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With ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ and ‘Alien: Romulus,’ Fox Movies Prove Value to Disney Beyond ‘Avatar’
Former Fox titles are no longer a burden but a boon to Disney. In 2024, three of the studio's four biggest releases are 20th Century properties.
These commercial wins follow 2022’s “Avatar: The Way of Water,” the long-delayed sequel that proved naysayers wrong to the tune of $2.3 billion globally (becoming the third-biggest movie of all time) and Searchlight’s Oscar-winner “Poor Things,” a Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone collaboration that turned into the rare post-pandemic indie smash with $117 million worldwide. Also in 2024, Disney has two Searchlight releases: “Nightbitch,” a surrealist comedy starring Amy Adams and directed by Marielle Heller (Dec. 6) and “A Complete Unknown,” a biographical drama with Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan (Dec. 25). Will Disney put energy into producing the kind of non-branded IP that fielded unconventional box office triumphs like Queen biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody,” racing drama “Ford v Ferrari” and Hugh Jackman-led musical “The Greatest Showman”… or will it be all “Alien,” “Avatar” and “Apes” all the time?
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