Walt Disney Studios Passes $4 Billion Global Box Office Milestone in 2026, Second Behind Universal

Walt Disney Studios has crossed the $4 billion worldwide box office benchmark for 2026, becoming the second studio to reach that total after Universal, according to a box office report published Tuesday by Deadline. The figure marks a major pace point for the studio during the current release year, reflecting the cumulative performance of its theatrical releases across domestic and international markets.

Deadline’s year-to-date accounting credits Disney with more than $1.095 billion in total global grosses for its top performer, Toy Story 5, a Pixar title within Disney’s Walt Disney Studios film slate. The report breaks down the movie’s performance into $624.2 million in international grosses and $471.3 million in domestic grosses.

The Deadline tally positions Toy Story 5 as the highest-grossing film for Walt Disney Studios during 2026 to date, and it frames the $4 billion global milestone as a threshold Disney has now reached without requiring a reliance on a single title alone. While Toy Story 5 leads the year, the overall studio total indicates broader contribution across the studio’s 2026 slate, as captured by the cumulative worldwide number in the report.

Deadline also notes the studio’s milestone in the context of Universal’s earlier achievement, emphasizing that Disney is the second studio to pass $4 billion globally in 2026. The report does not provide additional studio-by-studio comparisons beyond that sequencing, but it uses the Universal reference to situate Disney’s performance against the year’s top theatrical milestones.

The milestone comes as Disney continues to balance theatrical distribution with streaming and home entertainment, a dynamic that can affect what studios prioritize on release calendars. Even so, the report’s focus remains on theatrical grosses, offering a straight measure of box office momentum through the date of publication.

For exhibitors and distributors, worldwide box office milestones can influence ongoing marketing and release planning, including how companies allocate screens and budgets for future titles. The Disney number, as reported by Deadline, represents a consolidated global reference point that industry participants often track when evaluating year-to-date performance.

Disney’s next reported box office updates would likely continue to be tracked by trade outlets as the year develops, with further milestones potentially tied to later releases and their international runs. As with all box office totals, the figures remain time-sensitive and can change as markets finalize their reporting.

Separately, the same Deadline report situates the studio’s 2026 performance around the performance of its leading film, Toy Story 5, and the studio’s ability to surpass $4 billion in worldwide receipts. With Disney now at the $4 billion level, the studio joins Universal as the other studio to clear that threshold for 2026 in the trade’s reporting.