Disney’s 2028 Release Slate Is Now Packed With Potential Billion-Dollar Hits

The Walt Disney Studios came out of D23 2026 revealing a theatrical slate that positions 2028 as potentially its most lucrative year since the record-breaking 2019. With 14 release dates currently reserved in the Rentrak system and several marquee franchises locked in, the studio appears primed to dominate global box office charts.

Disney’s 2028 release slate after D23 2026

The Ultimate Disney Fan Event at Anaheim’s Honda Center had a parade of announcements that have fundamentally reshaped expectations for 2028. Industry analysts now project the slate could rival Disney’s 2019 global haul of $13.15 billion, when the studio operated with full 20th Century Fox integration.

What makes this slate particularly exciting is the strategic placement of each title across key holiday corridors and summer weekends. The studio has assembled a lineup that spans animation, live-action adaptations, and superhero tentpoles.

• Pixar’s Ghost Market – March 10, 2028: The original Pixar production currently faces no wide-release competition. This clean runway mirrors successful March launches for previous Pixar originals.
• Live-action Tangled – March 31, 2028: The highly anticipated adaptation of the 2010 animated classic releases one week before Sony’s Beatles film series begins.
• Marvel’s untitled X-Men – May 5, 2028: Marvel Studios reclaims its traditional summer launchpad three years after Thunderbolts. Hugh Jackman’s D23 appearance confirmed that he will not return as Wolverine.
• Live-action Lilo & Stitch 2 – May 28, 2028 (Memorial Day weekend): The sequel follows a five-quadrant appeal strategy. Lionsgate’s Resurrection of the Christ Part Two currently occupies the same date but targets an older demographic.
• Pixar’s Incredibles 3 – June 16, 2028: The Father’s Day weekend release continues the franchise’s legacy.
• Marvel’s Ghost Rider – July 28, 2028 (anticipated): The Ryan Gosling-led, Shawn Levy-directed feature awaits official dating, but the reserved Disney slot strongly suggests this penultimate summer weekend.
• Marvel’s Black Panther 3 – December 15, 2028: The Christmas event movie positioning gives Disney a dominant holiday season anchor. Universal has scheduled an untitled tentpole for December 20.

All in all, with 2026 domestic box office trending toward $10 billion, Disney’s 2028 slate is one to look out for.

(Source: Deadline)

Source: Comingsoon.net