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The Walt Disney Studios enjoyed another impressive year, marking the ninth time in the last 11 years that the Studio has passed the $1 billion mark at the domestic box office, and the first time in history an international distribution company has passed the $1 billion mark for 10 consecutive years. Walt Disney Pictures' National Treasure became the 46th release in company history to reach the $100 million domestic box office plateau. The Studios' ambitious production schedule for 2005 includes two back-to-back sequels to the 2003 Walt Disney Pictures' blockbuster, The Pirates of the Caribbean, which will begin shooting in February. Johnny Depp is set to return as the roguish Captain Jack Sparrow in these much-anticipated films, with the first scheduled for release in 2006. |
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National Treasure, starring Nicolas Cage.
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