Descendants: The Rise of Red Set a Disney+ streaming record during its impressive debut on the platform. The live-action musical fantasy film is Disney’s fourth installment Descendants Movie franchiseand a follow-up to the franchise’s 2021 TV special Descendants: The Royal Wedding. Starring Kylie Cantrall and Malia Baker, the Disney+ movie is directed by Jennifer Phang, from a screenplay by Dan Frey and Ru Sommer, and follows the daughter of the Queen of Hearts and the daughter of Cinderella as they team up to save Auradon.
Per TheWrapThe movie made its streaming debut on Disney+ on July 12, 2024, and did incredibly well, Racking up more than 33 million viewing hours in its first 12 weeks of release. This easily makes it Disney+’s most watched live action original movie ever Hocus Pocus 2. During its opening week of streaming, the film ranked fifth on the Nielsen charts for the most watched movies for the week of July 8-14, with 386 million viewing minutes. It stayed in fifth place during its second week, posting 424 million viewing minutes, before falling to sixth in its third week with 260 million viewing minutes.
What Descendants: The rise of Red’s performance means for the future of the franchise
Almost a decade after the franchise’s debut, viewer engagement is higher than ever
After three months on Disney+, Descendants: The Rise of Red has captivated viewers with Pixar’s billion-dollar sequel Inside Out 2which earned 30.5 million views in its opening five days and looks set to continue its popularity. The film became Disney+’s most-watched live-action original movie ever Hocus Pocus 2s impressive opening weekend streaming record back in 2022, and logged a staggering 6.7 million viewers in just its opening three days on the platformEclipsing Taylor Swift Eras Tour concert movie, with 4.6 million viewers in its first weekend.
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It means that viewers interest in the Descendants The franchise shows no signs of waning, and the successful performance of this movie will surely lead to another sequel in the franchise. In addition to the movie’s streaming success, the Descendants: Rise of Red The soundtrack also performed well, with more than 25 million streamsAnd the titular hashtag on TikTok amassed more than 90 million views in seven days. If the creative team behind the movie is open to a return, it feels likely that Disney would immediately consider a sequel to capitalize on viewer engagement.
Our thoughts on the possibility of Descendants 5
It seems likely that it will only be a matter of time before another sequel is developed
Descendants 5 Is yet to be confirmed, but the success of The rise of red And the performance of the franchise on multiple platforms makes it likely that the film will happen. I would expect that if the movie is produced, there will be a sequel, and the story will explore the fallout of the consequences of the time travel plot of Descendants: The Rise of Red. I also believe that the movie could feature the return of iconic Disney villains who didn’t get enough screen time in the previous installment, but a lot will depend on the creative direction and the availability of the cast members.
Source: TheWrap