Princess and the Frog, Tangled, Winnie the Pooh, Wreck it Ralph, Frozen, Big Hero 6
The present era of Disney filmmaking that we are in, the “Revival Era” is also being called the “Second Disney Renaissance”. With John Lasseter taking over the animation division in 2006 and Disney’s eventual purchase of Pixar, the pieces once again began falling into place. The 2009 release of The Princess and the Frog was praised for its return to original Disney animation while also taking in nearly $270 million worldwide. Though Princess and the Frog was done with traditional animation, Disney decided with their next film, Tangled, to try their hand at CGI animation once again. This time, they blended CGI with their traditional animation techniques, and the result was a critically and financially rich film. With the release of Tangled, Disney and audiences realized that they were once again (like with the Disney Renaissance) in the midst of something great. Though Winnie the Pooh only took in modest earnings, it was the highest rated film of 2011, and was followed by the immensely popular Wreck-It-Ralph.
The Revival Era reached new heights with the release of Frozen, the highest grossing animated film of all time, taking in over $1.2 billion worldwide. It also took home Academy Awards for Best Original Song and Best Animated Feature, amongst other honors the film received. Big Hero 6 was released in 2014 with 93% of audiences saying they enjoyed the film making it the highest audience-rated film of this era.
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