Disney Loses Overall Box Office Crown for the First Time in Years

Click here to read the full article.

Disney lost the top spot in the 2023 race to be the highest-grossing movie studio.

Instead, Universal Pictures, which had “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” “Oppenheimer” and “M3GAN, became the global champion, according to Variety.

Overall, Universal racked up $4.907 billion in global ticket sales. Disney raked in $4.827 billion globally. Disney was quick to note that it produced 17 movies in the year against Universal’s 24 films.

Warner Bros., powered by the hit “Barbie,” was third with $3.84 billion globally. Sony and Paramount were each estimated to land at about $2 billion each.

Universal had $1.94 billion in domestic revenue against $1.9 million for Disney, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Elsewhere around the world, Universal totaled $2.97 billion in ticket sales. Disney’s revenue outside the U.S. was $2.92 billion.

Continue reading here.

Scroll down for comments and share your thoughts!