2016 is now The Walt Disney Studios’ best year ever at the international box office with $3.566 billion through October 16, surpassing Disney’s previous record year of $3.565 billion set in 2015.
Earlier this year, on July 6, Disney set a new industry record for reaching the $3 billion threshold internationally, having also set new industry records for reaching $2 billion domestic (July 16) and $5 billion global (July 10). The international milestone comes with two and a half months and three major releases remaining in the calendar year: Marvel’s Doctor Strange begins its international rollout Oct. 25 ahead of its Nov. 4 domestic debut; Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Moana opens on Nov. 23; and Lucasfilm’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story debuts on Dec. 16.
Disney’s 2016 international box office has been driven by films from across the Studios’ brands, representing the industry’s top four global and top three international releases of the year.
· Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War has earned $1.15B, including $745M internationally; it is the #1 film of the year internationally and globally.
· Disney Animation’s Zootopia has earned $1.023B, including $682.3M internationally; it is the biggest animated film ever released in China with $235M. It is the #2 film of the year internationally and globally.
· Disney’s live-action The Jungle Book has earned $966M globally, including $602.3M internationally; it is the top Western film of all time in India. It is the #3 film of the year internationally and the #4 film of the year globally.
· Pixar’s Finding Dory has earned $1.011B, including $525.9M internationally; still in release, it is the #3 film of the year globally and the #6 film of the year internationally.
In addition, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which debuted in December 2015, brought in $452.4M of its $1.13B international total in 2016.
