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During its opening last weekend, Wicked: For Good set new records by posting $147 million domestically and well over $220 million globally. That debut was so big that the film was already the 15th highest-grossing film of the year in the United States after those three days, setting Wicked: For Good up for a lucrative run over the holiday season.
Disney’s Turning Things Around at the Box Office After a Tough Year
It’s wild to think about how much Disney’s fortunes have changed at the box office in just a handful of years. Back in 2019, the studio could seemingly do no wrong, as it distributed seven titles that grossed over $1 billion worldwide. Things were very different in 2025, with Snow White arguably being the most infamous of Disney’s flops. Embroiled by controversies in the months leading up to its release and mostly negative reviews, the live-action remake failed to connect with audiences. To be fair, Snow White wasn’t the only Disney movie to disappoint this year, but it was perhaps the one that best personified the studio’s struggles. Disney’s live-action remakes have never been critical darlings, but they’ve typically been reliable performers at the box office. Five have hit the $1 billion mark, with The Jungle Book just behind at $966.5 million.
Fortunately, Disney appears to be rebounding after seeing multiple Marvel movies, a Pixar film, and a soft Tron reboot fall short of expectations. Zootopia 2 is projected to be a massive draw over Thanksgiving weekend, with early estimates pointing to a $125+ million domestic debut over the five-day holiday frame. Zootopia 2 also looks like it will revive the Chinese marketplace for Hollywood films, a fantastic development for the industry at large. And December sees the release of Avatar: Fire and Ash, which potentially will be the year’s highest-grossing film by the time its run is done. The first two Avatar films earned over $2 billion worldwide, so it’s expected the third installment will follow suit.
