You all know how huge of a Disney fan I am, so I was so excited to find out that some of my family’s favorite Disney and Disney/Pixar movies were coming back to the big screen!
The Lion King was recently released in theaters in all its glorious wonder (and 3D!) and it was a HUGE HIT at the Box Office! Out only for a few weeks, it has made 80 million dollars at the box office.
Disney has listened to parents and has announced that they will bring more favorites to the theaters, so we can share with our children! Some are recent classics, but some are movies that I grew up with! The movies will also be restored and released in 3D!
“Great stories and great characters are timeless, and at Disney we’re fortunate to have a treasure trove of both,” said Alan Bergman, President, The Walt Disney Studios. “We’re thrilled to give audiences of all ages the chance to experience these beloved tales in an exciting new way with 3D – and in the case of younger generations, for the first time on the big screen.”
Originally released in 1991, Beauty and the Beast is a classic “tale as old as time” that follows the adventures of Belle, a bright young woman imprisoned in the castle of a mysterious beast and his enchanted staff, who must learn the most important lesson of all – that true beauty comes from within. Beauty and the Beast was the first animated film ever nominated for an Academy Award® for Best Picture, earning an additional five Oscar® nominations and winning two. It has grossed $380.4 million worldwide.
Beauty and the Beast will be in theaters on January 13, 2012!
First released in 2003, Disney•Pixar’s Finding Nemo takes audiences into a whole new world in this undersea adventure about family, courage and challenges. When Marlin, an overly cautious clownfish living in the Great Barrier Reef, helplessly watches his son get scooped up by a diver, he must put aside his fears of the ocean and leave the safety of his coral enclave to find Nemo. Buoyed by the companionship of Dory, a forgetful but relentlessly optimistic fish, Marlin finds himself the unlikely hero in a seemingly impossible land-and-sea rescue. Finding Nemo won an Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature and was nominated for three others. With a total of $867.6 million worldwide, it was the second highest-grossing film of 2003.
Finding Nemo will be in theaters on September 14, 2012!
In 2001, Disney•Pixar released Monsters, Inc. Lovable Sulley and his wisecracking sidekick Mike Wazowski are the top scare team at Monsters, Inc., the scream-processing factory in Monstropolis. But when a little girl named Boo wanders into their world, it’s up to Sulley and Mike to keep her out of sight and get her back home. Monsters, Inc. shattered every DVD-era home entertainment sales record when 11 million DVD/VHS copies were sold during its first week of release. It won an Academy Award® for Best Song and has grossed $526.9 million worldwide.
Monsters, Inc. will be in theaters on January 18th, 2013. Monsters University, a prequel will be released June 21, 2013.
Released in 1989, The Little Mermaid, stars Ariel, a fun-loving and mischievous mermaid, off on the adventure of a lifetime with her best friend, the adorable Flounder, and the reggae-singing Caribbean crab Sebastian. But it will take all of her courage and determination to make her dreams come true and save her father’s beloved kingdom from the sneaky sea witch Ursula. One of the most celebrated animated films of all time, The Little Mermaid was nominated for three Academy Awards®, winning two. It has grossed $228.9 million worldwide.
The Little Mermaid will be in theaters on September 13th, 2013.
Which re-release are you most excited about? I’m not sure if I can decide right now! I’m leaning toward Beauty and the Beast! 😉
I would have to say The Little Mermaid. My daughter is just turning 3 in December and is still frightened by most of the bad guys in even the Disney movies. She loves books though and has a Little Mermaid one. I think by 2013 she would be old enough to be less afraid and might even be able to sit through the whole thing and enjoy it!
I can’t wait to see The Little Mermaid on the big screen. And definitely, your daughter will be almost 5? and she will love it even more! 😉
I’d have to say Little Mermaid although I, personally, am a huge fan of ALL of them. My daughter will be just turning 2 this December, so by the time Little Mermaid comes to theaters, I’ll actually be able to sit and enjoy it with her. Right now, she won’t sit still in front of a TV for five minutes much less make it through an entire movie at the theater. LOL
The girls and I both love Beauty and the Beast (which I saw on the big screen on a date when it first came out!) But I can’t wait for them to see The Little Mermaid since that is TwinA’s favorite story.