Jasmine Adel
With the end of 2019 and in light of the reports of the harvest of the year, the highest cinematographic works occupy a portion of the reports of the artistic scene, as these films reflect the audience's taste and the type of films he favors, which are not necessarily the same films that critics praised or those that will rise to the throne of the important awards Like the Oscars, the British Bafta and the Golden Globe.
What is noticeable this year is Disney's sweep and its ranking on the top of the list of the ten most revenue-generating films in the world, according to "Box Office Mojo", not only because one of her films ranked first, but because the list contained six out of ten films For Disney.
The defeat of "Avatar"
That one of the movies of superheroes - especially those that carry the name Marvel World - top the list of the most profitable films for this year is not new, as we have become accustomed to it in recent years because of the masses and masses of these films, but the new thing is that the work on the throne of cinema is absolute .
For ten years, "Avatar" remained the highest profit in the history of cinema, with revenues totaling $ 2.743 billion, before this year, "Avengers: Endgame", which generated revenues of $ 2.798 billion out of a budget that did not exceed 356 million dollars.
Which is the truest audience or critics?
With all the attack and life-action version of the movie "The Lion King" met with attack and criticism to the extent that some critics described it as disappointing or bankrupt, because the work is free of the human spirit that characterized the original cartoon version, and its makers were satisfied with copying the events of the first film to an extent that matched Without feelings or adding anything new except for visual effects, but that did not prevent the business from achieving high revenues that matched the high expectations that the audience placed on the film before they became frustrated.
The film's revenues amounted to $ 1.7 billion, which made it ranked fourth in the list of highest-grossing Disney films in general, and although that version outperformed the revenues of the nineties, which earned $ 968.5 million and ranked 35th on the list of "IMDB" technical site For the best 250 films in the history of world cinema, they most likely will not be able to be technically superior, which explains the evaluation difference between the two works.
"The Lion King" was not the only life-action version of Disney that was included in the list of the highest-income for this year, there is also the movie "Aladdin", which came in eighth with revenues of $ 1.05 billion, although the comparison between the modern and the old version will come in favor of the version of the nineties also If we look at the evaluation, nominations, and awards, the critics and the public praised the current version, which was visually impressive and dramatically interesting, especially with the distinguished representation that starred on the throne of star Will Smith.
Double stroke
Two other films of Disney joined the list, but they are in the animation category this time. The first is the second part of the movie "Frozen", which was not released until late November, and he succeeded in quickly launching the missile to the top of the list, specifically in the third place with revenues amounted to even Now $ 1.2 billion, as it included a new adventure that combined songs, lightness and dramatic dramatic escalation, knowing that the movie is still up to this point in cinemas, which means that its profits are still increasing.
The second is the fourth part of the movie "Toy Story", which ranked sixth on the list, collecting revenues of $ 1.07 billion, although its budget did not exceed $ 200 million. The film won the praise of critics and the public alike, praising the rich and interesting plot of action, which combined adventure and passion and came as an ideal conclusion to a series that has long been attached to young and old.
Superheroes take control
Fourth comes another superhero movie, "Spiderman: Far From Home" by Marvel, the second part of the movie "Spider-Man: Returning to the Homeland", which was released in 2017 and achieved remarkable success and high revenues, before the second part came to outperform the first, both in terms of evaluation. The technician, as critics described it as an amazing work that knew how to combine romance and the world of movement and superheroes, or even revenue where the work earned 1.131 billion dollars, making him the first movie on Spider-Man, his revenues exceeded the barrier of a billion.
As for the fifth place, it was shared equally between Marvel and Disney, the fantasy movie and the science fiction "Captain Marvel", whose revenues reached 1.128 billion, although the critics gave him medium ratings ranging from positive and negative.
The Joker
On the dramatic level, the movie "The Joker" is at the top of this list. Although some people may classify it with a movie of superheroes, whose story revolves around the character "Joker", everyone who saw it and found it a dramatic work with distinction, even if it was presented in a framework that combines psychological excitement and crime.
The film ranked seventh with revenues of $ 1.06 billion, but its budget that ranged between 55 and 70 million dollars, unlike the rest of the films with high budgets, made it a percentage of profit that surpassed it, until it became the first movie designed for adults only that exceeded the one billion dollar barrier.
The film's success did not stop with the material, but also shine artistically, until it quickly ranked 24th on the list of "AMDB", as well as nominated for four important Golden Globe awards, with expectations to run for the same in the Oscars.