Studio facts & stats

Question 1

In 2019, one studio posted an industry-record haul at the worldwide box office in a single year. About how much did it earn?

Accepted Answer

$13.2 billion. Disney's 2019 slate, powered by films like Avengers: Endgame and The Lion King, set an all-time single-year box office record for a studio.

Question 2

In 2016, Disney became the first studio ever to cross what worldwide box-office total in a single calendar year?

Accepted Answer

$7 billion. This broke the previous record, set by Universal the year before, and showed how dominant a single studio's slate could become.

Question 3

The record Disney broke in 2016 for the best single-year worldwide box office had been set by Universal Pictures in 2015, at about how much?

Accepted Answer

$6.89 billion. Universal had a blockbuster 2015 thanks to films like Jurassic World and Furious 7, only to be topped by Disney the very next year.

Question 4

After media scrutiny, the studio behind Avatar (2009) acknowledged the film's production budget was about how much?

Accepted Answer

$237 million. Avatar's true budget was the subject of much speculation, with some early estimates running as high as $500 million.

Question 5

In 2024, which studio joined the Motion Picture Association, bringing its membership back up to 7 major studios?

Accepted Answer

Amazon MGM Studios. Amazon's film studio, along with Prime Video, joined the MPA in 2024, reflecting how streaming giants now sit alongside legacy studios.