Deadline's Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament has returned, and as you'll see from the most profitable films of 2024 that we're disclosing, a movie's game doesn't end at the box office. Rather, its downstream revenues and subsequent home windows must be taken into account. Streaming continues to be…

Moana 2 made quite the splash on Disney+. The anticipated sequel drew 27.3 million views globally in its first five days on the streamer, according to Disney. That marks the biggest Walt Disney Animation Studios premiere since Encanto and the third-largest animated theatrical premiere of all…

Buck Woodall's five-year battle with Disney over who really created Moana looks to have come to an end, with a Los Angeles jury on Monday finding for the House of Mouse in the animated franchise dispute, at least for now. While the panel of six women and two men determined in just under three…

Disney Animation’s Moana 2, after being initially conceived for Disney+, then switched up for a theatrical release by Disney Co-Chairman Alan Bergman, will finally hit the service on March 12. That’s a 105-day theatrical window. Disney saw that the original film was a hit on Disney+, and instead…

Moana 2 helped float a solid fiscal first quarter for Disney with studio profit riding the strong box office of the animated sequel that's topped $1 billion worldwide. The quarter, which ended in December, also featured Mufasa: The Lion King at $653 million. The prior-year period included The Marvels…

Outside of China and the strong start for Lunar New Year titles, it was a fairly sleepy weekend at the international box office. There was some expansion and one new studio entry while most of the rest of the field is made up of holdovers from the end of last year. And yet, we've got some new…

UPDATED: As it's early January, we are still largely in holdover mode. But that shouldn't discount the performance of those movies that released at the end of last year and are still doing solid business. Among them are Disney's Mufasa: The Lion King and Paramount's Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Also, as…

UPDATED: With this weekend's business, Disney's Moana 2 has topped $1B in global box office, becoming the third release of 2024 to reach the mark. This new milestone means Disney scored a hat trick of $1B worldwide grossers from 2024; the only studio with movies released during the year that crossed…

UPDATED: This has been a solid holdover weekend with milestones crossed and neared for the major titles in release as we come off a really strong end to 2024. But it's bittersweet as we cannot ignore the fire devastation in the home of Hollywood. My thoughts go out to you all who have been affected…

UPDATED: Disney's Mufasa: The Lion King continued its reign at the top of the international box office pride this weekend with an additional $53.5M from 52 material markets. This lifts the overseas cume to $307.8M and global to $476.4M as it approaches the half-a-billion mark. Speaking of major…

UPDATED: Paramount's Sonic The Hedgehog 3 is off and running overseas, where the threequel officially began rollout on Wednesday after last week's sizable previews. Through Sunday, and with previews included, the little critter has amassed $74M from 52 offshore markets. That lifts the global tally to…

Continuing to ride a wave, Disney's Moana 2 has crested the $800M global mark. With $804M through Monday, it is now the No. 4 studio movie of the year to date globally. The international box office portion of that is $440.6M. The sequel is also the No. 4 domestic and international release of the…