Top 10 Facts About Disney's Aladdin

Yes! This was the first animated movie to gross over $200 million. It was also the highest-grossing movie in 1992. Understandably, this is one of the best Disney movies ever! Then came movies like The Lion King and Frozen, which grossed even higher. Aladdin is better than Frozen but not as good as The Lion King. But that's just my opinion.

Most of us know that Robin Williams was not just the voice of the Genie, but also the voice of the merchant at the beginning of the movie. There was a theory that the merchant was actually the Genie, and this was confirmed by one of the directors. Now that I think about it, it was kind of obvious.

The original inspiration for Aladdin was Michael J. Fox, but they decided to make him more appealing to the ladies, so they took inspiration from Tom Cruise. It's also interesting to note that Aladdin's pants were inspired by MC Hammer's pants. Hammer time!

That's right! Robin Williams wasn't their only choice for the Genie. Although the character was written specifically for Williams, they had other choices in mind if he declined the role. The other options included John Candy, Steve Martin, Martin Short, John Goodman, and Eddie Murphy. Wait! Eddie Murphy? Why!?

Williams agreed to voice the Genie for $75,000 as long as his voice wasn't used for merchandising or advertisement. This deal was broken as the Genie became the most popular character in the movie. As a result, Williams refused to voice the Genie in "Return of Jafar" and was replaced by Dan "Homer Simpson" Castellaneta. After Katzenberg was fired, Williams accepted a public apology and returned to voice the Genie in "King of Thieves."

Jennifer Connelly starred in the Disney movie Rocketeer. She also happens to be the sister of Mark Henn, the animator of Jasmine. Well, we know who to thank for Jasmine being so beautiful.

Robin Williams was one of the funniest comedians out there. What makes him so great in this movie is that most of the Genie's dialogue was ad-libbed. In fact, the movie was not nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the Oscars due to the amount of ad-libbing Williams did. What the heck!?

Alan Menken has composed music for many Disney movies. For this movie, he won an Oscar for Best Original Score and Best Original Song for "A Whole New World." He definitely deserved those Oscars.

Patrick Stewart was originally considered for the voice of Jafar. Unfortunately, he had to turn down the role because he was too busy with Star Trek: The Next Generation. I think he would've killed it as Jafar. Also, Star Trek isn't that great!

In 1994, "A Whole New World" won Song of the Year, Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal (Regina Belle and Peabo Bryson), and Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television. The only nomination the song lost was for Record of the Year, which went to "I Will Always Love You," making it one of the most competitive categories of that year.

It only took eight weeks from the original release for the movie to reach No. 1 in the United States. In the first week of its release, it was placed No. 2 domestically, behind Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. The week of December 25-31 was the first week the movie reached No. 1 domestically. Eight weeks after the official release (November 25, 1992), the movie had the largest number of theaters playing it domestically. That week, it was playing in 2,331 theaters.

The videotape sold over 10.6 million copies during its first week. By December 1993, it had sold 21 million copies, and by 1994, over 25 million copies were sold. This made it not only the best-selling videotape of 1993 but also the best-selling videotape at the time, surpassing Beauty and the Beast. It was later surpassed by The Lion King, which sold over four million copies on its first day.

The screenplay was rewritten to avoid rescheduling the release date.

The Genie's vacation clothes are based on what Robin Williams wore during the Disney-MGM Studios tour in the late '80s.