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1.1  Animated feature films  





1.2  Live-action feature films  





1.3  Television series  



1.3.1  Sing Me a Story with Belle  





1.3.2  Little Town  







1.4  Television special  



1.4.1  Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration  







1.5  Broadway musical  





1.6  Games  





1.7  Other media  







2 Common elements  



2.1  Plot and themes  





2.2  Cast and characters  



2.2.1  Crew  









3 Development  



3.1  History  







4 Reception  



4.1  Box office performance  





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Beauty and the Beast
The official promotional logo of the franchise, used since the 1991 original film.
Created byWalt Disney Animation Studios
Original workBeauty and the Beast (1991)
OwnerThe Walt Disney Company
Years1991–present
Based onBeauty and the Beast
byGabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve
Films and television
Film(s)
  • Beauty and the Beast (2017; live-action)
  • Television seriesSing Me a Story with Belle (1995–1997)
    Television special(s)Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
    Direct-to-video
  • Belle's Magical World (1998)
  • Belle's Tales of Friendship (1999)
  • Theatrical presentations
    Musical(s)
  • Beauty and the Beast (1994)
  • Games
    Video game(s)
  • Beauty & The Beast: Roar of the Beast (1993)
  • Beauty and the Beast (1994; NES)
  • Disney's Beauty and the Beast (1994; Super NES)
  • Disney's Beauty and the Beast: A Board Game Adventure (1999)
  • Disney's Beauty and the Beast Magical Ballroom (2000)
  • Audio
    Soundtrack(s)
  • Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2017)
  • Miscellaneous
    Theme park attraction(s)
  • Be Our Guest Restaurant (2012–present)
  • Enchanted Tales with Belle (2012–present)
  • Enchanted Tale of Beauty and the Beast (2020-present)
  • Based onBeauty and the Beast (1756)
    byJeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont

    Beauty and the Beast is a Disney media franchise comprising a film series and additional merchandise. The success of the original 1991 American animated feature, Beauty and the Beast, directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, led to three direct-to-video follow-up films, a live-action spin-off television series, a Disney World stage show, a Disney World restaurant, a trackless dark ride, several video games, merchandise, and the 10th longest-running musical in Broadway history, which was nominated for nine Tony Awards, winning for Best Costume Design. In March 2017, Disney released a live-action remake of the film.

    Belle was also added to Disney Consumer Products' Disney Princess franchise, while Gaston, Le Fou, the Wolves, and Forte is part of the Disney Villains franchise.

    Titles[edit]

    Animated feature films[edit]

    Beauty and the Beast is the original film of the franchise. It was directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise. It was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, and released in 1991. Beauty and the Beast belongs to an era known as the Disney Renaissance.[1] The plot of the film is based on the fairy tale Beauty and the BeastbyJeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont. In 2002, Beauty and the Beast was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[2]

    Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas is the first direct-to-video installment of the film series and served as a holiday special. It was directed by Andrew Knight, and released on November 11, 1997.[3][4] The main plot film is set within the events of the first film, taking place after the fight with the wolves and before the ballroom dance, also including scenes at the beginning and the end with the characters after the events of the first film.[citation needed]

    Belle's Magical World is the second direct-to-video installment of the film series.[5] It was directed by Cullen Blaine, Daniel de la Vega, Barbara Dourmashkin, Dale Kase, Bob Kline, Burt Medall, and Mitch Rochon.[citation needed] It was released on February 17, 1998, and is also set during the original film, taking place after Christmas, but before the fight against Gaston.[5][6][citation needed]

    Live-action feature films[edit]

    Belle's Tales of Friendship is a live-action/animated direct-to-video installment of the film series. It was directed by Jimbo Mitchell, and released on August 17, 1999.[7] It is set during the original film, and was released in part to help promote Disney Channel's television series, Sing Me a Story with Belle.[citation needed]

    Alive-action remake of Disney's 1991 animated feature film of the same name was released in March 2017, directed by Bill Condon.[8] The film stars Emma Watson as Belle, Dan Stevens as the Beast, Luke Evans as Gaston, Ewan McGregor as Lumière, Ian McKellen as Cogsworth, Emma Thompson as Mrs. Potts, Kevin Kline as Maurice, and Josh Gad as LeFou.

    Television series[edit]

    Sing Me a Story with Belle[edit]

    Sing Me a Story with Belle was a live-action spin-off series created by Patrick Davidson and Melissa Gould. It featured Belle, who now owns and manages the bookshop in the village. The show ran for 65 episodes on The Disney Channel from September 8, 1995 to December 11, 1999. Two episodes from the first season were released with an episode of an abandoned Beauty and the Beast cartoon series and were released direct-to-videoasBelle's Tales of Friendship.

    Little Town[edit]

    A limited streaming television series centered on Gaston and LeFou is currently in development for Disney+.[9] The series, which will be a prequel to the 2017 film, will be created and written by Josh Gad, Eddy Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, with Gad, Kitsis and Horowitz executive-producing the series alongside Luke Evans.[9] Evans and Gad will reprise their roles from the 2017 film as Gaston and LeFou, respectively.[9] In June 2021, Brianna Middleton joined the cast as female lead.[10] In January 2022, Jelani Alladin and Fra Fee joined the cast,[11] followed by Rita Ora in February.[12] In the same month Disney+ temporary passed the project.[13]

    Television special[edit]

    Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration[edit]

    Amusical television special produced by Jon M. Chu and directed by Hamish Hamilton aired on December 15, 2022, on ABC. The special included live never-before-seen musical performances, along with new sets and costumes inspired by the animated film.[14] H.E.R. has been cast to play Belle.[15] The rest of the cast featured Josh Groban, Joshua Henry, Rita Moreno, Martin Short, Shania Twain, and David Alan Grier as the Beast, Gaston, the narrator, Lumière, Mrs. Potts, and Cogsworth, respectively.[16][17] Paige O'Hara and Richard White, the original voices of Belle and Gaston, respectively, and composer Alan Menken made cameos in the special.[18]

    Broadway musical[edit]

    A musical, based on the original film, debuted April 18, 1994, on Broadway at the Palace Theatre and later transferred to the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in 1999. The musical was directed by Robert Jess Roth, produced by Disney Theatrical, and written by Linda Woolverton. Beauty and the Beast ran on Broadway for 5,461 performances between 1994 and 2007, becoming Broadway's eighth longest-running production in history. The musical has grossed more than $1.4 billion worldwide and played in thirteen countries and 115 cities. The stage version included many songs not included in the musical, such as the deleted songs "Human Again" (whose demo was 9 minutes long) and "Gaston (Reprise)", a Beast number - "If I Can't Love Her", and a Maurice number - "No Matter What". The song "A Change in Me" was kept in the production after being written for Toni Braxton during her stint as Belle.

    Games[edit]

    Other media[edit]

    Common elements[edit]

    Plot and themes[edit]

    The Beauty and the Beast universe encompasses two main locations: a French village and a castle, which are linked by woods. As the three spin-off films all take place within the time period of the original film, the plot of the Beauty and the Beast franchise is encompassed in the original 1991 film, which the other films serving to give added insight to certain parts of the story that were skimmed over (such as when Belle is living in the castle with Beast).

    Cast and characters[edit]

    List indicator(s)

    This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in more than two films in the series.

    Character Animated films Television series Live-action film
    Beauty and the Beast Beauty and the Beast:
    The Enchanted Christmas
    Belle's Magical World Belle's Tales of Friendship[a] Sing Me a Story with Belle Little Town Beauty and the Beast
    1991 1997 1998 1999 1995 - 1997 TBA 2017
    Belle Paige O'Hara Paige O'Hara Lynsey McLeod Emma Watson
    Lynsey McLeodL Daisy DuczmalY
    The Beast Robby Benson Dan Stevens
    Adam MitchellY
    Lumière Jerry Orbach Ewan McGregor
    Cogsworth[b] David Ogden Stiers Ian McKellen
    Mrs. Potts[c] Angela Lansbury Anne Rogers Emma Thompson
    Chip Bradley Pierce Haley Joel Osment Gregory Grudt Nathan Mack
    Andrew Keenan-BolgerS
    Gaston Richard White Wolf Bauer Luke Evans
    Maurice Rex Everhart Silent Cameo Kevin Kline
    Joylon CoyY
    LeFou Jesse Corti Josh Gad
    Wardrobe[d] Jo Anne Worley Jo Anne Worley Audra McDonald
    Featherduster[e] Kimmy Robertson UnknownS Kimmy Robertson Gugu Mbatha-Raw
    Coat Rack[f] Silent Role Thomas Padden
    Enchantress[g] Silent Role Kath Soucie Hattie Morahan
    Rita Davies
    as an old woman
    Monsieur D'Arque Tony Jay Adrian Schiller
    Chef Bouche[h] Brian Cummings Jim Cummings Clive Rowe
    Bookseller Alvin Epstein Ray Fearon
    Cadenza Stanley Tucci
    Forte Tim Curry
    Fife Paul Reubens
    Angelique Bernadette Peters
    Webster Jim Cummings
    Le Plume Rob Paulsen
    Crane Jeff Bennett
    Chandeleria April Winchell
    Phillipe Hal Smith Frank Welker Rusty
    Bimbettes[i] Mary Kay Bergman Sophie Reid
    Rafaëlle Cohen
    Kath Soucie Carla Nella
    Footstool[j] Frank Welker Gizmo
    Lewis Jim Cummings
    Carroll Christine Cavanaugh
    1. ^ Although most of it consists of live action scenes with Belle, most of the characters have their part in the animated segment "Mrs. Potts' Party".
  • ^ In the live-action remake, his first name is revealed to be Henry.
  • ^ In the live-action remake, her first name is revealed to be Beatrice.
  • ^ Known as Madame de Garderobe in the live-action remake.
  • ^ Known as FifiinBelle's Magical World and as Plumette in the live-action remake
  • ^ He was renamed as Chapeau in the live-action remake. Despite this, they are the same character.
  • ^ Also known as Agathe in the live-action remake.
  • ^ He was renamed as Cuisinier in the live-action remake. Despite this, they are the same character.
  • ^ Known as The Village Lasses in the live-action remake.
  • ^ Known as SultaninThe Enchanted Christmas and FrouFrou in the live-action remake.
  • Crew[edit]

    Crew by film
    Film Director(s) Producer(s) Editor(s) Music Writer(s)
    Beauty and the Beast (1991) Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise Don Hahn John Carnochan Alan Menken Linda Woolverton
    Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas Andy Knight Lori Forte & John C. Donkin Tony Migalaski Rachel Portman Flip Kobler, Cindy Marcus, Bill Motz & Bob Roth
    Belle's Magical World Cullen Blaine, Daniel de la Vega, Barbara Dourmashkin, Dale Kase, Bob Kline, Burt Medall & Mitch Rochon Bob Kline & David W. King Lee Phillips & John Cryer Harvey Cohen Alice Brown, Richard Cray, Carter Crocker, Sheree Guitar & Chip Hand
    Belle's Tales of Friendship Jimbo Mitchell David W. King Parris Patton & Marcus Weise N/A Alice Brown & Richard Cray
    Beauty and the Beast (2017) Bill Condon David Hoberman & Todd Lieberman Virginia Katz Alan Menken Stephen Chbosky & Evan Spiliotopoulos

    Development[edit]

    History[edit]

    A 1995 article by the LA Times regarding the then-new Broadway musical adaption of the 1991 movie (the first Disney film to be adapted for the stage), asked if the property was "Disney's Newest Franchise".[41]

    Reception[edit]

    The original Beauty and the Beast film, as well as the stage musical and live-action remake, have received overwhelmingly positive feedback. The various other aspects of the franchise, such as the direct-to-video sequels, have received mixed to negative reviews.

    Box office performance[edit]

    Film Release date Budget Box office revenue Box office ranking
    North America Other
    territories
    Worldwide All-time
    North America
    All-time
    worldwide
    Animated Films
    Beauty and the Beast[42] November 13, 1991 $25 million $218,967,620 $206,000,000 $424,967,620 #150 #234
    Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas November 11, 1997 Direct-to-video
    Belle's Magical World February 17, 1998
    Belle's Tales of Friendship August 17, 1999
    Live Action Film
    Beauty and the Beast[43] March 17, 2017 $160 million $504,014,165 $759,506,961 $1,263,521,126 #8 #10

    Critical reaction[edit]

    Film Rotten
    Tomatoes
    CinemaScore[44]
    Animated Films
    Beauty and the Beast 93% (103 reviews)[45] A+
    Beauty and the Beast:
    The Enchanted Christmas
    13% (7 reviews)[46]
    Belle's Magical World 17% (6 reviews)[47]
    Belle's Tales of Friendship
    Live Action Film
    Beauty and the Beast 71% (348 reviews)[48] A

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