‘Shang-Chi,’ ‘Home Alone’ Movie, and More to Hit Streaming on Disney+ Day
Written by SOURCE on September 22, 2021
As Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings continues its impressive run at the box office, the blockbuster film is scheduled to be available for home streaming this fall.
Disney announced Tuesday that Shang-Chi will hit Disney+ on November 12. The movie’s home streaming premiere will headline Disney+ Day, a celebration of the second anniversary of the streaming platform that will feature new content such as a special “celebrating the origins and legacy” of Star Wars’ Boba Fett, a special “celebrating the Marvel Cinematic Universe on Disney+ with an exciting look towards the future,” and a new Home Alone movie called Home Sweet Home Alone. Other content that will arrive to the streamer on Nov. 12 includes Jungle Cruise, National Geographic’s The World According to Jeff Goldblum, and more.
“The inaugural Disney Plus Day will be a grand-scale celebration of our subscribers across the entire company,” Disney CEO Bob Chapek said. “This day of appreciation brings to life our mission to entertain, inform, and inspire fans and families around the globe through the power of unparalleled storytelling, and will become an annual tentpole event to be amplified across our global businesses.”
The announcement arrives just days after Shang-Chi topped the U.S. box office for the third weekend in a row with $21.7 million. With an estimated $176.9 million in total earnings, the movie is projected to nab the title for second-highest grossing film since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down theaters across the country. The film is only behind the $183.2 million Black Widow made. The film has earned a total of $320 million at the global box office while, Black Widow has earned $370 million.
