Bilibala: Disney is in a nice pace during the economy recovery. To me, the postor of "Alice in Wonderland" doesn't look cute, but I will definitly go and watch "The Ocean" and "Toy Story 3".
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2010/03/08/business-mobile-telecommunications-us-disney-ahead-of-the-bell_7414936.html
NEW YORK -- Analysts see "Alice in Wonderland" as a much-needed hit for The Walt Disney Co., but note the returns from one movie aren't enough to move the needle on its financial results.
The adventure through the looking glass earned a blowout $116.3 million in its opening weekend - a record for a 3-D film and for a non-sequel.
Analyst Doug Mitchelson at Deutsche Bank ( DB - news - people ) said his tentative estimate was that Disney ( DIS - news - people ) could ultimately make $200 million from the movie. More importantly, he sees the movie as kicking off a recovery in content for Disney, "which has been in an 18-month dry spell with duds like Bedtime Stories, G-Force and A Christmas Carol."
This summer, Disney will debut "Toy Story 3" and "Iron Man 2," followed by the second "Cars" movie and the fourth installment of "Pirates of the Caribbean" next summer. A recovery in content can drive success for the whole company, he writes.
Tony Wible at Janney Capital Markets also noted that the success of "Alice" was a "much needed boost" for Disney, but said it wouldn't change his earnings estimates, which already factored in some returns from the movie.
He highlighted another weekend drama as more significant for Disney's prospects. New York-area cable company Cablevision Systems Corp. ( CVC - news - people ) reached a deal with the local Disney-owned ABC affiliate for retransmission, giving cable subscribers the signal back 14 minutes into the Academy Awards broadcast.
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