Tiffany Haddish, Lakeith Stanfield and Owen Wilson in Haunted Mansion 2023.Photo:Jalen Marlowe/Disney
Jalen Marlowe/Disney
The star-studdedHaunted Mansionmovie hits theaters this week, and while it clearly draws its premise from the beloved, creepy Disney theme park ride, it’s hardly the first to do so.As the eerie movie drops, take a look back at the many Disney films based on rides through the years, and the ones to come.
The star-studdedHaunted Mansionmovie hits theaters this week, and while it clearly draws its premise from the beloved, creepy Disney theme park ride, it’s hardly the first to do so.
As the eerie movie drops, take a look back at the many Disney films based on rides through the years, and the ones to come.
01of 13Haunted Mansion, 2023DisneyLaKeith Stanfield,Tiffany Haddish,Jamie Lee Curtis,Owen Wilson,Rosario DawsonandJared Letoare taking viewers on whatlooks to be a creepy ridethrough one of Walt Disney World and Disneyland’s most popular attractions,the Haunted Mansion.
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Haunted Mansion, 2023
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LaKeith Stanfield,Tiffany Haddish,Jamie Lee Curtis,Owen Wilson,Rosario DawsonandJared Letoare taking viewers on whatlooks to be a creepy ridethrough one of Walt Disney World and Disneyland’s most popular attractions,the Haunted Mansion.
02of 13The Jungle Cruise, 2021Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt inJungle Cruise.Frank Masi/ Disney EnterprisesInternational Box Office Take:$220,889,446Dwayne “The Rock” JohnsonandEmily Bluntled this action-meets-comedy film that cruised through the summer — and has since boosted the popularity of the cheeky ride found in both Orlando and Anaheim.
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The Jungle Cruise, 2021
Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt inJungle Cruise.Frank Masi/ Disney Enterprises
International Box Office Take:$220,889,446
Dwayne “The Rock” JohnsonandEmily Bluntled this action-meets-comedy film that cruised through the summer — and has since boosted the popularity of the cheeky ride found in both Orlando and Anaheim.
03of 13Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, 2017Jerry BruckheimerInternational Box Office Take:$795,922,298Reviews were mixed on the most recentPiratesfilm, which addedJavier Bardemto the cast while staying focused onJohnny Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow. A roundup of early reviews onThe Hollywood Reportercalledit “fun” and a “pleasant surprise,” bringing, for now, an end to the epic franchise.
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, 2017
Jerry Bruckheimer
International Box Office Take:$795,922,298
Reviews were mixed on the most recentPiratesfilm, which addedJavier Bardemto the cast while staying focused onJohnny Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow. A roundup of early reviews onThe Hollywood Reportercalledit “fun” and a “pleasant surprise,” bringing, for now, an end to the epic franchise.
04of 13Tomorrowland, 2015Courtesy DisneyInternational Box Office Take:$209,035,668Though it received mixed reviews,George Clooney’s sci-fi take on a section of Disney’s Magic Kingdom parks was still a hit with movie-goers.
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Tomorrowland, 2015
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International Box Office Take:$209,035,668
Though it received mixed reviews,George Clooney’s sci-fi take on a section of Disney’s Magic Kingdom parks was still a hit with movie-goers.
05of 13Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, 2011EverettInternational Box Office Take:$1,046,721,266In his 2011 review,Roger Ebert said the fourthPiratesfilm was “long, expensive and bombastic,” and “too much of a muchness.” Bardem’s real-life wifePenélope Cruzjoined the cast, alongside the returning Keith Richards and Geoffrey Rush.
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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, 2011
Everett
International Box Office Take:$1,046,721,266
In his 2011 review,Roger Ebert said the fourthPiratesfilm was “long, expensive and bombastic,” and “too much of a muchness.” Bardem’s real-life wifePenélope Cruzjoined the cast, alongside the returning Keith Richards and Geoffrey Rush.
06of 13Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, 2007Stephen Vaughan/Walt Disney/Kobal/ShutterstockInternational Box Office Take:$961,691,209"At World’s Endis so frantic and dissociated that it barely pretends to make sense,“wroteEW. “ThePiratesfilms, with their merry storm-tossed slapstick, their retro serial corniness, are a bit like theIndiana Jonesfilms, only broader, sloppier, and longer. They make you feel like you’re at a Disney theme restaurant with too many enthusiastic waiters.“Such takes didn’t matter to movie-goers, who helped propel it to close to $1 billion at the box office.
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, 2007
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International Box Office Take:$961,691,209
“At World’s Endis so frantic and dissociated that it barely pretends to make sense,“wroteEW. “ThePiratesfilms, with their merry storm-tossed slapstick, their retro serial corniness, are a bit like theIndiana Jonesfilms, only broader, sloppier, and longer. They make you feel like you’re at a Disney theme restaurant with too many enthusiastic waiters.”
Such takes didn’t matter to movie-goers, who helped propel it to close to $1 billion at the box office.
07of 13Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, 2006Walt Disney/EverettInternational Box Office Take:$1,066,179,747One of twoPiratesmovies to cross the billion-dollar mark, this one served as an unofficial second film in a triology, as the third installment had already been announced when it premiered.The New York Timessaidof the light film, “It’s about fun. You’re there to have fun. Fun for the family. Fun for the kids. Fun for everyone. So shut up and have fun.”
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, 2006
Walt Disney/Everett
International Box Office Take:$1,066,179,747
One of twoPiratesmovies to cross the billion-dollar mark, this one served as an unofficial second film in a triology, as the third installment had already been announced when it premiered.
The New York Timessaidof the light film, “It’s about fun. You’re there to have fun. Fun for the family. Fun for the kids. Fun for everyone. So shut up and have fun.”
08of 13Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, 2003EverettInternational Box Office Take:$654,264,015The very first film based on the somewhat hokey Disney ride of the same name was a smash, and gave Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow a permanent spot in pop culture history.Keira Knightley,Orlando BloomandGeoffrey Rushhelped make the movie a success, and set the scene for sequels to come.
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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, 2003
International Box Office Take:$654,264,015
The very first film based on the somewhat hokey Disney ride of the same name was a smash, and gave Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow a permanent spot in pop culture history.Keira Knightley,Orlando BloomandGeoffrey Rushhelped make the movie a success, and set the scene for sequels to come.
09of 13The Haunted Mansion, 2003Walt Disney/Courtesy Everett CollectionInternational Box Office Take:$182,290,266Eddie Murphybrought his comedic chops to this thriller, which saw his hard-working real estate agent dad get his family stuck in a haunted mansion, tasked with breaking a curse to earn freedom.
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The Haunted Mansion, 2003
Walt Disney/Courtesy Everett Collection
International Box Office Take:$182,290,266
Eddie Murphybrought his comedic chops to this thriller, which saw his hard-working real estate agent dad get his family stuck in a haunted mansion, tasked with breaking a curse to earn freedom.
10of 13The Country Bears, 2002Walt Disney/courtesy Everett CollectionInternational Box Office Take:$18,012,097The old-time attraction Country Bear Jamboree was tranformed into a film about the ups and downs of life in a rock band — to a 31 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes.
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The Country Bears, 2002
Walt Disney/courtesy Everett Collection
International Box Office Take:$18,012,097
The old-time attraction Country Bear Jamboree was tranformed into a film about the ups and downs of life in a rock band — to a 31 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes.
11of 13Mission to Mars, 2000Walt Disney/courtesy Everett CollectionInternational Box Office Take:$110,983,407The cast was solid —Don Cheadle,Gary SiniseandTim Robbins, among others — butEW’s review saidthe film (set in 2020) was less so: “Was there intelligent life on the set of this movie? Perhaps not.”
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Mission to Mars, 2000
International Box Office Take:$110,983,407
The cast was solid —Don Cheadle,Gary SiniseandTim Robbins, among others — butEW’s review saidthe film (set in 2020) was less so: “Was there intelligent life on the set of this movie? Perhaps not.”
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Tower of Terror, 1997
Kirsten Dunst and Steve Guttenberg inTower of Terror(1997).ABC/ Everett Collection
13of 13Coming AttractionsSpace Mountain.twitterDisney has a host of ride-based movies in the works, withSpace Mountain(pictured) andBig Thunder Mountainfilms announced in the past two years, in addition to a reported Taika Waititi-led Tower of Terror movie, aJungle Cruisesequel and rumors swirling of a sixth(!)Pirates of the Caribbean.
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Coming Attractions
Space Mountain.twitter
Disney has a host of ride-based movies in the works, withSpace Mountain(pictured) andBig Thunder Mountainfilms announced in the past two years, in addition to a reported Taika Waititi-led Tower of Terror movie, aJungle Cruisesequel and rumors swirling of a sixth(!)Pirates of the Caribbean.
source: people.com
