[The Epoch Times, December 21, 2022](Compiled and reported by Epoch Times reporter Ye Zijie) More than a month after the release of “Black Panther 2: Long Live Wakanda”, in Novemberdisneyglobal box officeHas exceeded 3 billion US dollars, with the “Avatar: Way of Water“The box office in December has exceeded 4 billion US dollars after its release.
According to collider reports,disneyThe company’s current global box office is 4.049 billion US dollars, and it continues to rise as James Cameron’s sequel film “The Way of Water” has sold close to 500 million worldwide, reaching 497 million US dollars. “The Way of Water” is Disney’s last film in 2022.
This year, although Disney lost at the box office with the “Toy Story” spin-off “Buzz Lightyear” (Buzz Lightyear) ($226 million), hit films such as “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse” (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse) of Madness ($955 million), Thor: Love and Thunder ($761 million) and the aforementioned Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) ($789 million, still in theaters), is still attractive, allowing this year’s theater business to truly return to normal, and allowing Disney to firmly consolidate its position in theglobal box officeleading position in .
In addition, this year’s big movies that are not from Disney also have huge breakthroughs, such as Paramount Pictures’ “Defender: The Lone Ranger” (Top Gun Maverick) ($1.489 billion),Universal PicturesJurassic World ($1.001 billion).
Since 2019,Universal PicturesEven in August this year, it became the first film company with a box office revenue exceeding US$3 billion.
However, Disney’sMarvel Studios(MCU) movie wins also kept Disney steady throughout the year.
For Disney, the “Ways of Water” movie runs straight into 2023, running until January, and possibly beyond, until the third installment of their next blockbuster, “Ant-Man.” Until the release of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.
“Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantum Fever” will be released in the United States and Taiwan on February 17.
Since then, the Disney-ownedMarvel StudiosLed by the MCU, the hits of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” and “The Marvels” will also be major events in 2023.
“Star Trek 3” and “Captain Marvel 2” are scheduled to be released in the United States on May 5, 2023 and July 28, 2023, respectively.
In addition to the MCU, “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” (Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny) is also scheduled for release on June 30, 2023, as well as Pixar’s latest project and more.
《Avatar: Way of Wateris still in theaters. Here’s the trailer:
Responsible Editor: Su Yang