Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, and Josh Gad might be making a record-breaking sum of money for Frozen 3 and Frozen 4. The third installment in Disney’s hit animated franchise is scheduled for launch on November 24, 2027. Frozen 3‘s forged is bringing again Menzel as Elsa, Bell as Anna, and Gad as Olaf the snowman, all of whom carry out the talking and singing voices for his or her characters.
In keeping with TheWrap, Bell, Menzel, and Gad have now every signed offers value $60 million for his or her returns in Frozen 3 and Frozen 4. These are among the many highest quantities ever paid to actors within the historical past of animation.
Upfront charges and backend bonuses are included within the $60 million complete, which is a major enhance from the celebs being paid $15 million every for Frozen 2. All three actors are paid the identical quantity for every movie within the collection. An government with data of the groundbreaking deal clarified that the $60 million won’t be a lump sum and might be paid over the course of a number of years as per the films’ manufacturing and field workplace efficiency.
Jennifer Lee, who co-directed and co-wrote the primary two Frozen films, is returning to direct the third and fourth movies as effectively. She introduced in 2024 that she was stepping down from her position as Disney Animation’s Chief Artistic Officer with the intention to concentrate on making Frozen 3 and Frozen 4.
Trent Correy, who co-directed and co-wrote Disney’s 2023 animated quick movie As soon as Upon A Studio, is reportedly co-directing Frozen 3 alongside Lee. Songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, who labored on the earlier movies, are reportedly returning, as is producer Peter Del Vecho.
Each Frozen and Frozen II are among the many Disney animated films that grossed $1 billion or extra on the worldwide field workplace. Frozen earned almost $1.3 billion following its theatrical launch and the sequel managed to outperform its predecessor with $1.45 billion. This makes Frozen certainly one of Disney’s most profitable franchises, which has now led to the historic paydays for Bell, Menzel, and Gad.
With Frozen 3 releasing throughout Thanksgiving 2026, it’s anticipated to proceed Disney’s field workplace dominance throughout this time of the yr. Moana 2 got here out throughout Thanksgiving 2024 and went on to earn $1.05 billion worldwide, and Zootopia 2, which is coming to theaters Thanksgiving this yr, is predicted to carry out extremely effectively on the field workplace as effectively. There isn’t any launch date but for Frozen 4.