2016 is now The Walt Disney Studios’ best year ever at the international box office with $3.566 billion through October 16, surpassing Disney’s previous record year of $3.565 billion set in 2015.
In addition, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which debuted in December 2015, brought in $452.4M of its $1.13B international total in 2016.
Earlier this year, on July 6, Disney set a new industry record for reaching the $3 billion threshold internationally, having also set new industry records for reaching $2 billion domestic (July 16) and $5 billion global (July 10).
It is the #2 film of the year internationally and globally.· Disney’s live-action The Jungle Book has earned $966M globally, including $602.3M internationally; it is the top Western film of all time in India.