‘Wish’ Finally Passes $100 Million at the Worldwide Box Office
Disney’s latest animated film, Wish, was supposed to be a crowning achievement for The Walt Disney Company and a culmination of 100 years of storytelling.
In a story that has become all too familiar for Disney lately, Wish struggled out of the gate and opened to a disappointing opening day total of $19.7 million.
![Asha spots the wish she needs](https://mickeyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/wishashaspotsthewishes-1024x413.png)
![Asha spots the wish she needs](https://mickeyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/wishashaspotsthewishes-1024x413.png)
Image: Disney
Disney’s ‘Wish’
Wish introduces the audience to the Kingdom of Rosas, where they are introduced to an optimistic young girl named Asha who senses darkness around the kingdom’s ruler.
![Valentino hears his voice for the first time](https://mickeyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/wishashavalentinoandstar-1024x412.png)
![Valentino hears his voice for the first time](https://mickeyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/wishashavalentinoandstar-1024x412.png)
Image: Disney
In Rosas, citizens’ wishes are granted by the seemingly benevolent King Magnifico. As it turns out, however, he may not be as magnanimous as he seems.
![Magnifico in all his splendor in Wish](https://mickeyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/wishmagnifico-1024x538.jpg)
![Magnifico in all his splendor in Wish](https://mickeyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/wishmagnifico-1024x538.jpg)
Image: Disney
In desperation, Asha makes a fervent plea to the stars. Her wish is answered when a celestial body named Star comes crashing down to the Earth.
An Uphill Battle
Competing against Ridley Scott’s Napoleon, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, and Trolls Band Together, the prospects for Wish at the box office looked bleak.
![Asha wishes upon a star](https://mickeyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/wishashawishesonastar-1024x409.png)
![Asha wishes upon a star](https://mickeyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/wishashawishesonastar-1024x409.png)
Ahsa in Disney’s ‘Wish’. Image: Also Disney
According to The Numbers, however, the animated film has shown some life and has now passed $100 million worldwide. In total, Wish has now grossed $56.1 million internationally and $49.4 domestically.
With a $200 million budget, the prospects of Wish breaking even remain bleak. Still, after a run of disappointing box office releases, including the disastrous The Marvels, Disney will likely take any good news it can get.
![Asha spots an important wish](https://mickeyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ashaspotsafamiliarwish-1024x413.png)
![Asha spots an important wish](https://mickeyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ashaspotsafamiliarwish-1024x413.png)
Image: Also Disney
Wish is in theaters now.
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