The division that makes nonanimated movies is the brightest spot, producing hits like this year's "Freaky Friday" and "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl," which is based on a ride at the company's theme parks.
"Pirates of the Caribbean" was a success, but the first such film based on a ride, "The Country Bears," was a bust, and the latest installment, the $90 million "Haunted Mansion," which stars Eddie Murphy and opened strong this past weekend, appears likely to be only a modest success in the long run.
Among the strong looks were sleeveless dresses with overlapping cuts of wool in the front or insets of crinkled chiffon, a gray pencil skirt with a silk and wool twill bustier, and a supersimple jacket — based on a riding coat — that was seemingly reduced to a shadow.
He embarked on a book based on a motorcycle ride he made with his son, Chris, from Minnesota to the Dakotas in 1968.
Based on a theme-park ride.
WE all laughed when Disney decided to make a film based on a theme-park ride.
Pirates Of The Caribbean, a film based on a theme park ride, may have led the way, but the trend is only growing.
Odds: 8-13 odds-on favourite · Johnny Depp Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Prospects: First-time nominee Depp's campy, trampy high-wire act as a dissolute pirate was a wonder to behold, but the Academy rarely rewards comic performances, especially a comic performance in a Jerry Bruckheimer production based on a theme-park ride.
In 2002, six of the top-ten movies were sequels: The number two hit, Pirates of the Caribbean by The Walt Disney Co., was based on a theme park ride, and another, Finding Nemo, the year's top hit by Disney and Pixar, was a cartoon.
(The movie series itself is based on a long-running ride at the company's flagship theme park in Anaheim).
The film was also based on a theme park ride, and Johnny Depp, known mostly for starring in cult films, had little track record as a box office leading man.
