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The Walt Disney Studios Takes the Top Spot at the 2024 Global Box Office

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The Walt Disney Studios had a strong year at the box office. So strong that it took the top spot globally! This came in large part to the successes of movies like Inside Out 2, Deadpool & Wolverine, Moana 2, and others. The Walt Disney Company shared about this success on Thursday. Read what the company said below!

The Walt Disney Studios had a record-breaking year at the box office in 2024 thanks to a slew of blockbuster hits.

On Thursday, the Studios announced that it was the No. 1 studio globally, bringing in $5.46 billion around the world. That includes $2.23 billion domestically and $3.23 billion internationally. Disney is the first studio to surpass $5 billion worldwide since 2019 and has been No. 1 for eight of the past nine consecutive years globally.

With titles still in active release, Disney has delivered three out of the top four global movies of the year so far, including two $1 billion films.

Here’s a look at three of Disney’s biggest hits of 2024, and how they helped shape such a remarkable year at the ticket booth for The Walt Disney Company.

Inside Out 2
  • No. 1 animated film of all-time globally
  • $1.7 billion at the global box office ($653 million domestic and $1.05 billion international)
  • No. 1 global, domestic, and international release of the year
  • Highest-grossing PG movie of all time (ahead of Incredibles 2’s $609 million)
  • No. 8 release of all-time globally and No. 11 domestically
  • Second highest domestic animated opening of all time, behind Incredibles 2 ($183 million)
  • Pixar is now responsible for three of the top four domestic animated openings of all time
  • Second highest domestic opening of 2024 (behind Deadpool & Wolverine)
  • A CinemaScore; 91% RT critics; 95% RT verified audience score
Deadpool & Wolverine
  • No. 1 R-rated film of all-time globally
  • $1.34 billion at the global box office ($637 million domestic and $701 million international)
  • No. 2 global, domestic, and international release of the year
  • Highest domestic opening of 2024 with $211 million and sixth highest opening of all time
  • Highest July opening weekend of all time
  • No. 20 release of all time globally and No. 12 domestically
  • Highest R-rated domestic opening of all-time
  • A CinemaScore; 78% RT critics; 94% RT verified audience score
Moana 2
  • Biggest Thanksgiving weekend ever ($225 million domestic)
  • $906 million at the global box office through December 31 ($404 million domestic and $502 million international)
  • No. 4 global, domestic, and international release of the year
  • Highest-grossing five-day industry opening of all time
  • Highest-ever reported global animated opening weekend
  • Highest opening for Walt Disney Animation Studios ever
  • On track to surpass $1 billion at the global box office
  • A- CinemaScore; 62% RT critics; 86% RT verified audience score

Rounding out Disney’s eight wide releases this year, Mufasa: The Lion King ($365 million global to date) has continued to solidly perform throughout the holiday play period and has been awarded an A- CinemaScore and verified audience score of 88% on Rotten Tomatoes. In addition, Searchlight Pictures’ A Complete Unknown was released in theaters on December 25 and has grossed an impressive $29 million thus far globally.

Other contributing films include Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes ($398 million global) Alien: Romulus ($351 million global), and The First Omen ($54 million global) from 20th Century Studios, plus limited releases Kinds of Kindness ($16.4 million global) and A Real Pain ($9.3 million global) from Searchlight Pictures.

Looking to 2025, The Walt Disney Studios diverse and entertaining slate will feature highly anticipated releases like Captain America: Brave New World, Thunderbolts*, and The Fantastic Four: First Steps from Marvel Studios; live-action adaptations of Snow White and Lilo & Stitch; eagerly awaited sequels Freakier Friday and Zootopia 2; a new original film from Pixar in Elio; new installments from fan-favorite franchises Avatar: Fire and Ash, TRON: Ares, and Predator: Badlands; and more from all seven production labels – Disney, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Lucasfilm, Marvel Studios, Searchlight Pictures, and 20th Century Studios.

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