Three Disney films could top $1 billion this year after box office rut

After years of starts and stops at the box office, [Disney](https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/DIS/) appears to have hit a groove in 2024.

Its latest Pixar film, “Inside Out 2,” is now the [highest-grossing animated film](https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/24/inside-out-2-is-highest-grossing-animated-movie-ever-passing-frozen-2.html) of all time, topping $1.5 billion at the global box office. Its first R-rated Marvel Cinematic Universe flick — “Deadpool & Wolverine” —[broke opening weekend records](https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/28/deadpool-and-wolverine-box-office-opening-tops-205-million.html) for an R-rated film and is set to surpass the $1 billion mark before the end of its run.

And the box office hits aren’t expected to stop there.

Over the Thanksgiving holiday, the studio is set to release “Moana 2,” the hotly anticipated sequel to 2016′s “Moana.” While the first film generated a little less than $700 million at the global box office, audience fervor for more “Moana” content is expected to drive high ticket sales in November. After all, it was the most streamed film of 2023.

Disney has already seen success from its animated franchises this year, as “Inside Out 2” has generated nearly double the $850 million its predecessor secured in 2015.

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