Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
American film distribution studio
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| April 25 2025 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures plans to re-release Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith internationally through 20th Century Studios and Buena Vista International. |
| 2025 | 20th Century Studios's distribution unit fully completed its merger into Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. |
| 2024 | Anticipated releases of Inside Out 2 ($653.2M), Deadpool & Wolverine ($636.7M), and Moana 2 ($460.0M) |
| February 2023 | Returning CEO Bob Iger reorganized the studio, returning it as a division under The Walt Disney Studios. |
| 2022 | Strong performance of 20th Century and Marvel films, including Avatar: The Way of Water ($684.0M) and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever ($453.8M) |
| November 3 2022 | The Brazilian branch of Buena Vista International was also renamed Star Distribution. |
| February 11 2022 | The Latin American branch of Buena Vista International was renamed Star Distribution. |
| 2020 | 20th Century Studios's distribution unit merged into Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. |
| 2019 | Disney and Marvel dominated the box office with multiple high-grossing films: Avengers: Endgame ($858.4M), The Lion King ($543.6M), Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker ($515.2M), Frozen II ($477.4M), Toy Story 4 ($434.0M), and Captain Marvel ($426.8M) |
| March 20 2019 | Disney completed the acquisition of 21st Century Fox, and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures began distributing 20th Century Studios films in the United States. |
| 2018 | Multiple Marvel and Disney/Pixar blockbusters released, including Black Panther ($700.1M), Avengers: Infinity War ($678.8M), and Incredibles 2 ($605.6M) |
| August 14 2017 | Sony terminated the joint venture agreement for their own operations. |
| November 22 2016 | The distribution unit was renamed Walt Disney Japan. |
| March 1 2010 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Japan and Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Japan merged as Walt Disney Studios Japan. |
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