2024 was a successful year for Disney and came with major releases such as Inside Out 2 And Deadpool and WolverineHowever, their recent success is irrelevant for streaming platforms, as prices on Disney+ and Hulu are set to skyrocket in the fall.
Variety reports Disney introduces new prices in the USA from October 17 for Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+, as well as its bundles. The streaming service recently launched a partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery to provide benefits to consumers, while keeping ad-free Disney+/Hulu Premium at $19.99/month.
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The standard Disney+ option, which includes ads, increases the price by $2 per month to a monthly fee of $9.99. The standalone Disney Premium with no ads now costs $15.99, also increasing by $2 per month. The same price increase also applies to Hulu, which costs $9.99 with no ads and $18.99 without ads, with a price increase of one dollar.
At the same time, House of Mouse announced that Disney+ subscribers will also receive the ABC News live streaming channel and a playlist of content for preschoolers starting September 4. The ad-free version, Disney Premium, will release four more playlists in the fall.
“With this growing offering and new ways to enjoy your favorite Disney+ content, Disney subscriptions continue to be some of the most affordable offerings in streaming today,” the company said in announcing the price increases.
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Disney made huge profits in 2024
2023 was a difficult year at the box office. Disney, normally an industry leader, saw poor box office performances, be it with Marvel Studios or its animations, such as The Marvels, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quatumania, Indiana Jones and the Dial of FateAnd Elementary were not the big hits the studio expected. In the end, Universal Pictures overtook Disney as the highest-grossing studio of 2023. However, 2024 turned out to be better and brought Disney back to the top.
So far, Disney is the first studio to cross the $3 billion mark at the box office worldwide this year, Variety confirmed. The titles that helped the House of Mouse were the recently released Deadpool and Wolverine, Inside Out 2which, with a total of 1.5 billion dollars, is the only film to have exceeded the 1 billion dollar mark so far, Planet of the Apes: KingdomAnd The first omen.
These films aren’t the only big titles on Disney’s 2024 slate. Vaiana 2 – The Great Adventure will premiere later this year, as well as Alien: RomulusAnd Mufasa – The Lion Kingwill give Disney even more influence at the box office. In addition, Deadpool and Wolverine isn’t far from crossing the $1 billion mark itself. The superhero film has broken several R-rated records and has currently grossed $852 million worldwide (via The Numbers). In less than six months, Disney can add millions (or billions) more to its name, especially given the price hikes of its new streaming platform.
Source: Variety
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