What was the production budget of Disney's Aladdin?

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Disney's Aladdin had a production budget of $28 million.

That figure refers to the reported cost of making the 1992 animated feature, not its marketing expenses, later reissues, home-video campaigns, or the separate budget of the 2019 live-action adaptation. The film was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and had a reported runtime of 90 minutes.

For an animated production, the budget supported story development, hand-drawn animation, voice recording, music, editing, and the use of computer technology for selected effects. The filmmakers used computer-assisted processes in parts of the production, including the spectacular transformation and collapse of the Cave of Wonders.

The film ultimately became a major commercial success. It earned about $504.1 million worldwide and was the highest-grossing film of 1992. That result is why figures such as $50 million or $100 million can seem plausible to modern viewers, but those numbers do not describe the original film's reported production budget. The 2019 live-action remake was a separate production with a much larger reported budget, so its costs should not be substituted for the 1992 animated film's figure.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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