Disney revealed today that its original animated musical feature Wish has racked up 13.2 million views in its first five days streaming globally on Disney+ (premiered April 3). Counting views by total stream time divided by runtime, the centennial pic celebrating the studio’s storytelling legacy is the third biggest premiere on the platform, behind the Oscar-winning Encanto (released to the streamer on Dec. 24, 2021) and $1.4 billion box-office hit Frozen II (March 14, 2020).
It seems that the somewhat lackluster theatrical release is now attracting a bigger audience at home; despite earning a Golden Globe nomination, Wish fell short of box-office hopes despite grossing $253 million worldwide after its Nov. 22, 2023 opening.
Directed by Chris Buck (Frozen films) and Fawn Veerasunthorn (head of story, Raya and the Last Dragon) from a screenplay by Disney Animation’s CCO Jennifer Lee and Allison Moore, Wish is set in the magical kingdom of Rosas. When an idealistic teen girl named Asha (voiced by Oscar winner Ariana DeBose) makes a wish so powerful it summons a magical being called Star, she must face off with the king of her land (Chris Pine), who jealously guards the power of wish-granting.
The voice cast also features Alan Tudyk, Angelique Cabral, Victor Garber, Natasha Rothwell, Jennifer Kumiyama, Evan Peters, Harvey Guillén, Ramy Youssef, Niko Vargas, Jon Rudnitsky and Della Saba.
