- Disney’s “Aladdin,” in theaters this weekend, is just one of many live-action remakes of its animated classics the company is releasing this year.
- We compared some of Disney’s animated originals to their live-action remakes at the box office after inflation.
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Disney’s “Aladdin” hits theaters this weekend. It’s the second Disney remake of an animated classic to be released this year, following March’s “Dumbo” – and it won’t be the last.
“The Lion King” arrives in June; a sequel to the “Sleeping Beauty” reimagining, “Maleficent,” comes to theaters in October; and a live-action “Lady and the Tramp” will be included on Disney’s streaming service, Disney Plus, when it launches in November.
READ MORE: Disney’s ‘Aladdin’ remake has fun moments, but feels like a watered-down version of the original
Disney has ramped up its live-action remakes in recent years, and they’ve raked in tons of cash for the company at the box office. “Beauty and the Beast” grossed $1.2 billion worldwide in 2017.
But the animated classics these movies are inspired by fared rather well, too - at least after inflation.
We've gathered five Disney animated classics and their remakes to compare the box-office takes, adjusted for inflation, based on figures from Box Office Mojo. We included the adjusted and original domestic box-office grosses for the movies, the original worldwide take for the live-action remakes, and the production budgets when available.
The animated movies have been rereleased multiple times in theaters over the years, so we based the domestic numbers only on the original release. We excluded movies like "Dumbo" and "Alice in Wonderland" because reliable box-office data wasn't available.
"Cinderella" (1950 original)
Adjusted domestic gross: $170,000,000
Original domestic gross: $10,000,000
"Cinderella" (2015 remake) — WINNER
Adjusted domestic gross: $219,003,000
Original domestic gross: $201,151,353
Worldwide gross: $543,514,353
Production budget: $95 million
The 2015 "Cinderella" remake, starring Lily James, grossed more domestically than its animated predecessor, but the original puts up a fight after inflation with $170 million.
"Sleeping Beauty" (1959 original) — WINNER
Adjusted domestic gross: $618,090,800
Original domestic gross: $36,479,805
"Maleficent" (2014 remake of "Sleeping Beauty")
Adjusted domestic gross: $262,678,900
Original domestic gross: $241,410,378
Worldwide gross: $758,539,785
Production budget: $180 million
Domestically, the animated "Sleeping Beauty" beats out "Maleficent's" gross after inflation by a mile with $618 million. But "Maleficent" performed well, especially worldwide, and a sequel later this year, "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil," will try to continue its success.
"One Hundred and One Dalmatians" (1961 original) — WINNER
Adjusted domestic gross: $506,806,200
Original domestic gross: $14,000,000
"101 Dalmatians" (1996 remake)
Adjusted domestic gross: $274,335,300
Original domestic gross: $136,189,294
Worldwide gross: $320,689,294
The original animated movie grossed nearly double domestically what its remake did after inflation, with $507 million.
"The Jungle Book" (1967 original) — WINNER
Adjusted domestic gross: $505,858,900
Original domestic gross: $73,741,048
"The Jungle Book" (2016 remake)
Adjusted domestic gross: $375,813,700
Original domestic gross: $364,001,123
Worldwide gross: $966,550,600
Production budget: $175 million
The animated original "Jungle Book" grossed more domestically after inflation than the remake with $505 million, but the remake was still a huge hit, making nearly $1 billion worldwide.
"Beauty and the Beast" (1991 original)
Adjusted domestic gross: $315,041,100
Original domestic gross: $145,863,363
Production budget: $25 million
"Beauty and the Beast" (2017 remake) — WINNER
Adjusted domestic gross: $511,751,900
Original domestic gross: $504,014,165
Worldwide gross: $1,263,521,126
Production budget: $160 million
The "Beauty and the Beast" remake far outpaced the animated original. The original made $315 million domestically after inflation, while the remake made over $500 million, and $1.2 billion worldwide. It was the second-biggest movie globally in 2017, behind only "Star Wars: The Last Jedi."
