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Hollywood’s Guessing Game: Which Disney Movie Will Top 2019?

Movie executives debated the question at this week’s summit
The contest pits ‘Lion King’ and ‘Star Wars’ against ‘Endgame’

Walt Disney Co.’s “Avengers: Endgame”Source: Marvel Studios

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By Anousha Sakoui

April 4, 2019 at 10:55 PM UTC

Between high-priced coffees and sushi, movie executives meeting in Las Vegas this week had one heated argument: Which Disney film will be the year’s top blockbuster?

Attendees at the annual CinemaCon show at Caesars Palace weren’t doing much gambling. But they did debate whether “Avengers: Endgame,” “The Lion King” or “Star Wars: Episode IX” would lead the box office in 2019, according to Rich Gelfond, chief executive officer of Imax Corp.