Disney Reaches Global Box Office Record By Being Only Studio To Reach $6 Billion Twice
According to Variety, Walt Disney Studios is officially the only studio to reach beyond $6 billion in the global box office. This is the second consecutive year they have reached that threshold. Read the full article from Variety here!
The new release STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI seemingly did the trick at the box office for Disney. STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI opened in U.S. theaters on December 15 and will open in Chinese theaters on January 5, 2018.
"Star Wars: The Last Jedi" is written and directed by Rian Johnson and produced by Kathleen KENNEDY and Ram Bergman. J.J. Abrams, Tom Karnowski and Jason McGatlin are the executive producers.
Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm are responsible for some of the world's biggest movie hits, including recent blockbusters such as Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, and The Jungle Book; Walt Disney Animation Studios' Zootopia and Moana; Pixar Animation Studios' Inside Out, Finding Dory, and Cars 3; Marvel Studios' GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Vol. 2, Doctor Strange, and Captain America: Civil War; and Lucasfilm's Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. While the films to be featured in Hall D23 will remain under wraps until showtime, the Studio's upcoming slate includes Pixar's Coco; Marvel Studios' Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, and Avengers: Infinity War; Lucasfilm's Star Wars: The Last Jedi; Disney's A Wrinkle in Time and Mary Poppins Returns; Walt Disney Animation Studios' Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2; and more.
