Why should Animated films be limited just for children. I have no problem with Illumination but is it hard to ask for some appeal for both kids and adults.
No disrespect to Illumination fans but both of their films last year: Pets and Sing felt like more impressive runs. DM3 felt like one of the most uneventful $1B run in my opinion.
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
North Shore Cinema (9/22/17: 4 days before previews, 5 days before release)
7:00 - 18/301 Ultrascreen
10:10 - 8/301 Ultrascreen
Running about 37% ahead of Apes at the same time.
Avengers 4 no matter what will be massively frontloaded.
Aladdin can do $400M+ but it has competition. It has Minecraft on OW, Pets and an X Men movie the next weekend, and a DCEU movie the week after next.
Toy Story 4 to many seems like an unnecessary sequel given the end of TS3. Not to mention there's competition from TF6 and CNV the next weekend and then Homecoming 2.
I'll give you Lion King though.
If in the future Disney wants a franchise, they could perhaps make a remake of Treasure Planet or Atlantis and improve on those movies, perhaps a Pirates like tone, and give them great marketing