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I Hate Michael Eisner. For lots of reasons.

That's why I like news like this.

Disney, the movie studio that can't buy a break these days, is about to have a very bad weekend.

Their big new $100 million-plus movie, "Around the World in 80 Days," opened on Wednesday to very little interest. Its take was about $1.5 million on over 2,700 screens.

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The question is: How long can Disney's Michael Eisner continue to function this way? He's in public wars with Miramax and Pixar, the only Disney theatrical divisions that supply him with movies the public wants to see.

Without those two satellites, Disney is simply a company that no longer thrives on animated features and distributes live-action films that are piling up like so much detritus.

Not that I like Miramax, but as they say - the enemy of your enemy is a friend - at least for today.

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