15 major movie franchises that Disney owns after buying Fox, from 'Avatar' to 'X-Men

The Disney-Fox deal closed on Wednesday, meaning Disney now owns Fox's film studio and many of its television assets.Disney is already dominant over the box office with the Marvel Cinematic Universe and "Star Wars" movies, and now owns popular Fox movie franchises like "X-Men" and "Avatar."Disney's reign over Hollywood isn't going to slow down any time soon.The Disney-Fox merger officially closed on Wednesday, meaning Disney now owns Fox's film studio and many of its television assets. Disney bought Fox last year in a massive $71 billion deal.READ MORE: Meet the power players of the Disney-Fox merger, who will lead its iconic franchises into the future and do battle with NetflixThe Mouse House ruled the box office in 2019 with "Avengers: Infinity War," "Black Panther," and "Incredibles 2." Now, Disney is in possession of even more popular movie franchises to cement its place as the box-office ruler for years to come.Disney's already-dominant collection of assets has raked in billions of dollars for the company under CEO Bob Iger's leadership. They include some of the most popular, highest-grossing film franchises of all time, such as the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Pixar's animated movies, and the "Star Wars" series.Below are 14 major film franchises that Disney now owns:SEE ALSO:The top 9 movies at the US box office in 2019, so farDisney AnimationDisney built itself on classic hand-drawn Disney fairy tales like "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" and "Cinderella." In recent years, Disney Animation has seen a revival in popular CGI-animated movies like "Zootopia," "Frozen," and "Moana." Later this year, "Frozen 2" hits theaters.After John Lasseter's exit, Jennifer Lee is in charge of Disney Animation Studios. Lasseter his role as Chief Creative Officer last year (in which he oversaw both Disney and Pixar Animation Studios) after being accused of sexual harassment and admitting to "missteps." Lee has directed "Frozen" and its upcoming sequel.Live-action remakesDisney discovered with 2014's "Maleficent" and 2015's "Cinderella" that remaking its classic animated movies could result in big box-office numbers. Since then, "The Jungle Book" and "Beauty and the Beast" have gotten the live-action treatment and raked in huge sums of money. This year, Disney will release remakes of "Dumbo," "Aladdin," and "The Lion King."PixarDisney bought animation studio Pixar in 2006 in one of Bob Iger's very first major acquisitions as CEO. Since then, two Pixar movies"Toy Story 3" and "Up"have been nominated for best picture Oscars. While the studio has been relying more frequently on sequels rather than original ideas in recent years, its movies are still highly successful. Last summer's "Incredibles 2" has made over $1 billion worldwide.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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