- Of the 59 movies that have made $1 billion, 32 of them have been released by Disney.
- That's more than half.
- The MCU, Pixar, "Avatar," "Star Wars," and "Pirates of the Caribbean" are all owned by Disney.
Numbers don't lie: Disney is easily the most successful movie studio of all time. Of the 59 films that have made 10 figures at the worldwide box office, 32 of them have been released by Disney.
And, if you include the first "Avatar" and "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace," which were originally released by 20th Century but are now owned by Disney, you get up to 34.
No other studio has a chokehold on mainstream movies like Disney does, and it's not close.
We used Box Office Mojo data to compile this list of every single Disney movie that's made $1 billion (or more). Keep scrolling to see the entire list.
"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" (2006)
Worldwide gross: $1.06 billion
After the first film became a true pop culture phenomenon in 2003, the second installment, "Dead Man's Chest," became the first "Pirates" film to cross a billion dollars … and probably the first film based on a theme park ride to do that, too.
"Alice in Wonderland" (2010)
Worldwide gross: $1.02 billion
The first of the modern Disney live-action remakes, "Alice in Wonderland" was a huge hit for the studio and set us on a path we're still on today; are you ready for the live-action "Moana" later this year?
"Toy Story 3" (2010)
Worldwide gross: $1.06 billion
"Toy Story 3" picks up 11 years after its last installment, 1999's "Toy Story 2," and brings our favorite crew into the 21st century. It's also positively traumatizing. If you ask any millennial how they felt during the trash incinerator scene, be prepared with a box of tissues.
"Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" (2011)
Worldwide gross: $1.04 billion
The third "Pirates" film fell short of seven figures, but the fourth, which was something of a soft reboot, rebounded quite nicely. Unfortunately, its quality leaves something to be desired.
"The Avengers" (2012)
Worldwide gross: $1.52 billion
The first MCU film to cross this threshold, fittingly, was "The Avengers," the culmination of the previous five films and the first big team-up of comic-book heroes.
It was also the first Marvel movie distributed by Disney after it acquired Marvel Studios in 2009 (the first few were split between Paramount and Universal).
"Iron Man 3" (2013)
Worldwide gross: $1.21 billion
The final installment of the "Iron Man" trilogy is also the highest-grossing. We haven't had a stand-alone Tony Stark film in 13 years, but Robert Downey Jr. isn't anywhere close to being done with Marvel. He's taking over as Doctor Doom in the coming "Avengers: Doomsday."
"Frozen" (2013)
Worldwide gross: $1.28 billion
Disney's first non-Pixar billion-dollar grosser was "Frozen," which brought us so many things, including "Let It Go," the icon that is Olaf, and John Travolta calling Idina Menzel "Adele Dazeem" at the Academy Awards.
"Avengers: Age of Ultron" (2015)
Worldwide gross: $1.4 billion
"Age of Ultron" was the second "Avengers" film, and while it wasn't as critically beloved as its predecessor, it was still a box-office smash.
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" (2015)
Worldwide gross: $2.07 billion
"The Force Awakens" was the first "Star Wars" film in 10 years, and the first time Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, and (briefly) Mark Hamill returned to the franchise in 32 years.
No wonder it smashed box-office records and is still the highest-grossing film domestically, ever. It made over $936 million in the US alone.
It was also the first "Star Wars" film to be released after Disney purchased Lucasfilm in 2012 for $4 billion.
"Zootopia" (2016)
Worldwide gross: $1.02 billion
"Zootopia" was the second Disney animated film to cross this threshold, bolstered by its huge success in China, where it made $236 million.
"Captain America: Civil War" (2016)
Worldwide gross: $1.15 billion
"Captain America: Civil War" has more in common with the "Avengers" films rather than the first two "Captain America" movies. It features a huge ensemble cast and one of the MCU's signature scenes, the airport fight.
"Finding Dory" (2016)
Worldwide gross: $1.02 billion
The sequel to "Finding Nemo" came 13 years after the first film. This allowed an entire generation to grow up watching it and introduced it to a whole new group of kids, a move Disney began with "Toy Story 3" and continues to use today.
"Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" (2016)
Worldwide gross: $1.05 billion
"Rogue One" was the second "Star Wars" film released under Disney and the first to receive the subtitle of "A Star Wars Story," to differentiate it from the main three trilogies.
Against all odds, this movie, which is really just based on a throwaway line about how the Rebels got hold of the plans for the Death Star, rocks.
"Beauty and the Beast" (2017)
Worldwide gross: $1.26 billion
"Beauty and the Beast," which stars Emma Watson as Belle and Dan Stevens as the Beast, was a huge hit for the House of Mouse and ensured that we'd be watching live-action remakes for years to come.
"Star Wars: The Last Jedi" (2017)
Worldwide gross: $1.33 billion
Nothing was ever going to top "The Force Awakens" in terms of box-office success, but "The Last Jedi" grossed over $1.33 billion worldwide, which is nothing to sneeze at … even if the movie proved to be quite polarizing.
"Black Panther" (2018)
Worldwide gross: $1.34 billion
If "Black Panther" had made half of its actual gross, it would've been considered a success. Instead, it blew past any expectations, got Marvel its first (and to date, only) best picture Oscar nomination, and became a true cultural phenomenon.
"Avengers: Infinity War" (2018)
Worldwide gross: $2.05 billion
Just a few months after "Black Panther" took over the world, "Infinity War" picked up the torch and kept running with it, becoming Disney's second two-billion-dollar film.
"Incredibles 2" (2018)
Worldwide gross: $1.24 billion
Much like "Finding Dory," audiences were forced to wait 14 years after "The Incredibles" was released to pick back up with our favorite family of superheroes.
The strategy worked again: "Incredibles 2" made nearly double the original.
"Captain Marvel" (2019)
Worldwide gross: $1.13 billion
The first MCU film to center on a female superhero proved a gigantic success for Disney, as "Captain Marvel" is the second-highest-grossing origin story in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, only behind "Black Panther."
"Avengers: Endgame" (2019)
Worldwide gross: $2.79 billion
"Avengers: Endgame" was the culmination of a decade of storytelling and dozens of films — it's no wonder it was the highest-grossing movie of all time for a while.
We actually have a running list for all the records "Endgame" broke — that's how big of a deal it was.
"Aladdin" (2019)
Worldwide gross: $1.05 billion
Right around the time fans had started to bully Paramount into changing the design of Sonic the Hedgehog, a different blue menace was taking up residence in the Uncanny Valley: Will Smith's Genie in the live-action "Aladdin." Despite the criticisms and (many) memes, this movie continued Disney's live-action hot streak.
"The Lion King" (2019)
Worldwide gross: $1.66 billion
Your mileage may vary on whether this counts as a live-action remake, since it's entirely photorealistic animation, but there's no arguing that "The Lion King" was a massive success. It even spawned a prequel, "Mufasa."
"Toy Story 4" (2019)
Worldwide gross: $1.07 billion
After the mega-hit that was "Toy Story 3," it shouldn't come as a surprise that Pixar ran it back again, nine years later.
"Toy Story 4" places our friends in a new kid's house and introduces us to the legend Forky.
"Frozen II" (2019)
Worldwide gross: $1.45 billion
Is it starting to seem like all these billion-dollar grossers are sequels? You're not wrong! "Frozen II," released six years after "Frozen," failed to produce an inescapable earworm like "Let It Go," but still outgrossed its predecessor by nearly $200 million.
"Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" (2019)
Worldwide gross: $1.07 billion
"The Rise of Skywalker" was the conclusion of the 12-movie, four-decade Skywalker Saga, so it was never going to please everyone.
However, it managed to do something else equally unlikely: It didn't please anyone.
Only a "Star Wars" movie could gross nearly $1.1 billion and still be seen as something of a box-office disappointment.
"Avatar: The Way of Water" (2022)
Worldwide gross: $2.33 billion
The first "Avatar" film was released in 2009 by 20th Century Fox. Thirteen years and one $71 billion acquisition later, "Avatar: The Way of Water" was released by Disney.
"Inside Out 2" (2024)
Worldwide gross: $1.69 billion
"Inside Out 2" was the highest-grossing film of 2024, making nearly twice as much as the first "Inside Out," which was released in 2015.
"Deadpool & Wolverine" (2024)
Worldwide gross: $1.33 billion
Another benefit of Disney's purchase of 20th Century Fox was gaining the rights to the X-Men, including everyone's favorite merc with a mouth, Deadpool.
The third "Deadpool" film, which also brought back fan-favorite Hugh Jackman as Wolverine (among many, many other cameos), was the No. 2 film of 2024, the most successful "Deadpool" film, and is still the highest-grossing R-rated film ever.
"Moana 2" (2024)
Worldwide gross: $1.05 billion
"Moana 2" was released eight years after "Moana," and made over $400 million more than the first film.
Even though it started out as a TV show and didn't have the benefit of songs written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, it still became a hit. We'll see if the live-action "Moana," releasing in July, can keep the streak going.
"Lilo & Stitch" (2025)
Worldwide gross: $1.03 billion
If you're not convinced that live-action "Moana" will be a force to reckon with, look no further than Disney's last live-action remake, "Lilo & Stitch." This movie performed so well that it's getting a live-action sequel, something only bestowed upon "101 Dalmatians," "Maleficent," and "Alice in Wonderland."
"Zootopia 2" (2025)
Worldwide gross: $1.86 billion
Somehow, "Zootopia 2" was an even bigger hit than the first film, once again helped by its monster success in China, where it made $651 million, more than double what the original "Zootopia" grossed there. It's now the highest-grossing animated film of all time.
"Avatar: Fire and Ash" (2025)
Worldwide gross: $1.48 billion
The most recent Disney film to enter this list is the third "Avatar" installment, "Fire and Ash." While it was the No. 3 movie of 2025, it was still seen by some as a disappointment after the higher grosses of the first two.
