'Aladdin' to Fly Past $500 Million at Global Box Office in 15 Days

Disney’s live-action remake of “Aladdin” has entered into a whole new world at the box office. On Thursday, the film will surpass the $500 million mark globally in just 15 days after taking in another $14.7 million worldwide on Wednesday.

The film has made over $200 million at the domestic box office, putting it ahead of the entire lifetime gross of the live-action “Cinderella” remake. It’s also surpassed Jordan Peele’s “Us” as the third highest grossing film of 2019 thus far, giving Disney the three highest grossing films of the year with “Avengers: Endgame” and “Captain Marvel.”

This weekend, “Aladdin” opens in its final international market in Japan.

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After poor initial word of mouth prior to its release, the new “Aladdin” has proven to be a hit with audiences after an over $100 million four-day opening over Memorial Day weekend. It fell to second place domestically in its second week behind “Godzilla: King of the Monsters,” but it has regained ground on the monster movie this week. “Aladdin” hopes to maintain this momentum as Universal and Illumination release the family-friendly film “The Secret Life of Pets 2,” and as Disney-Fox release the latest “X-Men” film, “Dark Phoenix.”

Disney boasts an enormous market share this year, which currently sits at over 35% with more than $1.6 billion grossed domestically. Disney is already expected to gross more than $3 billion this year, but the additional grosses from Fox films could push it close to the $4 billion mark.

“Aladdin” is a remake of the 1992 animated film directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Will Smith as the Genie. Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott and Marwan Kenzari co-star in the live-action musical.

16 Disney Live-Action Remakes of Animated Hits in the Works (Photos)

Disney will be pumping out live-action versions of their animated classics for a long time time to come. Here's a list of titles in the works, including the release date of the original.
"Jungle Cruise"

Okay, okay, "Jungle Cruise" might not count as live-action film based on a previously animated classic, but it is based on a ride at Disneyland, so we're going to include it. Plus, we'll take any chance to talk about Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt in the same sentence. It will hit theaters July 24, 2020.
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"The Little Mermaid"
So now we're getting into films that are in some stage of development but haven't necessarily been slated for release. After all, Disney has so many untitled films slated, it's hard to count. But a live-action version of "The Little Mermaid" has been long discussed, as it is arguably one of the most popular and profitable movies in Disney's vault. Rob Marshall is on board direct, with Halle Bailey set to star as Ariel and Melissa McCarthy as Ursula.
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"Pinocchio"

"Pinocchio" is also in the works, with Tom Hanks playing Geppetto.
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"Snow White"
Forget her sister -- the original baddest chick in the Disney animated kingdom is coming back for her own standalone film. It was announced at the end of October 2016.
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"The Jungle Book 2"
This is a no-brainer follow-up to Favreau's hit from spring 2016, based on the animated classic released in 1967.
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"Snow White"
Forget her sister -- the original baddest chick in the Disney animated kingdom is coming back for her own standalone film. It was announced at the end of October 2016.
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"Aladdin"
"Hercules"
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"Peter Pan"
Neverland will get a practical set if Disney has its way updating the 1953 animated film.
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"James and the Giant Peach"
In one of the more interesting adaptations, this beloved Roald Dahl book became a quirky claymation hit for Disney in 1996 with director Henry Selick. Heavy dramatist director Sam Mendes was attached to take a stab at it, but he has since dropped out.
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"Hunchback"

In early 2019, a live-action film based on 1996's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" was announced. Tony-winning playwright David Henry Hwang was tapped to pen the script, with Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz handling the music.
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"Tinker Bell"

This movie has also been in the works for quite some time, with Reese Witherspoon attached as the cute little fairy from "Peter Pan."
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"Bambi"

In January 2020, Disney hired Geneva Robertson-Dworet (“Captain Marvel") and Lindsey Beer (“Sierra Burgess Is a Loser”) to write the script for the live-action remake of the 1942 animated classic.
"Oliver Twist"
While Disney never formally made a direct animated take on Charles Dickens' beloved orphan, the studio did release the adorable 1988 "Oliver and Company," inspired by Dickens' tale but told with animals. The studio also made a small-screen live-action version in 1997 with Richard Dreyfuss.
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"Lilo & Stitch"

This project was announced in October 2018 with Mike Van Waes attached to pen the script. Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich of Rideback are producing. In November of last year, it was announced that Jon M. Chu was in early talks to direct.
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"The Lion King" Sequel

In September, it was announced that Barry Jenkins would direct the follow-up to Jon Favreau's 2019 hit. The logline is being kept under wraps, but Deadline reported that the film will explore the mythology of the other characters in Pride Rock, including Mufasa’s origin story.

No release date for the next film has been set, and it’s unclear when production would begin. No cast has been set either.

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The studio is raiding its vault to remake classics including ”The Little Mermaid“

Disney will be pumping out live-action versions of their animated classics for a long time time to come. Here's a list of titles in the works, including the release date of the original.

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16 Disney Live-Action Remakes of Animated Hits in the Works (Photos)

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