In an overall sense, Frozen 2 has a better storyline than its predecessor. It deals with some heavier themes, has different consequences, it's just stronger overall. Frozen 2 goes deeper, and digs into Elsa and Anna's background in some new ways.
The thin plot didn't hold up to scrutiny, and even the songs didn't live up to the ubiquitous "Let It Go." Despite this, Frozen 2 went on to make $1.450 billion worldwide, compared to the $1.280 billion of the first movie. So why did Frozen 2 beat Frozen at the box office?
The rest of the movie doesn't fare quite as well. It doesn't pick up from any obvious ideas in Frozen for how to build the sequel. Frozen 2 tells a more ambitious story, going away from a traditional Disney movie structure to go after something bigger and more complicated.
Frozen II grossed $477.4 million in the United States and Canada and $976.3 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $1.453 billion. It was the third-highest-grossing film of 2019, the tenth-highest-grossing film of all time, and the second-highest-grossing animated film of all time.
Sadly, “Frozen 2” did not live up to expectations. It disappointed not only me, but plenty of other fans. “Frozen 2” takes you on an emotional rollercoaster, including Olaf's amazing singing skills, the plot was nothing compared to the original. Small incidents were made into huge deals, which was unnecessary.
On February 8, 2023, Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed that Frozen 3 is in the works, along with Toy Story 5 and Zootopia 2. While news of a third Frozen film was a welcome one, we have yet to hear more details about the movie or see a trailer. Here's everything we know about Frozen 3.
The utter joy of Frozen is that it behaves like a classic fairytale but then bends all the rules. One of the key reasons why it's not just another animated Disney princess movie franchise is the strength of its writing, which carried consistently and powerfully through from the first movie to the sequel.
The film covers deep and heavy topics unknown to Disney princess films. The first Frozen broke the Disney formula by sharing “true love” doesn't need to be romantic. The second film addresses loss, grief, depression, and how to find hope and personal growth through life's uncertainties.
(Note: Much of Frozen 2 appears to be a reaction to the reaction the first film received for not including many people of color and for “whitewashing.” The problem with how Frozen 2 handled this is that they really couldn't up and change the race of the lead characters, so instead they just had them retroactively ...
"Frozen" became Disney Animation Studios's first movie to win the animated feature Oscar since "Tarzan." It also won the only other category it was nominated in, original song, for "Let It Go."
Frozen 2 picks up a few years after the first movie, with Anna and Elsa living happily in Arendelle. After Elsa hears the call of the "unknown,", she and Anna explore the wider world to find out the source of Elsa's spiritual powers.
Frozen 2 went through several changes during its development process, including removing a disturbing feature from one character. In Disney's Art of Frozen 2, the filmmakers note that creating the Wind Spirit was an interesting challenge for the movie.
Roy Oliver Disney was, with his younger brother Walter Disney, the co-founder of what is now The Walt Disney Company. After Walt died, Roy became the chairman of the company.
The films contributing to the losses include “Lightyear,” “Thor: Love and Thunder,” “Strange World,” “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” “The Little Mermaid,” and “Elemental.” The eight films cost roughly $2.75 billion to produce but only brought in $1.86 billion.
“Wish” fell behind the opening weekend gross of nearly every other film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, only surpassing the openings of a few flops like “Strange World” and “Raya and the Last Dragon,” and it failed to reach the highs of its seven films that opened with more than $45 million in the 2010s.
"The Marvels" saw the worst-ever opening weekend for a Marvel film in franchise history, and didn't even make a third of what "Captain Marvel" made in its opening weekend in 2019. The box office flop is just one of many disappointments that have contributed to an overall tough year for Disney.
Once Encanto hit streaming, it was a global sensation. Kids all over were watching the movie over and over again, and the soundtrack was inescapable, so it is easy to forget that the film only made $256 million worldwide.
Honeymaren, a member of the Northuldra tribe who was trapped in the Enchanted Forest by the curse, could return for Frozen 3 as Elsa's girlfriend based on the two characters' shared chemistry.
There hasn't been any indication that Elsa will have a girlfriend in Frozen III. That said, some fans have theorized that Honeymaren, a member of the Northuldra tribe, will be Elsa's girlfriend in the next Frozen film. Honeymaren was introduced in Frozen II as a resident of the Enchanted Forest.
