Movie Review | Photo by Jessica Fugett | The Wright State Guardian
2019 was another big year for motion pictures, Disney especially. Entering 2020 with big shoes to fill, keep your eyes peeled for more box office hits.
1. “Avengers: Endgame”
We all know, regardless of being a superhero fan or not, that the Avengers movies have made their mark. “Avengers: Endgame” became the highest grossing movie worldwide, racking in $858.3 million in 2019, and has left viewers wondering what’s to come.
2. “The Lion King” (2019)
Nothing less than $543.6 million brought in by Disney’s “The Lion King” was expected from this classic. Opening weekend for this innovated animation broke records and held its top spot by “Avengers: Endgame.”
3. “Toy Story 4”
Disney continues to deliver with a fourth Toy Story movie that brought in $434 million. The film became the highest grossing G-rated film of all time. One billion dollars was made worldwide, which continued to raise the bar for Disney’s talent.
4. “Frozen II”
The film is still in theaters bringing in more profit, however the total brought in during 2019 was $430.1 million. With the impact brought by the first Frozen movie, this ranking was expected. The sequel has the potential to break records before leaving theaters in 2020.
5. “Captain Marvel”
“Captain Marvel” topped off totals with $426.8 million, however worldwide $1.12 billion dollars was brought in. It had an early release date of March 8 which made it the first movie of the year to hit a billion dollars. “Captain Marvel” and “Avengers: Endgame” have fans waiting anxiously to see what’s next.
Other top films included more top box office films like: Spider-Man, Star Wars, “Aladdin” (2019), “Joker” and “It Chapter Two.” The legacy 2019 left when it comes to major movies is going to be hard to surpass. Here’s to 2020.
