Channel Frederator Blog

Walt Disney Pictures’ smash hit, “Fantasia/2000 - the IMAX® Experience” opened this date, January 1st, 2000, to record-breaking success, taking in 2.8 million dollars in its first two days. It landed more than $10 million in two weeks, and more than $64.4 million worldwide in only 75 theaters by the end of its limited four-month IMAX engagement.

Disney followed this up with the IMAX® release of “Beauty and the Beast” on January 1st, 2002.

I think it would be nice to see this tradition of IMAX® releases continued. Can you imagine “Peter Pan” or “Dumbo” as an IMAX® movie? I think some of the classics would do really well, especially on January 1st, a time when parents are feeling nostalgic.

What do you think?

Happy 2007!
-Floyd Bishop