Exciting news for fans of the Maleficent movies!
Angelina Jolie is set to reprise the villainous character for a third film that is in the works.
The news comes four years after the sequel, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, was released in theaters.
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Disney’s live action movies are huge money makers!
From the ’90s to today, Disney has released 17 live action movies, and there are so many more on the way.
The latest is The Little Mermaid, starring Halle Bailey. According to Deadline, the movie brought in $117.5 million domestically and $163.8 million globally in its opening weekend.
The movie’s box office was at the center of some controversy ahead of its premiere. Why? Aladdin star Mena Massoud made some comments comparing the unreleased movie to the one he starred in.
In particular, he implied that The Little Mermaid wouldn’t make more than $1 billion at the global box office like Aladdin did.
That got us wondering if Aladdin was the top-earning live action movie at Disney. We did some digging and compared how much money each movie brought in internationally. You might be surprised to learn that four of the movies have grossed over one billion dollars. But does Aladdin come out on top?
Scroll through a ranking of Disney’s live action movies based on how much money they made…
Angelina Jolie‘s new movie Maleficent: Mistress of Evil is now in theaters and the film opened at number one, though below box office expectations.
The movie earned $36 million in North America during its first weekend, which is just half of what the first Maleficent movie made in its opening. Box office experts had previously predicted that the movie would open with about $45 million for the first weekend.
Coming in second place this weekend was Joker in its third weekend with an additional $29.2 million for a total of $247 million so far.
Zombieland: Double Tap opened with a strong $26.725 million for its first weekend for a third place finish, which is just about on par with the first film’s opening.
Opening in limited release this weekend were Robert Pattinson‘s The Lighthouse and Taika Waititi‘s Jojo Rabbit, which both had strong openings.
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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil is on top at the box office!
The Maleficent follow-up, which co-stars Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning and Michelle Pfeiffer, brought in about $38 million in its opening weekend, according to THR on Sunday (October 19).
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Although the movie was expected to have a larger debut, it’s still the top film at the box office for the weekend. The original film debuted at $69.4 million, and eventually brought in $758 million globally.
Joker brought in $28 million in its third weekend, while Zombieland 2: Double Tap opened to approximately $26 million, ahead of the 2009 film.
Hustlers also pushed past the $100 million mark as of this weekend.
READ MORE: Is There a ‘Maleficent: Mistress of Evil’ End Credits Scene?
Angelina Jolie is back on the big screen in her new movie Maleficent: Mistress of Evil and you might want to know if you should stick around for a post-credits scene if you check out the movie in theaters.
Lots of movies that are part of franchises include additional footage at the end of the credits to tease potential sequels.
We can confirm that there is no end credits scene for the Maleficent sequel, so feel free to leave at the end of the movie without worrying about missing anything.
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil also stars Elle Fanning and Michelle Pfeiffer.
Angelina Jolie‘s new movie Maleficent: Mistress of Evil is hitting theaters this weekend and experts predict that it will top the box office!
The movie is on track to open with about $45 million for its first weekend, according to Variety.
The first Maleficent earned $69 million in its opening weekend back in 2014 and it went on to gross $750 worldwide.
Competing for second place will be Joker in its third weekend and the new movie Zombieland: Double Tap, which are both on track to make somewhere between $20 million and $30 million.
Angelina Jolie and Michelle Pfeiffer sit on a panel for the Maleficent: Mistress of Evil press conference on Monday (September 30) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The ladies were joined at the event by their co-stars Sam Riley, Harris Dickinson, Elle Fanning, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Ed Skrein, as well as director Joachim Ronning.
The stars of the Maleficent sequel are hard at work promoting the upcoming Disney film, which hits theaters on October 18.
Have you seen the latest trailer for Maleficent: Mistress of Evil? Make sure to check it out now!
