Aladdin becomes the 3rd Disney movie of 2019 to break $1 billion

The cast of Disney's "Aladdin."
(Image credit: Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)

Disney's 2019 box office run sure has been an unbelievable sight.

The studio's live-action remake of Aladdin has now officially grossed $1 billion at the worldwide box office, becoming the third Disney release of 2019 to do so after Captain Marvel and Avengers: Endgame, Deadline reports. Three out of the four films that have made more than $1 billion this year were released by Disney, with the fourth, Spider-Man: Far From Home, being distributed by Sony but taking place in the Disney-owned Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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This would be a remarkable feat even for Disney, which only released three billion-dollar films in 2018: Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, and Incredibles 2. In 2017, they only had two: Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Beauty and the Beast. In 2016, they had four: Captain America: Civil War, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Finding Dory, and Zootopia.

Disney, though, seems to have always planned for its 2019 to be particularly massive specifically in preparation of its upcoming streaming service, Disney+, which launches this fall and which these billion-dollar hits will able to stream exclusively on. The studio's 2020 is unlikely to be quite as big, especially with Star Wars taking the year off and the Marvel Cinematic Universe only releasing two films. But with Star Wars returning in 2022, and not one but four Avatar sequels on the way, the power may remain in the studio's corner for years to come.

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Brendan Morrow

Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.