A Christmas Carol News Stories

Disney and Robert Zemeckis team to bring the classic Dickens' tale to life through performance capture artistry. Jim Carrey is set to star in the film.

• Disney first to add 3D subtitles to movies - (11/30/2009)
  Disney will release "A Christmas Carol" with 3D subtitles in the UK. It will be the first 3D film to feature subtitles in the UK.
• Disney's dream that 'Christmas Carol' will be the 'Polar Express' coming true - (11/17/2009)
  U.S. and Canadian ticket sales for Disney's "A Christmas Carol" fell just 25.8% this weekend, the third smallest drop for any movie in wide release so far this year. In 2004, "The Polar Express" fell 32.8% in its second weekend.
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• 'Christmas Carol' wins boxoffice - (11/9/2009)
  Disney's "A Christmas Carol" topped the box office in its opening weekend with lower-than-anticipated receipts totalling $31 million.
• Analysis of Christmas Carol Financials and Look Forward to Princess and the Frog - (11/9/2009)
  Jim Hill looks past what "Disney�s A Christmas Carol" earned over its opening weekend to what this new Robert Zemeckis movie will gross over the next 3 to 5 years. He also talks about what impact "The Princess & the Frog" ticket sales may have on veteran animators� careers
• Disney's 'Carol' rings in at box office - Variety (11/5/2009)
  Disney's "A Christmas Carol" will be the widest 3D release of the digital age. According to Variety, of its 3,683 theaters domestically, 2,035 are 3D locations (including 181 Imax screens).
• Carrey Discusses 'A Christmas Carol' Opening Friday - Los Angeles Times (11/2/2009)
  The Los Angeles Times talks with Jim Carrey about his work in the upcoming performance capture film "A Christmas Carol"
• Robert Zemeckis gives the close-up its close-up in "Disney's a Christmas Carol" - (10/30/2009)
  Robert Zemeckis talks about the artistry of performance capture saying, "What I really love about performance capture is that it's a perfect blend of theater and cinema. I get to work with the actors exclusively. I get all their magic, nuance, emotion. Then I get the control of digital cinema. It's the best of both worlds."
• Disney Hopes 'Christmas Carol' Lives Up to Its Blockbuster Marketing - New York Times (10/26/2009)
  The New York Times discusses Disney's marketing push for the $175 million "A Christmas Carol"
• Disney comes to Cleveland with train tour to promote 'A Christmas Carol' - (9/16/2009)
  The promotional train tour for Disney's "A Christmas Carol" in Cleveland.
• International Poster for Disney's A Christmas Carol - (7/7/2009)
  Image of the poster for the upcoming "A Christmas Carol"
• Train promoting Disney's upcoming "A Christmas Carol" Makes Seattle stop - (7/3/2009)
  The train, which will be open to the public for boarding today and Saturday between 9 a.m.-7 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., offers visitors a special glimpse of Disney's adaptation of "A Christmas Carol," in theaters this November.
• Disney brings Christmas to Whitefish - (6/25/2009)
  "A Christmas Carol" train tour arrives soon in Whitefish, MT. Four custom train cars Disney will bring to Whitefish on July 9-12 offer visitors a digital gallery of characters from "A Christmas Carol." Whitefish, MT is reportedly the smallest town to receive a tour stop.
• Christmas Carol Train Tour Stops in Denver This Weekend - (6/12/2009)
  Guests of "Disney's A Christmas Carol" train tour (a free attraction) will get a behind-the-scenes look at the magic behind the new 3-D movie which stars Jim Carrey and is directed by Robert Zemeckis.
• Disney 'Christmas Carol' train pulls into Williams AZ - (5/28/2009)
  A Christmas Carol" Train Tour pulls into Williams, AZ this weekend.
• 'Carol' train tour kicks off in LA, Zemeckis Talks About the Train Tour - Variety (5/21/2009)
  Variety offers brief remarks from "A Christmas Carol" director Robert Zemeckis and star Jim Carrey about the film's train tour promotion.
• It's Christmas in Cannes as Disney previews 'Carol' - (5/18/2009)
  Brief report on Jim Carrey's appearance at Cannes. Carrey stars in the upcoming "A Christmas Carol."
• Disney stokes publicity engine with 'Christmas Carol' train - (5/11/2009)
  Between May 22nd and October 30th, Disney will promote "The Christmas Carol" via train.
• Disney's A Christmas Carol Coming to Cannes - (4/21/2009)
  The cast, director and producers of Disney's "A Christmas Carol" will be a part of the film's first look events at Cannes.
• Zemeckis & Carrey's Christmas Carol Confirmed - Coming Soon (7/6/2007)
  Coming Soon announces Jim Carrey is set to star in the performance capture film A Christmas Carol directed by Robert Zemeckis.
• Disney's New Draw - Motley Fool (2/6/2007)
  The Motley Fool talks about Disney's new partnership with Robert Zemeckis.
• ABC Plans Lost Survivor Guide - Mediaweek (2/6/2007)
  Mediaweek reports ABC will offer an hour-long recap of Lost episodes from earlier this season will be available online beginning today.
• Disney sets up unit to develop new animation style - (2/5/2007)
  Walt Disney Co. said Monday that it plans to create a film unit that specializes in a new animation technology and is teaming with Academy Award-winning director Robert Zemeckis on the project.