: The paper with Governor Theodore Roosevelt , exposing the mistreatment of children at the Refuge. Numerous child laborers join the strike, stalling the city's workforce. Jack and David confront Pulitzer, who finally concedes. Roosevelt has Snyder arrested, releases the children from the Refuge, and thanks Jack for alerting him to the situation. He offers Jack a ride, who asks to be taken to the train yards so he can head to Santa Fe. The newsies are disheartened by this, but Jack returns shortly, with Roosevelt having convinced him that he belongs in New York. As

3604-496: The prices required for newsies to buy newspapers from taking the idea and credit from his right-hand man Bunsen from his distribution centers, Jack and David angrily galvanize the other Manhattan newsies to go on strike ("The World Will Know"). While the others notify newsies in New York's other boroughs , Jack and Les confront Pulitzer, who ejects them from his office. Bryan Denton, a reporter for The Sun , takes an interest in

3672-534: The service. These films would be budgeted between $ 20 million and $ 60 million. The studio was expected to produce approximately 3–4 films per year exclusively for Disney+, alongside its theatrical tentpole slate. Disney+ was launched on November 12, 2019, in the United States, Canada, and the Netherlands, with subsequent international expansions. Within the first two months of the service's launch, Walt Disney Pictures had released three films ( Lady and

3740-418: The studio banner. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures distributes and markets the films produced by Walt Disney Pictures. Disney began producing live-action films in the 1950s. The live-action division became Walt Disney Pictures in 1983, when Disney reorganized its entire studio division; which included the separation from the feature animation division and the subsequent creation of Touchstone Pictures . At

3808-557: The studio simplified the branding in its production logo and marquee credits to just "Disney". Concurrently, Disney was struggling with PG-13 tentpole films outside of the Pirates of the Caribbean series, with films such as John Carter (2012) and The Lone Ranger (2013) becoming some of the biggest box-office bombs of all time . However, the studio had found particular success with live-action fantasy adaptations of properties associated with their animated films , which began with

3876-480: The studio which was renamed as The Walt Disney Studio at the Hyperion Studio in 1926. In 1929, it was renamed again to Walt Disney Productions . The studio's streak of success continued in the 1930s, culminating with the 1937 release of the first feature-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs , which becomes a huge financial success. With the profits from Snow White , Walt relocated to

3944-530: The studio's smoking and tobacco prohibition to include all films released by the studio—including PG-13 rated films and below—unless such depictions are historically pertinent. Despite the acclaim and commercial success of several smaller-budgeted genre films throughout the 2010s, such as The Muppets (2011), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), and Into the Woods (2014), Walt Disney Pictures shifted its production model entirely on tent-pole films as they had found that

4012-564: Was a success at the international box office and grossed $ 372 million worldwide; nonetheless, its underperformance at the box office in North America was seen as a significant factor in influencing the decision by Warner Bros. Pictures to take direct control of New Line Cinema. In 2001, Square Pictures , a division of Square , released its only film, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within . It received mixed reviews from critics and failed to recover its $ 145 million cost. Following

4080-719: Was an international success; New Line Cinema did not have a cut of the international box office. These events were major factors in New Line Cinema becoming a division of Warner Bros. Pictures . Films initially thought of as "flops" may recover income elsewhere. Several films have underperformed in their countries of origin, but have been sufficiently successful internationally to recoup losses or even become financial successes. Films may also recover money through international distribution, sales to television syndication , distribution outside of cinemas, and releases on home media . The 1995 post-apocalyptic action film Waterworld

4148-414: Was appointed as Walt Disney Pictures president. The following year, however Hoberman resigned from the company, and instead began a production deal with Disney and his newly formed production company, Mandeville Films . In addition to Walt Disney Pictures, Vogel added the head position of Hollywood Pictures in 1997, while Donald De Line remained as head of Touchstone. Vogel was then promoted in 1998 to

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4216-453: Was appointed the studio's president of live-action production, replacing Aviv. Bailey had produced Tron: Legacy for the studio, which was released later that same year. Under Bailey's leadership and with support from then Disney CEO Bob Iger —and later studio chairman Alan Horn —Walt Disney Pictures pursued a tent-pole film strategy, which included an expanded slate of original and adaptive large-budget tentpole films. Beginning in 2011,

4284-438: Was fired by studio chairman Dick Cook , and replaced with by Oren Aviv, the head of marketing. In July 2007, Disney CEO Bob Iger banned the depiction of smoking and tobacco products from Walt Disney Pictures films. After two films based on Disney theme park attractions, Walt Disney Pictures selected it as a source of a line of films starting with The Country Bears (2002) and The Haunted Mansion and Pirates of

4352-456: Was given a COVID-19 insurance payout, which amounted to £57 million ($ 71 million). Other films have succeeded long after cinema release by becoming cult films or being re-evaluated over time. High-profile films fitting this description include Vertigo , Blade Runner , The Wizard of Oz , It's a Wonderful Life , Citizen Kane , The Shawshank Redemption , Showgirls , Fight Club , The Thing , and Scott Pilgrim vs.

4420-405: Was released on April 10, 1992, via distributor Buena Vista Pictures . The film did not recoup its $ 15 million budget, making less than a fifth of that at the box office. Newsies has since gained a measurable fan base. In 1992, the film was released on Walt Disney Home Video , while a collector's edition DVD was released in 2002. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released the film, while

4488-467: Was released. An animated RenderMan variant appeared before every Pixar Animation Studios film from Toy Story until Ratatouille , featuring an original fanfare composed by Randy Newman , based on the opening score cue from Toy Story , called "Andy's Birthday". Beginning with Dinosaur (2000), an alternative logo featuring an orange castle and logo against a black background, was occasionally presented with darker tone and live-action films, though

4556-409: Was the most expensive film ever made at the time after undergoing significant production difficulties. While it performed relatively well in the US box office, it did not initially turn a profit and became known as a box-office flop. International box-office takings and video sales led it to turn a profit. In 2023, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One , which underperformed at the box office,

4624-533: Was used by then new Disney CEO Michael Eisner in the 1984–1985 television season with the short lived western, Wildside . In the next season, Touchstone produced a hit in The Golden Girls . David Hoberman was promoted to president of production at Walt Disney Pictures in April 1988. In April 1994, Hoberman was promoted to president of motion picture production at Walt Disney Studios and David Vogel

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