33 Disney movies have hit $1 billion at the box office — here they all are
Business Insider provides a breakdown of the 33 Disney-owned films that have surpassed $1 billion at the global box office. The list highlights Disney's dominance in the film industry through its ownership of major franchises like the MCU, Pixar, and Star Wars.
Why it matters
It illustrates the massive consolidation of the film industry and the commercial success of intellectual property-driven cinema.
Tom Hanks and Tim Allen at the "Toy Story 5" premiere. Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images for Disney Of the 63 movies that have made $1 billion, 33 of them have been released by Disney. That's about half. The MCU , Pixar, "Avatar," "Star Wars," and "Pirates of the Caribbean" are all owned by Disney. Numbers don't lie: Disney is easily the most successful movie studio of all time. Of the 63 films that have made 10 figures at the worldwide box office, 33 of them have been released by Disney. And, if you include the first "Avatar" and " Star Wars: The Phantom Menace ," which were originally released by 20th Century but are now owned by Disney, you get up to 35. No other studio has a chokehold on mainstream movies like Disney does, and it's not close.
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