Disney Made A $241 Million Profit On ‘Aladdin’. Here’s How

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When Aladdin star Mena Massoud announced in March that he thought it was 'very unlikely' Disney would release a sequel to the live action remake of its classic cartoon, it left the movie industry somewhat confused.

Calculating the profit generated by Aladdin requires knowledge of its costs which would usually be a closely-guarded secret. Studios tend to absorb the spending of movies in their overall expenses and don't disclose how much they spent on individual pictures. Movies made in the United Kingdom are the big exceptions andStudios are prepared to put up with greater levels of disclosure in the UK because they benefit from the government's Film Tax Relief scheme.

The companies usually have code names so that they don’t raise attention when filing for permits to film on location.was made by Disney's UK subsidiary Magic Lamp Productions in a nod to the home of the genie who was played by Will Smith in the remake and was famously voiced by the late Robin Williams in the original....

Filming in the UK doesn't just generate jobs for locals, it also drives spending on services such as security, equipment hire and special effects.lush visuals were created by British firms DNEG and One Of Us as well as the London branch of Disney’s own Industrial Light & Magic.was handed a $63.8 million cash reimbursement bringing its net spending down to $258.8 million.

 

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