ANIMATION NOW! FACTOIDS
Fascinating and informative trivia.
Fascinating and informative trivia.
| The first animated feature-length film was El Ap stol (1917) from Quirino Cristiani, shown in Argentina. |
| In 1992, more than half of the Walt Disney Company’s income came from re-releases of their classic animated features in home video, contributing $415 million in profits. Fantasia earned $184.4 million and 101 Dalmatians earned $96.8 million in the U.S. alone. Meanwhile, most of their live-action titles lost money. Billy Bathgate, starring Dustin Hoffman, lost $55.9 million, Newsies lost $42.8 million, Blame it on the Bellboy lost $10.8 million and Passed Away lost $18.9 million. |
| In December 1997, Walt Disney Chairman Michael Eisner exercised options for a record 7.3 million shares of Disney stock, turning a profit of $565 million, the single largest executive payday in history. Executive-compensation expert Graef Crystal estimates that Eisner has earned nearly $1 billion since coming to Disney in 1984. Note that this estimate was in 1997. Source: David Brindley, U.S. News and World Report, December 15, 1997 |
| On June 21, 2002, Disney’s Lilo and Stitch feature was released against Minority Report, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Cruise. That year Lilo grossed $149,794,338 while Minority grossed $132,072,926. Source: Boxofficemojo.com. |
| The longest-running animated series is Sazae-San, from Japan, which has been in production since 1969. Episode #1778 aired August 8, 2004. |
| The highest-grossing animated feature from Japan is Spirited Away, with a worldwide total of $274,925,095. The film was directed by Hayao Miyazaki, produced at Studio Ghibli and co-financed by Disney. Source: Boxofficemojo.com. |
Animation historian Jerry Beck talks about differences in Warner Bros. cartoons in an interview from the show.
