Record-breaking Disney. It has been a 2018 to remember for the US film production company, a year in which takings have risen thanks to the numerous successes in theaters, first of all Avengers: Infinity War, the most watched film in the world in 2018 with 2,047 billion dollars in receipts.
Thanks to its subsidiaries – which also include Lucasfilm Marvel, Pixar – Disney earned a total of $7,325 billion at the box office dollars internationally. It was its second highest grosser ever, surpassed only by the $7,605 billion it grossed in 2016. It should be noted that Disney is also the only house to have surpassed the $7 billion mark in one year.
“Thanks to the support of Disney fans, Pixar, Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm It has been a monumental year for The Walt Disney Studios worldwide,” said Chairman Alan Horn.
At the basis of these Guinness numbers are the respective international records conquered by the "top titles" of the production house. In addition to Avengers: Infinity War, other films also recorded record takings: Black Panther ($ 1,35 billion) e Incredibles 2 (1,2 billion). Taking into consideration the US and Canada alone, each of these films has surpassed $600 million in box office receipts and collectively, they have grossed $4,64 billion worldwide. The three films have also conquered individually the top ten of the highest grossing films of all time.
The Marvel film also contributes to the 2018 record Anti-Man and the Wasp, Solo: A Star Wars Story e Mary Poppins Returns, which has already grossed more than $200 million since its debut on December 19, 2018.
But if 2018 was positive, even for 2019, Disney certainly has no intention of falling behind. They will arrive in theaters in the spring Captain Marvel e Avengers: Endgame. The new versions of Dumbo, Aladdin, The Lion King will also be released, then it will also be the turn of Toy Story 4. At the end of the year, however, they will be released Frozen 2 e Star Wars: Episode IX.
