- Founded by Walt and his brother in 1923
- Started by making short animations to be shown as part of a cinema programme
- 1928 Steamboat Willie (1st Mickey Mouse)
- 1937 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1st Feature length animation) Distributed by RKO
Snow White
- It is the 10th most popular film.
- Premiere December 1937
- Released in 2 cinemas (New York and Miami) January 1938
- General Release February 1938
- Box Office $7 million
- Re-released: 1944, 1952, 1958, 1967, 1975, 1983, 1987 and 1993
- Total Box Office: $180 million (about $1 Billion when adjusted for inflation)
Disney Timeline
- 1950 - First ‘live action’ films start
- 1950 - Starts working in TV
- 1955 - Mickey Mouse Club on TV
- 1955 - Disneyland opens
- 1964 - Mary Poppins released (nominated for Oscars)
- 1966 - Walt dies
How the money is split- Disney’s net worth $92bn
- Company valued at about $150bn
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