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Best Disney movies

DisneyTarzan, Aladdin and the Lion King, all Disney movies we all know and have seen them. Walt Disney Productions has been releasing animated movies and series since the early nineties. Until this day, Walt Disney Productions releases movies that break records and earn huge box offices. In this article, you will find the best Disney movies of all times listed.

The Lion King

The Lion King is one of the most successful Disney movies of all time. The movie came out in 1994, and definitely belongs to the classic Disney movies. The Lion King was produced by Walt Disney Productions and Don Hahn. The movie is a musical movie, which means that several songs are played during the movie. Those songs were written by Elton John and Tim Rice. Since the movie is animated, all the characters had to be voiced over. Voices that were used for some of the characters are Whoopi Goldberg, Jim Cummings and Rowan Atkinson. The Lion King is about a lion family which consists of young Simba, who is the son of Mufasa. Mufasa is the King of the Pride Lands in the jungle. When Simba’s uncle Scar kills Mufasa, Simba goes through many obstacles. When watching The Lion King, you follow Simba become a grown lion and follow him on his life journey. Although the movie came out in 1994, the production and development already started in 1988. When the movie was publicized, the critics were very positive. Critics enjoyed the music and the animation the most about The Lion King. The Lion King grossed an incredible box office, with an estimated 968,483,777 dollars over the whole world. With this box office, The Lion King is the sixth ‘’highest-grossing animated film of all time’’ and the third of Disney Movies. Not only did The Lion King grossed a huge box office, The Lion King also won several awards. The movie won two Academy Awards and a Golden Globe. After the movie became such a success, a musical of the movie was developed as well. The musical debuted in Minnesota. However, in 1997, The Lion King could be seen on Broadway, New York City. The musical can still be found on Broadway until this day.

Aladdin

Aladdin is one of the most popular Disney movies of all time. The movie came out in 1992 and belongs to one of the classic Disney movies. Aladdin was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation. The movie is a just like The Lion King a musical film, which means that songs are involved in the movie. The songs that were featured in Aladdin were produced by Alan Menken and written by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice. Aladdin is an animated movie, so all the characters had to be voiced over. The voices that were used to voice over the characters include Jonathan Freeman, Robin Williams and Douglas Seale. Aladdin is about a young boy named Aladdin. Together with his monkey named Abu, they go on adventures. Once Aladdin gets to know princess Jasmine, he falls in love with her. Coming from different worlds, with Aladdin being a kid from the streets and Jasmine being a princess, the two go through their difficulties. When watching the movie, you follow their journey to be together. When Aladdin was released in 1992, it became the most successful movie of that year. The movie grossed an estimated box office of 504 million dollars over the whole world. Not only did Aladdin earned a huge box office, the movie also won several awards. Aladdin won two Academy Awards and several Golden Globe Awards. Most of the awards that Aladdin won, were for the soundtrack, called A Whole New World. The soundtrack also won four Grammy Awards. It was announced in 2016, that a live adaption of Aladdin will be developed.

Frozen

Frozen is a Disney musical movie that came out in 2013. Frozen does not belong to the Disney classics. However, it is the most successful animated movie of all time. The movie is produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. The movie has been directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee. Although the movie came out in 2013, the production and development started in 2011. Frozen is an animated movie, so the characters had to be voiced over. The voices that were used to voice over the characters include Kristen Bell, Josh Gad and Santino Fontana. When Frozen was released in 2013, the movie received very positive feedback. A lot of critics compared Frozen to the classic Disney movies and thought that Frozen belonged to the modern classics. Frozen earned up to 1.3 billion dollars over the whole world, which broke several records. Frozen became the highest earning animated movie of all time and the ninth highest earning movie of all time. Frozen also become the most successful movie of 2013. Not only did Frozen broke records, the movie also received several awards. Frozen earned two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award and other awards like Grammy Awards and Annie Awards. Frozen is about two sisters, Elsa and Anna, who you follow when they are young girls up to the point where the sisters are young adults. You follow their journey and all the obstacles the sisters go through. The directors of Frozen officially let the audience know that they were busy with developing a sequel in 2015.


Tarzan

Tarzan is one of the most successful Disney movies. The movie came out in 1999, and therefore belongs to the classic Disney movies. The movie was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation. The story that Tarzan covers originally comes from the book Tarzan of the Apes, written by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The movie Tarzan is directed by Chris Buck and Kevin Lima. Tarzan is an animated movie, which means that the characters have to be voiced over. The voices that are used to voice over the characters include Tony Goldwyn, Wayne Knight and Minnie Driver. Although the movie came out in 1999, the development of Tarzan started in 1995. The soundtrack of Tarzan was produced and sung by Phil Collins. When the movie came out in 1999, it received very positive feedback. Tarzan earned up to almost 450 million dollars over the whole world. Tarzan became the most successful movie of 1999. The movie became so successful, that it led to a musical production on Broadway and two sequel movies called Tarzan & Jane and Tarzan II. A mini-series was developed as well, called The Legend of Tarzan. Not only did Tarzan earn a huge box office, the movie also received several awards. Tarzan won an Academy Award for Best Music. The movie also won a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and a Grammy Award for Best Soundtrack Album.

Pocahontas

Pocahontas is a popular Disney movie. The movie came out in 1995, and therefore belongs to the classic Disney movies. The movie was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation. The movie is directed by Mike Gabriel and Eric Goldberg. Pocahontas is an animation movie, which means that the characters have to be voiced over. The voices that were used to voice over the characters include Mel Gibson, Christian Bale and Irene Bedard. Pocahontas covers the story of the history of the Native American woman named Pocahontas and her history. When Pocahontas came out in 1995, the critics were positive about the animation. However, many critics questioned the realness of the history that is covered in the movie. The movie earned up to 346 million dollars in the whole world. Not only did Pocahontas do well in the box office, the movie received several awards as well. Pocahontas won two Academy Awards for Best Original Song and Best Musical or Comedy Score. The movie also eared a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. Other awards that Pocahontas won are Grammy Awards, Annie Awards and a Golden Reel Award. When it was clear that Pocahontas was a huge success, a video game was established that was based on the movie. Pocahontas also got a sequel for the original movie. In 1998, Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World came out.

The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid is a popular Disney movie. The movie came out in 1989 and therefore belongs to the classic Disney movies. The Little Mermaid was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation. The movie is directed by Ron Clements and John Musker. Since the movie is an animated movie, the characters have to be voiced over. The voices that were used to voice over the characters include Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright and Christopher Daniel Barnes. The Little Mermaid is a story about a princess who lives under sea. She is a mermaid and she wonders how it is be a human being. When the movie came out in 1989, critics were very positive. The Little Mermaid earned up to 211 million dollars over the whole world. The movie his first release was at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood. Not only did The Little Mermaid do well with his earnings, but the movie also received several awards. The Little Mermaid won two Academy Awards for Best Song and Best Score. The movie also won two out of four Golden Globe nominations.  The soundtrack of The Little Mermaid also two Grammy Awards. The soundtrack, Under the Sea by Samuel E. Wright,  went platinum six times.





                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

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