'Frozen' crosses $1 billion mark at the box office

"Frozen" has now crossed the $1 billion mark in box office earnings joining six other Disney films in the billion-dollar-box-office club.

The film has grossed $388.7 million in North America and $611.5 million overseas. It still has one final count to premiere - Japan on March 15.

By reaching the mark, the film becomes the highest grossing Disney animation movie of all time, eclipsing "The Lion King" which made $987 million worldwide.  Disney-Pixar's "Toy Story 3" is about $63 million ahead of "Frozen" now. 

"Frozen" is also now ranks 18th on the all-time worldwide box office gross list. 

Here is a look at the Top 10 highest grossing Disney films:

1. "Marvel's The Avengers" - $1.518 billion
2. "Iron Man 3" - $1.215 billion
3. "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" - $1.066 billion
4. "Toy Story 3" - $1.063 billion
5. "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" - $1.045 billion
6. "Alice in Wonderland" (2010) - $1.025 billion

7. "Frozen" - $1 billion 

8. "The Lion King" - $987 million
9. "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" - $963.4 million
10. "Finding Nemo" - $936 million

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Disney up for 7 Oscar awards tonight

When the Academy Awards are broadcast tonight the Walt Disney Company will be vying for seven awards ranging from Animated Feature Film to Short Film to Song to Visual Effects and Makeup.

The Walt Disney Company has won dozens of Academy Awards since winning its first for the 1932 "Flowers and Trees" as Best Short Subject, Cartoons.

Here are the list of categories Disney films are vying for:

Animated Feature Film: "Frozen"

Short Film Animated: "Get a Horse!"

Makeup and Hair Syling:  "The Lone Ranger" - Joel Harlow and Gloria Pasqua-Casny

Music Original Score:  "Savings Mr. Banks" - Thomas Newman

Music Original Song: "Let It Go" -- Music and Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez

Visual Effects: "Iron Man 3" - Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Erik Nash and Dan Sudick

"The Long Ranger" -  Tim Alexander, Gary Brozenich, Edson Williams and John Frazier

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See the Disney-inspired character Oscar gowns

The Oscar telecast is Sunday night and as the stars will walk the red carpet dressed in tuxedos and fine gowns designed by the likes of Prabal Gurung, Versace and Oscar de la Renta.

But what would happen if Disney characters were going to the Academy Awards? Disney decided to have one of its artists create Oscar gowns inspired by Disney characters.

All of the drawings can be seen on Disney Style, including gowns inspired by Elsa from "Frozen," Tiana from "The Princess and the Frog,"  Tinker Bell and Yzma from "The Emperor’s New Groove." Below is a dress inspired by Sally from "The Nightmare Before Christmas."

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Muppet selfies: The Muppets take on Instagram

The Muppets have taken on Instagram.

As we get closer to opening of "Muppets Most Wanted," the gang is going all out in its promotion, including Muppet selfies. See Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gonzo and the gang taking their own photos.

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List of all Oscars won by Walt Disney Productions

The Academy Awards are tomorrow night and with Walt Disney Pictures up for seven nominations, we thought it would be a good time to review how good Oscar has been to Disney.

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Walt Disney himself holds the record for the number of Academy Award nominations with 59, and the number of wins with 26. His last, the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, was awarded posthumously. The award, according to the Academy, is voted by the Academy’s Board of Governors and is presented to “creative producers whose bodies of work reflect a consistently high quality of motion picture production.”

Since Walt's death in 1966, Walt Disney Productions has won nearly three dozen more additional statuettes.

Here's a list,
of all the Oscars won by Walt Disney Productions and Pixar:

"Flowers and Trees" (1932) - Best Short Subject, Cartoons

"Three Little Pigs" (1933) - Best Short Subject, Cartoons

"The Tortoise and the Hare" (1935) - Best Short Subject, Cartoons

"Three Orphan Kittens" (1935) - Best Short Subject, Cartoons

"The Country Cousin" (1936) - Best Short Subject, Cartoons

"The Old Mill" (1937) - Best Short Subject, Cartoons

"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (1937) did not win an Oscar but was nominated for Best Score. A Special Award was presented to Disney to recognize special achievement. He was given one statuette and seven miniature statuettes.

"Ferdinand the Bull" (1938) - Best Short Subject, Cartoons

"Ugly Duckling" (1939) - Best Short Subject, Cartoons

"Pinocchio" (1940) - Best Score and Best Song ("When You Wish Upon a Star")

"Fantasia" (1940) is another movie that did not win any Oscars. It was not even nominated. But special awards were presented "For their outstanding contribution to the advancement of the use of sound in motion pictures through the production of Fantasia" and "for their unique achievement in the creation of a new form of visualized music in Walt Disney's production Fantasia, thereby widening the scope of the motion picture as entertainment and as an art form."

"Lend a Paw" (1941) - Best Short Subject, Cartoons

"Dumbo" (1941) - Best Score

"Der Fuehrer's Face" (1942) - Best Short Subject, Cartoons

"Song of the South" (1946) - Best Song --"Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" -- and James Baskett received an honorary award for "his able and heart-warming characterization of Uncle Remus, friend and story teller to the children of the world."

"Seal Island" (1948) - Best Short Subject

"Beaver Valley" (1950) - Best Short Subject

"Nature's Half Acre" (1951) - Best Short Subject

"Water Birds" (1952) - Best Short Subject

"Bear Country" (1953) - Best Short Subject

"Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom" (1953) - Best Short Subject, Cartoons

"The Alaskan Eskimo" (1953) - Best Documentary, Short Subjects

"The Living Desert" (1953) - Best Documentary, Features

"The Vanishing Prairie" (1954) - Best Documentary, Features

"Men Against the Arctic" (1955) - Best Documentary, Short Subjects

"Grand Canyon" (1958) - Best Short Subject, Live Action Subjects

"Mary Poppins" (1964) - Best Actress, Julie Andrews, Best Visual Effects, Best Film Editing, Best Song --"Chim Chim Cher-ee" -- and Best Score.

"Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day" (1968) - Best Short Subject, Cartoons

"Bedknobs and Broomsticks" (1971) - Best visual Effects

"Who Framed Roger Rabbit" (1988) - Best Sound Effects Editing, Best Visual Effects, Best Film Editing and Special Recognition

"The Little Mermaid" (1989) - Best Score and Best Song -- "Under the Sea."

"Beauty and the Beast" (1991) - Best Score and Best Song -- "Beauty and the Beast."

"Aladdin" (1992) - Best Score and Best Song -- "A Whole New World."

"The Lion King" (1994) - Best Score and Best Song -- "Can You Feel the Love Tonight."

"Pocahontas" (1995) - Best Score and Best Song -- "Colors of the Wind."

"Toy Story" (1995) - Special Recognition

"Tarzan" (1999) - Best Song -- "You'll Be In My Heart."

"Monsters Inc" (2001) - Best Song -- "If I Didn't Have You."

"Finding Nemo" (2003) - Best Animated Feature

"The Incredibles" (2004) - Best Animated Feature and Best Sound Editing

"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" (2005) - Best Makeup

"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" (2006) - Best Visual Effects

"Ratatouille" (2007) - Best Animated Feature

"WALL-E" (2008) - Best Animated Feature

"Up" (2009) - Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score

"Toy Story 3" (2010) - Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song -- "We Belong Together."

"Alice in Wonderland" (2010) - Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design

"Muppets" (2011) - Best Original Song

"Brave" (2012) - Best Animated Feature

"Paperman" (2012) - Best Animated Short Film

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'Frozen' songs land on top 10 list of Spotify's most streamed movie songs

"Frozen has landed two songs from its soundtrack on the top 10 list of movie songs streamed on Spotify during the past 12 months.

The list includes songs from "The Fast& Furious 6," The Great Gatsby" and The Hangover III."

"Let it Go" and "For The First Time in Forever" just make the list in spots nine and 10.

Here is the list of the top 10 from the music streaming service:

1. Ed Shearan: "I See Fire" (The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug)

2. Pharrell Williams: "Happy"(Despicable Me 2)

3. 2 Chainz, Wiz Khalifa: "We Own It" (The Fast & Furious 6)

4. M83: "Midnight City" (Warm Bodies)

5. Lana Del Rey: "Young and Beautiful" (The Great Gatsby)

6. Jay Z & Kanye West: "No Church in the Wild" (The Great Gatsby)

7. Kanye West:  'Stronger' (The Hangover Pt III)

8. Frank Ocean: "Super Rich Kids" (The Bling Ring)

9. Indina Menzel: "Let It Go'"(Frozen)

10. Kristin Bell & Indina Menzel: 'For The First Time In Forever" (Frozen)

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Does every Disney Princess need a Prince?

Does every princess need a prince?

Queen Elsa doesn't think it not's all that necessary. In the movie "Frozen," Elsa chastised her sister Anna  for wanting to marry the first man she met. (In fairness so did every one else).

After all in the movie, it wasn't the man who saved the day, it was Princess Power.

And in this musical number created byAVbyte, Elsa asks the question: "Why does every princess need to have a prince, it's the same old story, but I'm not just convinced."  See how she and the other Disney Princesses react to this mantra.

These are the same people who brought the hilarious Hispter Disney Princess and Disney Princess Leia - Star Wars Disney Princesses!

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