Overview
- The studio’s cumulative take still trails its 2019 benchmark of about $11.2 billion.
- Zootopia 2 surpassed $1 billion worldwide and set a record as the fastest Hollywood animated or PG-rated film to hit that mark.
- Avatar: Fire and Ash delivered a late-year boost with a $345 million global opening weekend.
- Disney ranked first among major studios for the ninth time in ten years, up from $5.5 billion in 2024.
- Disney executives credit tentpole focus and cross-ecosystem franchise use, as the industry weighs Netflix’s pursuit of Warner Bros’ studio assets and Ted Sarandos’ pledge to support theatrical releases.