While Disney had a ridiculous year in 2019 (nearly $12 billion in global grosses), they have also mastered the ability of dominating the media news cycle. Moreover, it pulled this off with arguably a fraction of the media coverage that greeted Frozen II, Star Wars IX and even the hyperventilating reaction to Cats. ![]() Sure, it helped that Cats, Black Christmas, Richard Jewell, Bombshell and Spies in Disguise underwhelmed or outright flopped, but it also had the incredibly leggy Frozen II ($478 million from a $130 million debut and $1.45 billion worldwide) on its tail. It’s an 800 lbs gorilla thriving despite opening almost concurrently with a 1600 lbs gorilla. They have earned absolutely top-tier box office, especially in North America, despite having another mega-movie playing right alongside. That’s the oddest thing about the last two Jumanji movies. Jumanji 3 had to fend off Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, which earned $516 million domestic and $1.074 billion worldwide. ![]() ![]() It came within $18 million of Joker and Aquaman, the latter of which was the unmitigated mega-movie of Christmas 2018.
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