Aladdin (1992 Disney film) by Alan Menken and features six songs with lyrics written by Ashman and Tim Rice, who took over after Ashman's death. "Aladdin" was released on November 25, 1992, to critical and commercial success, becoming the highest-grossing film of 1992 with an earn of over $504 million in worldwide box office revenue. Upon release, it became the first animated feature to reach the half–billion dollar mark, and was briefly the highest-grossing animated film of all time until it was surpassed by "The Lion King". "Aladdin" garnered two Academy Awards, as well as other accolades for its soundtrack which had the first
The Dark Knight (film) the 34th highest-grossing film, the highest-grossing film of 2008, and the fourth film in history to gross more than $1billion. It made $199.7 million on its worldwide opening weekend, which ranks 34th on the all-time chart. Box Office Mojo estimates that the film sold over 74.26million tickets in the US in its initial theatrical run. In order to increase the film's chances of crossing $1 billion in worldwide gross and of winning Oscars, Warner Bros. re-released the film in traditional and IMAX theaters in the United States and other countries on January 23, 2009. Before the re-release, the film's gross