Between Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, Star Wars, Walt Disney Animation titles, Pixar, and the series of live-action remakes of animated classics, there are few companies regularly producing nine-figure global releases.
The particular significance of it being Disney making this move is the fact that no other studio has had the kind of success that they have had in the last decade with blockbuster releases.
There’s no expectation that the House of Mouse will totally give up on the big screen experience for their biggest movies, but close eye will be kept on how this restructuring influences their larger development strategy for new projects.