‘Elemental‘ is the most-watched movie premiere of the year on Disney+. The film garnered an impressive 26.4 million views in its first 5 days of streaming. The film is now one of the top 10 most-watched movie premieres of all time on Disney+, No. 1 of 2023, and also grossed over $484 million at the worldwide box office during its theatrical run.
According to the film’s plot:
Set in Element City, where Fire-, Water-, Earth- and Air residents live together, Elemental introduces Ember, a tough, quick-witted, and fiery young woman, whose friendship with a fun, sappy, go-with-the-flow guy named Wade challenges her beliefs about the world they live in.
Directed by Peter Sohn from a screenplay by Sohn, John Hoberg, Kat Likkel, and Brenda Hsueh. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios. The voice stars are Leah Lewis as Ember Lumen, Clara Lin Ding as Little Kid Ember, Reagan To as Big Kid Ember, Mamoudou Athie as Wade Ripple, Ronnie del Carmen as Bernie Lumen, Shila Ommi as Cinder Lumen, Wendi McLendon-Covey as Gale Cumulus, Catherine O’Hara as Brook Ripple, Mason Wertheimer as Clod, Ronobir Lahiri as Harold, Wilma Bonet as Flarrietta, Joe Pera as Fern Grouchwood, Matt Yang King as Alan Ripple and Lutz, Jeff LaPensee as Sparkler Customer, Ben Morris as Wood Immigration Official (C. C. Stump), Jonathan Adams as Flarry, Alex Kapp in various roles including Customer, Delivery Person, and Earth Landlord, P.L. Brown as the Doorman, Innocent Onanovie Ekakitie as Marco and Polo Ripple, Krysta Gonzales as Eddy Ripple, Ava Kai Hauser as Lake Ripple, and Maya Aoki Tuttle as Ghibli.
According to reports, Pixar is currently developing a sequel to ‘Elemental’ and a spin-off series for Disney+. ‘Elemental’ has passed ‘Cars’ to become the 17th highest-grossing Pixar film worldwide.
Back in February 2023, Disney officially announced the development of ‘Toy Story 5.’ Also, sequels to other Disney Animation/Pixar movies like ‘Inside Out 2,’ ‘Frozen III,’ and ‘Zootopia 2‘ are also in progress.
‘Elemental’ is now available on VOD platforms and Disney+.
