With the incredible success of The Lion King 3D, The Walt Disney Studios has announced that it will bring back four of its classic films for the first time in 3D. First released in 1994, The Lion King has already made more than $80 million at the domestic box office, making it the 10th highest grossing domestic movie of all time.
The next movies to include the 3D treatment are:
· Beauty and the Beast – January 13, 2012
· Disney•Pixar’s Finding Nemo – September 14, 2012
· Disney•Pixar’s Monsters, Inc. – January 18, 2013 (Monsters University, a prequel to the original film, arrives in theaters in Disney Digital 3D on June 21, 2013)
· The Little Mermaid – September 13, 2013
First released in 1991, Beauty and the Beast follows the adventures of bookish Belle, a young woman searching for someone who understands her. Fate takes her to a castle hidden in the forest where an enchanted Beast and his servants long for the day when true love will break the spell. It was the first animated feature ever nominated for an Academy Award® for Best Picture, and it has grossed $380.4 million worldwide.
Beauty and the Beast has also just been re-released on Blu-Ray with a 3D version, but seeing it on the big screen is always better. I know I’ll go see it in 2012.
Next is Disney•Pixar’s Finding Nemo. It was the second-highest grossing film of 2003 and won an Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature. This watery tale follows a clownfish named Marlin who must swim the vastness of the ocean to look for his missing son Nemo.
Disney•Pixar’s Monsters, Inc won an Academy Award® for Best Song and has grossed $526.9 million worldwide. Released in 2001, this film tells the story of Sulley and his wisecracking sidekick Mike Wazowski. Their job is to scare kids, but a little girl named Boo wanders into their world, and they find themselves helping to get her back home.
And finally, The Little Mermaid. Teenaged mermaid Ariel finds herself in love with a human, and she rebels against her father when he forbids her to swim to the surface. She longs to be part of his world and will do anything to accomplish that goal, even if it means bargaining with the villainous sea witch Ursula. The Little Mermaid won two Academy Awards® and has grossed $228.9 million worldwide. It also began what is often referred to as Disney animation’s second Golden Age, bringing back the feel of classic Disney films that spoke to movie-goers of every age.