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How Disney has taken over the world in the past 50 years

Good news: Disney films are the top three highest-grossing ever
Good news: Disney+ is set to beat Netflix
Bad news: Disney's parks are still struggling to reopen...
An early fighting spirit
The most Oscars ever
Disneyland shook up the scene
Visitor numbers went through the roof
It offered a new type of resort
Attention to detail was a cornerstone of the business
The French said ‘bonjour’ to EuroDisney
Touchstone Pictures helped Disney reach new audiences
Disney expanded its empire to the small screen
…and changed the face of kids TV
The Disney Decade that lives on
Bringing animation to the mainstream
Box office big hits kept the money rolling in
New technology changed animation forever
People paid a premium for Disney merchandise
Disney’s magic took to the seas
New management shook things up
One huge purchase changed everything
The spending spree didn’t end there
Movies continued to wow audiences
A former employee shared the company’s inner workings
A third big acquisition was made
Disney expands its media empire with a hefty merger
Sequels and prequels are big money-spinners
…along with reworked classics
A home cinema blockbuster
A love letter to China?
Theme parks bringing in the big bucks
Space Age resorts
Disney's finances have been hit hard
A legacy that will prevail
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Good news: Disney films are the top three highest-grossing ever

Avatar has reclaimed the title of highest-grossing film of all time after being re-released in China. After it first premiered in 2009, director James Cameron's (pictured) Oscar-winning science fiction epic held the top spot for a decade until Marvel's Avengers: Endgame was released. Avatar has now taken more than $2.8 billion (£2bn) at the box office. This is good news for Cameron, who is currently working on four sequels to the Avatar film, the first of which is set to be released in December 2022. But it's also welcome news for entertainment giant Disney, which bought the rights to the film from Fox in 2019. In fact, it's a win all-round for Disney as it picked up the rights to Avengers: Endgame at the same time, and it owns the rights to the third highest-grossing film of all time Titanic. Click or scroll through to see another success Disney is celebrating this month...

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Frances Carruthers

15 March 2021

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