In 2022, Disney stomped on the competition. Over the year, the firm collected nearly $5 billion at the international box office. A positive assessment, especially as the pandemic and its consequences continue to be felt in dark rooms. Whether Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever played a role in this good year, that’s good Avatar: The Way of the Water which allowed Disney to crush everything in its path.
Indeed, the second part of the saga launched by James Cameron in 2009 raised more than a billion dollars in just two weeks of operation and the figures continue to climb, more than a month after its release in cinemas. cinema around the world. The profit objective ofAvatar 2 reached, the next two opuses are well and truly confirmed for the next few years. Bingo!
With such a rich year (in every sense of the word), one wonders if Disney will manage to do better in 2023. Or, at least, as well… With a calendar full of expected films, it’s not impossible.
2023, a promising year for Disney
In 2023, Disney has more than one trick up its sleeve, and more than one film awaited by fans. The firm of Mickey is not idle in this new year and there are no less than five films which should make their small effect at the box office.
The first meeting is scheduled for next month. Indeed, February 17, 2023 marks the launch of Phase V of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the release of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. After a rather disappointing Phase IV for fans, this new film promises to move the plot forward with an eventful stay in the quantum realm for Scott Lang and Hope… As well as the introduction of the new major antagonist of the MCU: Kang the Conqueror. Marvel fans should answer the call of the multiverse and head to the dark halls…
But 2023 also marks the return of the galaxy’s craziest protectors… Five years after the second opus, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 are back on May 3. To say that these new intergalactic adventures are highly anticipated by fans is an understatement. This next film should collect several million dollars at the international box office.
A few weeks later, Disney is expected to generate several million dollars with the release of its live-action film. The little Mermaid. The live-actions of the great classics of the firm generally move the spectators and this new feature film should be no exception. These new versions of the films The Lion King, The beauty and the Beast or Aladdin each made more than $1 billion. Despite the various controversies, there is a good chance that The little Mermaid is one of Disney’s biggest hits of 2023.
Another franchise that is entitled to yet another opus, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny should bring fans of the archaeologist in hats to cinemas. While the last feature film devoted to Indiana Jones dates back to 2008, and was far from satisfying the fans, this new opus could achieve a feat.
On the animation side, Disney and Pixar will deliver Elementarya film that has everything to remind us Vice versa. If the animated film should seduce, it would be surprising if it reached the billion dollars at the box office.
Despite everything, such a fine line-up should ensure a fruitful year for Disney. The firm relies mainly on franchises that have already won the hearts of viewers, but should we blame it? Not really. It remains to be seen whether this accumulation of expected films will be sufficient to exceed the 5 billion dollars collected in 2022 by Disney.
