Thor: The Dark World

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The Walt Disney Company Releases First Quarter Earnings Report

Thanks to a hammer wielding god and a queen with an icy touch, The Walt Disney Company reported a 33 percent increase in profits for the 2014 fiscal year first quarter.

Walt Disney Studios reported a 75 percent increase in operating income to $409 million which was due to the success of Marvel's Thor: The Dark World and the monstrous hit Frozen. Thor earned $633.1 million in global box office sales, while Frozen is on track to earn $1 billion in global ticket sales.

Disney Stocks End 2013 at All-Time Record High

The Walt Disney Company ended 2013 with shares of the company's stock trading at record levels.

In the past year, Disney's stock has gained more than 51 percent over the previous year. On December 30, 2013 shares rose more than 2.5 percent in early trading and by mid-day it was close to $76.29.

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