The Walt Disney Studios have crossed the threshold of $5 billion for its annual global box office. This is the third consecutive year that Disney has reached this milestone. Starting January 1st through November 29th, Disney’s box office receipts brought in $5.0031 billion globally. In the United States alone, Disney brought in $1.7633 billion. #3.2398 billion was made overseas.
This year has been a very good year for The Walt Disney Studios. Four of the top nine highest-grossing movies of the year have come from the studio. This includes Beauty and the Beast, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Thor: Ragnarok, and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.
The year isn’t done for The Walt Disney Studios though. Disney-Pixar’s Coco just released over Thanksgiving and is doing very well. It was just named Best Animated Feature by the National Board of Review and the New York Film Critics Circle. Star Wars: The Last Jedi will also be released on December 15th. Both of these will contribute to a strong end of the year for The Walt Disney Studios.
What’s been your favorite movie released by The Walt Disney Studios this year? Let us know in the comments!
PRESS RELEASE:
Yesterday, The Walt Disney Studios crossed the $5 billion mark in annual global box office for the third consecutive year, becoming the first and only studio to reach this threshold three times. From January 1–November 29, Disney releases have taken in $5.0031 billion globally, which includes $1.7633 billion domestically and $3.2398 billion internationally.
To date, Disney has released four of the top nine highest-grossing films of the year:
- Disney’s Beauty and the Beast ranks No. 1 domestically and globally and No. 4 internationally for the year, and is the eighth highest-grossing film of all time in the U.S. and the 10th highest-grossing film of all time globally. The film earned $1.26 billion globally, including $504 million domestic and $759.7 million international.
- Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is the No. 3 film of the year domestically and is No. 6 globally. The film has amassed $863.6 million globally, including $389.8 million domestic and $473.8 million international.
- Marvel Studios’ Thor: Ragnarok—which is expected to surpass $800 million globally today—is already the No. 6 film of the year domestically and No. 8 globally, having earned $798.4 million through yesterday, including $280.6 million domestic and $517.8 million international.
- Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales ranks No. 5 internationally and No. 9 globally for the year. The film’s $794.8 million global box office includes $172.6 million domestic and $622.2 million international.
Pixar’s Coco, which this week was named Best Animated Feature by the National Board of Review and the New York Film Critics Circle, made its U.S. debut over Thanksgiving after becoming the No. 1 film of all time in Mexico and has taken in $178.9 million globally so far. The Walt Disney Studios’ final release of 2017 is Star Wars: The Last Jedi, opening day and date in most of the world on December 15, 2017.
