Powerful Princess

Powerful Princess is a 2023 American animated martial arts comedy film produced by Walt Disney Pictures. The first installment in the Powerful Princess franchise, it was directed by ??? and co-directed by ???, from a screenplay by the writing team of ??? and ???, and a story by ??? and ???. The film stars the voices of Tara Sands, ???, ???, ???, Debbie Gibson, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???, and ???. The film, set in a version of ??? populated by humans, centers on a bumbling princess named Phyllis (Sands), a kung-fu enthusiast. When a notorious queen named ??? (???) is foretold to escape at ??? Prison, ??? is unwittingly named the "??? Warrior"—a prophesied hero worthy of reading a scroll said to grant its reader limitless power.

Publicized work on the film began in October 2019, with the project being officially announced in September 2020. The film was conceived by ???, a Disney Animation executive, originally as a parody of martial arts films. However, director ??? instead decided to make an action-comedy wuxia film that incorporates the hero's journey narrative archetype for the lead character, in which the computer animation, this time, was more complex than anything Disney had done before. As with most Disney Animation films, ??? (this time collaborating with ???) scored Powerful Princess. ??? visited ??? to absorb the culture and got to know the ??? National Symphony Orchestra as part of his preparation.

Powerful Princess was theatrically released in the United States on June 6, 2023. The film received positive reviews for its animation, mature themes, humor, faithfulness to the Chinese environment and tradition, score, action sequences, writing and is considered one of Disney animation's best films. Powerful Princess opened in 4,114 theaters and grossed $20.3 million on its opening day and $60.2 million on its opening weekend, resulting in the number one position at the box office and becoming Disney' biggest opening for a non-sequel film. By the end of its run, Powerful Princess had grossed $631.7 million on a budget of $130 million, making it the third highest-grossing film of 2023 and the highest-grossing animated film of the year worldwide, in addition to having the fourth-largest opening weekend for a Disney film at the American and Canadian box office, behind the Toy Story franchise.

Powerful Princess was nominated for the Academy Award as well as a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Film. However it lost both awards to Princesses. The success of Powerful Princess spawned a multimedia franchise with two sequels, with Powerful Princess 2 (2026) and Powerful Princess 3 (2031); a fourth film is in development with a 2039 release date.

Cast:

 * Tara Sands as Phyllis
 * Debbie Gibson as ???