{"id":7718,"date":"2017-08-23T16:49:14","date_gmt":"2017-08-23T15:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=7718"},"modified":"2017-09-05T11:51:23","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T10:51:23","slug":"what-is-the-most-popular-disney-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2017\/08\/23\/what-is-the-most-popular-disney-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the most popular Disney movie?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No matter how old you are, everyone loves a Disney movie. We have our favourites \u201d\u201c be it one of the newer classics or one we hold dear from childhood. People the world over flock in their millions to view the latest Disney offerings, but which movies are the most popular? We looked at each Disney movie\u2019s box office receipts to find out!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/tangled-logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7732\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/tangled-logo-1024x449.png\" alt=\"tangled-logo\" width=\"853\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/tangled-logo-1024x449.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/tangled-logo-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/tangled-logo-768x336.png 768w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/tangled-logo.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Tangled<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Box office: $591,794,936 (approx. \u00a3462 million)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Disney\u2019s take on fairytale <em>Rapunzel<\/em> with Mandy Moore as the main character was a big hit back in 2010. <em>Tangled<\/em> spent six years in production but the time and effort put into it certainly paid off. It brought in $591,794,936 worldwide and the soundtrack was met with plenty of critical acclaim. <em>I See the Light<\/em> won the award for Best Song Written For Visual Media at the 54<sup>th<\/sup> Grammy Awards. The song was also nominated for Best Original Song at the 83<sup>rd<\/sup> Academy Awards and Best Song at the 68<sup>th<\/sup> Golden Globe Awards.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Moana.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7721\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Moana-1024x461.jpg\" alt=\"moana\" width=\"1000\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Moana.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Moana-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Moana-768x346.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Moana<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Box office: $642,943,442 (approx. \u00a3502 million)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2016\u2019s <em>Moana<\/em> shares the story of a daughter of a chief of a Polynesian village. Moana is chosen to reunite a mystical relic with a goddess \u201d\u201c chosen by the ocean, no less. <em>Moana<\/em> was loved worldwide, thanks to the cast including Dwayne \u201d\u02dcThe Rock\u2019 Johnson and Nicole Scherzinger; and the key ingredient to a Disney smash \u201d\u201c the soundtrack. This newbie took in $642,943,442 at the box office.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Up.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7722\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Up-1024x794.jpg\" alt=\"up\" width=\"842\" height=\"653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Up-1024x794.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Up-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Up-768x596.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 842px) 100vw, 842px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Up<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Box office: $735,099,092 (approx. \u00a3574 million)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Carl Friedricksen\u2019s story both broke and captured hearts simultaneously. As we learn about Carl\u2019s life and marriage to his best friend Ellie, we feel for him when she passes away. He decides to fulfil their life-long dreams of visiting Paradise Falls \u201d\u201c something they did not get to do together. He gets himself to this destination in the most weird and wonderful way,unintentionally taking a Wilderness Explorer named Russell with him. Box office figures show <em>Up<\/em> took in $735,099,092 in 2009 and would go on to be on the second animated film in history to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Monsters-University.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7723\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Monsters-University-1024x301.png\" alt=\"monsters-university\" width=\"1000\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Monsters-University-1024x301.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Monsters-University-300x88.png 300w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Monsters-University-768x226.png 768w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Monsters-University.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Monsters University<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Box office: $744,229,437 (approx. \u00a3581 million)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Back in 2001, we met best friends Mike and Sulley in <em>Monsters Inc<\/em>; they lived in Monstropolis, working in Monsters Inc collecting the screams of human children to power the city. But how did these two get there? They first went to University to study the art of being a scarer. Take in the trials and tribulations of these two and their path to becoming life-long friends. The 2013 prequel was even more loved than the original and has taken in\u00a0$744,229,437 worldwide.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Nemo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7724\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Nemo.png\" alt=\"nemo\" width=\"1000\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Nemo.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Nemo-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Nemo-768x325.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Finding Nemo<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Box office: $940,335,536 (approx. \u00a3735 million)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Back in 2003, <em>Finding Nemo<\/em> took the world by storm. The story followed a clownfish called Marlin in his search to find his son Nemo,receiving some help from a blue fin tang called Dory (and many others) along the way. The overprotective father Marlin\u2019s quest provides many laughs and a few tears as he tries to find his son, and Disney fans were hooked. It was the highest grossing film of 2003 and went on to be the best-selling DVD of all time \u201d\u201c after taking in an incredible\u00a0$940,335,536 at the box office.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/the-lion-king.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-7725\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/the-lion-king-1024x537.png\" alt=\"the-lion-king\" width=\"1024\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/the-lion-king-1024x537.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/the-lion-king-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/the-lion-king-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/the-lion-king.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>The Lion King<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Box office: $968,483,777 (approx. \u00a3757 million)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Lion King<\/em> is the oldest movie on this list \u201d\u201c it was released in 1994 &#8211; and is a strong staple in the childhoods of many. The soundtrack alone is iconic; with classics such as <em>The Circle of Life<\/em> and <em>I Just Can\u2019t Wait To Be King<\/em>. The cast is pretty spectacular too, with Matthew Broderick voicing Simba, Jeremy Irons providing the vocal for Scar and James Earl Jones as Mufasa. We\u2019ve held this dear for 20 years but its success was clear from the box office earnings of $968,483,777.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/zootopia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7726\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/zootopia-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"zootopia\" width=\"1001\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/zootopia.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/zootopia-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/zootopia-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1001px) 100vw, 1001px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Zootopia<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Box office: $1 ,023,784,195 \u00a0(approx. \u00a3800 million)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Animal animations are a bit of a hit and <em>Zootopia<\/em> is one of the highest grossing movies of all time. The unlikely friendship between a rabbit police officer and a con artist fox was well-received as the quirky movie went on to bring in over $1 billion at the box office. Idris Elba, Ginnifer Goodwin and Jason Bateman all lend their voices to the 2016 box office smash that scooped up an Academy Award, Golden Globe, Critics\u2019 Choice Movie Award and Annie Award for Best Animated Feature Film.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/finding-dory.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7727\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/finding-dory.jpg\" alt=\"finding-dory\" width=\"963\" height=\"541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/finding-dory.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/finding-dory-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/finding-dory-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 963px) 100vw, 963px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Finding Dory<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Box office: $1,028,570,889 (approx. \u00a3804 million)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you haven\u2019t made the link already, <em>Finding Dory<\/em> is the story of the regal blue tang Dory that we met (and subsequently adored) from <em>Finding Nemo<\/em>. This time, Dory \u201d\u201c who suffers from memory loss \u201d\u201c is on a quest of her own. She wants to find her parents and has plenty of help from a wide range of sea creatures along the way! <em>Finding Dory<\/em> was incredibly well-received, and Ellen DeGeneres\u2019s portrayal of Dory was critically acclaimed. It earned\u00a0$1,028,570,889 at the box office and went on to be the third highest-grossing film of 2016.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/toy-story-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7728\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/toy-story-3-1024x568.jpg\" alt=\"toy-story-3\" width=\"1001\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/toy-story-3.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/toy-story-3-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/toy-story-3-768x426.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1001px) 100vw, 1001px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Toy Story 3<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Box office: $1,066,969,703 (approx. \u00a3834 million)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When Buzz and Woody\u2019s escapades first burst onto the big screen in 1995, we were hooked on the clever story following the lives of toys as they plead for the attention of their owner Andy. <em>Toy Story<\/em> turned into one of the best-loved trilogies, with the third instalment that was released 15 years after the original being the best received movie with a worldwide earning of $1,066,969,703. This looked at the life of Andy as he prepared to go off to college and how his old toys cope with their new-found homes without their owner.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Frozen.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7729\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Frozen-1024x429.jpg\" alt=\"frozen\" width=\"993\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Frozen.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Frozen-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Frozen-768x322.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 993px) 100vw, 993px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Frozen<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Box office: $1,276,480,335 (approx. \u00a3997 million)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, the music-laden story of Anna and Elsa tops this list by a landslide. Back in 2013, it was difficult to escape the emphatic <em>Let It Go<\/em>, made popular by Idina Menzel\u2019s Elsa. <em>Frozen<\/em> was inspired by the Hans Christian Andersen fairy-tale <em>The Snow Queen<\/em> and has everything in it \u201d\u201c love, lust, heartbreak, family disputes and a talking snowman. What\u2019s not to love? <em>Frozen<\/em> was a certified box office smash, taking in $1,276,480,335 worldwide.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Are any of these classics missing from your Disney collection? Don\u2019t worry \u201d\u201c you can fill the gaps with musicMagpie! You can find these, and many other beloved Disney movies on the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.musicmagpie.co.uk\/\">musicMagpie Store<\/a> right now. Click below to start shopping!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store.musicmagpie.co.uk\/category\/?filter=collections:disney-dvds-and-blu-rays#prm_creative=disney-pixar&amp;prm_name=disney-pixar-TNFT&amp;prm_position=L&amp;prm_id=TNFTL\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5210\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/SHOP-NOW.png\" alt=\"SHOP NOW\" width=\"299\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are the most popular Disney movies (based on the box office):<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><i>Frozen<\/i> &#8211; \u00a3997 million<\/li>\n<li><i>Toy Story 3<\/i> &#8211; \u00a3834 million<\/li>\n<li><i>Finding Dory<\/i> &#8211; \u00a3804 million<\/li>\n<li><i>Zootopia<\/i> &#8211; \u00a3800 million<\/li>\n<li><i>The Lion King<\/i> &#8211; \u00a3757 million<\/li>\n<li><i>Finding Nemo<\/i> &#8211; \u00a3735 million<\/li>\n<li><i>Monsters University<\/i> &#8211; \u00a3581 million<\/li>\n<li><i>Up<\/i> &#8211; \u00a3574 million<\/li>\n<li><i>Moana<\/i> &#8211; \u00a3502 million<\/li>\n<li><i>Tangled<\/i> &#8211; \u00a3462 million<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No matter how old you are, everyone loves a Disney movie. We have our favourites \u201d\u201c be it one of the newer classics or one we hold dear from childhood. People the world over flock in their millions to view the latest Disney offerings, but which movies are the most &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":7736,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[1642],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7718"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7718"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7718\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7766,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7718\/revisions\/7766"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}