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Even beforeStar war : The Rise of Skywalkerhits theaters , Disney ’s 2019 box office staff take has been extraordinary . leave by therecord - settingAvengers : Endgameand strong performances byThe Lion King(2019 ) andToy Story 4 , the entire worldwide gross forDisney ’s 2019 release draw near $ 10 billion . This box post winner is part of a meteoric upgrade watch by the Mouse House : since 2014 , the class before Disney releasedStar Wars : The Force Awakens , the studio has doubled its market share ( 15.59 % to 31.96 % ) and could triple its world-wide grosses ( from $ 3.7 billion in 2014 ) .
From 2015 - 2018 total worldwide 144 have hovered in the $ 6.1-$7.1 billion range , but does Disney ’s 2020 slate has the potential to repeat 2019 ’s eleven - figure loge part returns , or will Disney see a significant ( over $ 2 billion ) drop in its box seat post for the first time sinceBob Iger spearhead the acquisition of Marvel , Pixar , and Lucasfilm ?
The staples of Disney ’s preceding decennium of success have beenStar Wars , the MCU , and Pixar . The original life class has seen gaolbreak - out hits likeFrozenandFrozen II , and the unrecorded - military action remaking of enliven classics have been strong with phenomenon likeBeauty and the Beast(2017),The Lion King(2019 ) , andAladdin(2019 ) , all gross over a billion clam , and an periodic letdown like this year’sDumbo($347 million worldwide ) orSolo : A Star Wars Story($392,924,807 ) . But 2011 was the last year that a film that was n’t part of the Star Wars - MCU - Pixar annex of the studio claimed the top spot on Disney ’s chart , and in 2019 , over one-half of Disney ’s boxful federal agency tax revenue descend from the three MCU or Pixar spillage .
So when we ’re looking for potential breakout hits in 2020 , these franchises are a good topographic point to start . Disney does n’t have aStar Warsfilm in development slated for 2020 . In the MCU , two entries will hit theaters : Black WidowandThe Eternalsare May and November releases severally , and while these both have potency , not even the most attached MCU fan defendant that they ’ll match the nearly $ 4 billion thatAvengers : EndgameandCaptain Marvelcombined to earn in 2019 . Pixar ’s 2020 offering areOnwardandSoul , and though both blow a talented vox cast , including Tom Holland , Chris Pratt , Jamie Foxx , and Tina Fey , Pixar originals usually everlasting less than Pixar sequels . The highest - gross Pixar original wasInside Out;its $ 857 million falls light ofToy Story 4 ’s billion - dollar worldwide receipts . In these three major arm of Disney ’s box office dominance , 2020 ’s offerings are likely to fall curt of 2019 ’s .
The updated hot - action remaking ofMulanlooks interesting , and it may gross on the upper end of the live - action remake spectrum , buoy by expected gamy returns in the Chinese box situation , but it remain to be seen whether it will eclipseThe Lion King(2019 ) ’s $ 1.6 billion . Also , betting on Dwayne Johnson ’s international entreaty is always wise , but canJungle Cruisemake up the shortfall in other areas ? If not , thenArtemis Fowl , Garfield(2020),The One and Only Ivan , The Empty Man , andRaya and the Last Dragonwill have to pick up the slack to reach 2019 ’s total . It ’s also rightful that Disney will see returns from its Fox vent , andFree Guyexpects to be a major player in the summertime box office , but we ’re comparing films give rise and released under the Disney banner in 2019 and 2020 .
In the final stage , Disney is not hurting . It will go forward to see growth in its streaming divine service , Disney+ , and some of these films will be huge events and weekend winners at the box office . But the prospect of repeating another eleven - frame return seems unlikely in 2020 . Over $ 10 billion is a soft touch no studio apartment has ever achieved , and though records are made to be discover , this one might have to hold back at least another year .
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