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{{Infobox film
| name        = Aladdin
| image       = 
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| caption     = Theatrical release poster by [[John Alvin]]
| director    = {{Plainlist|
* [[John Musker]]
* [[Ron Clements]]
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| producer    = {{Plainlist|
* John Musker
* Ron Clements
}} 
| screenplay  = {{Plainlist|
* Ron Clements
* John Musker
* [[Ted Elliott (screenwriter)|Ted Elliott]]
* [[Terry Rossio]]
}} 
| story       = {{unbulleted list|[[Burny Mattinson]]|[[Roger Allers]]|[[Daan Jippes]]|Kevin Harkey|[[Sue Nichols]]|[[Francis Glebas]]|[[Darrell Rooney]]|Larry Leker|James Fujii|Kirk Hanson|[[Kevin Lima]]|Rebecca Rees|David S. Smith|[[Chris Sanders]]|[[Brian Pimental]]|Patrick A. Ventura}}
| based_on    = {{based on|''[[Aladdin|Aladdin and the Magic Lamp]]'' from ''[[One Thousand and One Nights]]''{{efn|name=Origins|''[[Aladdin and the Magic Lamp]]'' was authored by [[Hanna Diyab]],<ref name=":2">Arafat A. Razzaque, [https://ajammc.com/2017/09/14/who-wrote-aladdin/ 'Who “wrote” Aladdin? The Forgotten Syrian Storyteller'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525110047/https://ajammc.com/2017/09/14/who-wrote-aladdin/ |date=May 25, 2019 }}, ''Ajam Media Collective'' (14 September 2017).</ref><ref name="Horta">{{cite book |last1=Horta |first1=Paulo Lemos |title=Aladdin: A New Translation |date=2018 |publisher=[[Liveright Publishing]] |isbn=9781631495175 |pages=8–10 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=im1SDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT8 |access-date=23 May 2019 |archive-date=September 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925092601/https://books.google.com/books?id=im1SDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT8 |url-status=live }}</ref> and was added to the ''One Thousand and One Nights'' by [[Antoine Galland]], appearing in his French translation ''[[Les mille et une nuits]]''.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Volume 16, Tome I: Kierkegaard's Literary Figures and Motifs: Agamemnon to Guadalquivir|last1=Nun|first1=Katalin|last2=Stewart|first2=Dr Jon|date=2014|publisher=Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.|pages=31}}</ref>}}
}}
| starring    = {{plainlist|
* [[Scott Weinger]]
* [[Robin Williams]]
* [[Linda Larkin]]
* [[Jonathan Freeman (actor)|Jonathan Freeman]]
* [[Frank Welker]]
* [[Gilbert Gottfried]]
* [[Douglas Seale]]}}
| music       = [[Alan Menken]]<!-- Do not add Howard Ashman or Tim Rice, the credit asks for music, not lyrics -->
| editing     = Mark A. Hester<br/>H. Lee Peterson
| production_companies = {{Plainlist|
* [[Walt Disney Pictures]]
* [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney Feature Animation]]
}}
| distributor = [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures|Buena Vista Pictures]]
| released    = {{Film date|1992|11|25}}
| runtime     = 90 minutes
| country     = United States
| language    = English
| budget      = $28&nbsp;million<ref name="boxoffice">{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=aladdin.htm|title=Aladdin box office info|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=March 17, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090215092824/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=aladdin.htm| archive-date= February 15, 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref>
| gross       = $504.1&nbsp;million<ref name="boxoffice"/>
}}
'''''Aladdin''''' is a 1992 American [[animation|animated]] [[Musical film|musical]] [[Fantasy film|fantasy]] [[comedy film]] produced by [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney Feature Animation]] and released by [[Walt Disney Pictures]]. The film is the 31st [[List of Walt Disney Animation Studios films|Disney animated feature film]] and was the fourth produced during the [[Disney Renaissance]]. It was produced and directed by [[Ron Clements]] and [[John Musker]], and is based on the [[Aladdin|Arabic folktale of the same name]] from the ''[[One Thousand and One Nights]]''. The voice cast features [[Scott Weinger]], [[Robin Williams]], [[Linda Larkin]], [[Jonathan Freeman (actor)|Jonathan Freeman]], [[Frank Welker]], [[Gilbert Gottfried]], and [[Douglas Seale]]. The film follows Aladdin, an Arabian [[street children|street urchin]], who finds a magic lamp containing a [[Jinn|genie]]. He disguises himself as a wealthy prince, and tries to impress the [[Sultan]] and his daughter.

Lyricist [[Howard Ashman]] first pitched the idea, and the screenplay went through three drafts before then-Disney Studios president [[Jeffrey Katzenberg]] agreed to its production. The animators based their designs on the work of caricaturist [[Al Hirschfeld]], and computers were used for both [[Traditional animation#Digital ink and paint|finishing the artwork]] and creating some animated elements. The musical score was written by [[Alan Menken]] and features six songs with lyrics written by both Ashman and Sir [[Tim Rice]], who took over after Ashman's death.

''Aladdin'' was released on November 25, 1992, to critical and commercial success, becoming the [[1992 in film#Highest-grossing films|highest-grossing film of 1992]] with an earn of over $504&nbsp;million in worldwide box office revenue. Upon release, it became the first animated feature to reach the half-billion-dollar mark, and was the [[List of highest-grossing animated films#Timeline of highest-grossing animated films|highest-grossing animated film of all time]] until it was surpassed by ''[[The Lion King]]'' (1994). ''Aladdin'' was also the last film by Disney to be entirely based on a [[Fairy tale|fairytale]] or [[folklore]] until the release of ''[[Tangled]]'' (based on ''[[Rapunzel]]'') in 2010, 17 years later. 

''Aladdin'' garnered two [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]]s, as well as other accolades for its soundtrack, which had the first and only number from a Disney feature to earn a [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year]], for the film's "[[A Whole New World]]" sung by [[Regina Belle]]. The film's home video [[VHS]] release also set a sales record and grossed about $500{{nbsp}}million in the United States. {{nobreak|''Aladdin''{{'}}s}} success led to various derived works and other material inspired by the film, including two [[direct-to-video]] sequels, ''[[The Return of Jafar]]'' (1994) and ''[[Aladdin and the King of Thieves]]'' (1996); an animated television series of the [[Aladdin (animated TV series)|same name]]; and a [[Aladdin (2011 musical)|Broadway adaptation]]. A [[Aladdin (2019 film)|live-action film adaptation]] directed by [[Guy Ritchie]] was released on May 24, 2019.

== Plot ==
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Jafar, the Royal Vizier of the fictional city of Agrabah, placed near the [[Jordan River]], and his parrot Iago seek a lamp hidden within the Cave of Wonders. They are told that only one person is worthy to enter: "the diamond in the rough," whom Jafar later identifies as Aladdin, an Agrabah [[Street children|street urchin]]. [[Jasmine (Disney character)|Princess Jasmine]] of Agrabah is upset that the law requires her to marry a prince instead of one she loves, escapes the palace, and meets Aladdin and his pet monkey, Abu. The palace guards capture Aladdin on Jafar's orders. Jasmine confronts Jafar to demand Aladdin's release, but he lies and says Aladdin has been executed.

Disguised as an aging man, Jafar frees Aladdin and Abu and brings them to the cave, ordering them to retrieve the lamp. After being told to touch nothing but the lamp, Aladdin finds a [[magic carpet]] inside and obtains the lamp. Forgetting the cave's rule, Abu grabs a jewel. Aladdin, Abu, and the carpet rush to escape the cave as it collapses. Aladdin gives the lamp to Jafar, who throws him and Abu back into the cave, though not before Abu steals the lamp back. Trapped, Aladdin rubs the lamp and meets the Genie who lives inside it. The Genie grants Aladdin three wishes. Aladdin tricks the Genie into freeing them all from the cave without using a wish. He uses his first wish to become a prince to woo Jasmine and promises to use his third wish to free the Genie from servitude.

At Iago's suggestion, Jafar plots to become Sultan by marrying [[Jasmine (Disney character)|Jasmine]]. Aladdin, as "Prince Ali Ababwa," arrives in Agrabah with a large host, but Jasmine becomes angry when he discusses her fate with her father, the Sultan, and Jafar without her. As a means of apologizing, Aladdin takes Jasmine on a ride on the magic carpet. When she deduces his true identity, he convinces her that he only dresses as a [[peasant]] to escape the stresses of royal life. After Aladdin brings Jasmine home, the palace guards capture Aladdin on Jafar's behest and throw him into the sea. The Genie appears and saves him at the cost of his second wish. Aladdin returns to the palace and exposes Jafar's evil plot. Jafar flees after spotting the lamp and thus discovering Aladdin's true identity.

Fearing that he will lose Jasmine if the truth is revealed, Aladdin breaks his promise and refuses to free the Genie. Iago steals the lamp, and Jafar becomes the Genie's new master. He uses his first two wishes to become Sultan and the world's most powerful sorcerer. He then exposes Aladdin's identity and exiles him, Abu, and the carpet to a frozen wasteland. They escape and return to the palace. Jasmine tries to help Aladdin steal the lamp back, but Jafar notices and overpowers the heroes with his magic. Aladdin taunts Jafar for being less powerful than the Genie, tricking Jafar into using his last wish to become an all-powerful genie himself. Now bound to his new lamp, Jafar ends up trapped inside it, taking Iago with him.

With Agrabah returned to normal, the Genie banishes them to the Cave of Wonders and advises Aladdin to use his third wish to regain his royal title, so the law will allow him to stay with Jasmine. Aladdin decides instead to keep his promise and frees the Genie. Realizing Aladdin and Jasmine's love, the Sultan changes the law to allow Jasmine to marry whom she chooses. The Genie leaves to explore the world, while Aladdin and Jasmine start their new life together.

== Cast ==
{{Main|List of Disney's Aladdin characters}}
*[[Scott Weinger]] as [[Aladdin (Disney character)|Aladdin]], a poverty-stricken but well-meaning Agrabah thief. For his audition, Weinger sent in a homemade audition tape as Aladdin with his mother playing the Genie,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.scottweinger.net/article13.html |title=As Genie, mom helped grant son's wish for 'Aladdin' role |author=Abbott, Jim |date=January 5, 1993 |work=[[St. Paul Pioneer Press]] |access-date=May 26, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602043724/http://www.scottweinger.net/article13.html |archive-date=June 2, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and after several callbacks found out six months later that he had been cast as the title character.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.scottweinger.net/article15.html |title=Aladdin's Voice Speaks |author=Caporaso, Jenna |author2=Trucks, Leigh |author3=Pompa, Andrew |date=February 27, 1994 |work=[[The Charlotte Observer]] |access-date=May 26, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416063832/http://www.scottweinger.net/article15.html |archive-date=April 16, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Aladdin's supervising animator was [[Glen Keane]]. [[Brad Kane]] provides Aladdin's singing voice.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e1RTP8thtR0C&pg=PA112|title=Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary|first=Thomas S.|last=Hischak|publisher=McFarland|year=2011|isbn=978-0-7864-6271-1|page=112|access-date=September 21, 2016|archive-date=July 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160729131227/https://books.google.com/books?id=e1RTP8thtR0C&pg=PA112|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Robin Williams]] as [[Genie (Disney)|Genie]], a comedic [[jinn]]ī with great power that can only be exercised when his master wishes it. Clements and Musker had written the role of the Genie for Robin Williams, and, when met with resistance, created a reel of a Williams [[Stand-up comedy|stand-up]] to animation of the Genie. The directors asked [[Eric Goldberg (animator)|Eric Goldberg]], Genie's supervising animator, to animate the character over one of Williams's old stand-up comedy routines to pitch the idea to the actor. The resulting test, where Williams's stand-up about schizophrenia was translated into Genie growing another head to argue with himself, made Williams "laugh his ass off" and convinced him to sign on for the role. Williams's appearance in ''Aladdin'' marks the beginning of a transition in animation to celebrity voice actors, rather than specifically trained voice actors in animated films.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/10/how-celebrities-took-over-cartoon-voice-acting/247481|title=How Celebrities Took Over Cartoon Voice Acting|author=Meslow, Scott|work=The Atlantic|date=October 28, 2011|access-date=May 3, 2015|archive-date=May 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150506124752/http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/10/how-celebrities-took-over-cartoon-voice-acting/247481/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Linda Larkin]] as [[Princess Jasmine|Jasmine]], the princess of Agrabah, who is bored of life in the royal palace. Larkin was chosen for the role of Jasmine nine months after her audition, and had to adjust, or lower, her high-pitched voice to reach the voice the filmmakers were looking for in the character.<ref name=popup/> Jasmine's supervising animator was [[Mark Henn]]. [[Lea Salonga]] provides Jasmine's singing voice.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://d23.com/lea-salonga/|title=Disney Legends: Lea Salonga|publisher=Disney.com|access-date=December 26, 2011|archive-date=February 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223025852/https://d23.com/lea-salonga/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Jonathan Freeman (actor)|Jonathan Freeman]] as [[Jafar (Disney)|Jafar]], the power-hungry [[Grand vizier]] of Agrabah. Freeman was the first actor cast and spent one year and nine months recording his dialogue. He later readjusted his voice after Weinger and Larkin were cast as he felt "Jafar had to be seen as a real threat to Aladdin and Jasmine",<ref>{{cite web|author=Hill, Jim|url=http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2011/06/13/jonathan-freeman-returns-as-jafar-in-new-stage-musical-version-of-disney-s-quot-aladdin-quot.aspx|title=Jonathan Freeman returns as Jafar in new stage musical version of Disney's "Aladdin"|publisher=Jim Hill Media|date=June 13, 2011|access-date=December 26, 2011|archive-date=August 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820184415/http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2011/06/13/jonathan-freeman-returns-as-jafar-in-new-stage-musical-version-of-disney-s-quot-aladdin-quot.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> as he was originally envisioned as an irritable character, but the directors decided that a calm villain would be scarier.<ref name=popup/> Jafar's supervising animator was [[Andreas Deja]], while Jafar's beggar and snake forms are animated by Kathy Zielinski.<ref name=comm1/>
*[[Frank Welker]] as [[List of Disney's Aladdin characters#Abu|Abu]], Aladdin's kleptomaniac pet monkey with a [[falsetto]] voice. Welker also voices Jasmine's tiger Rajah and the Cave of Wonders.<ref name=comm1/> Duncan Marjoribanks was the supervising animator for Abu, while Rajah was animated by [[Aaron Blaise]].
*[[Gilbert Gottfried]] as [[Iago (Disney)|Iago]], Jafar's sardonic, hot-tempered parrot assistant. [[Will Finn]] was the supervising animator for Iago.
*[[Douglas Seale]] as [[List of Disney's Aladdin characters#The Sultan|the Sultan]], the dim-witted but friendly ruler of Agrabah, who desperately tries to find a suitor for his daughter Jasmine. The Sultan's supervising animator was [[David Pruiksma]].
*[[Jim Cummings]] as [[List of Disney's Aladdin characters#Razoul|Razoul]], the Captain of the Guards. He and the other guards were animated by Phil Young and Chris Wahl.
*[[Charlie Adler]] as [[List of Disney's Aladdin characters#Gazeem|Gazeem]], a thief that Jafar sends into the Cave of Wonders at the beginning of the film but is trapped inside for being unworthy. Gazeem was animated by T. Daniel Hofstedt.
*[[Corey Burton]] as [[List of Disney's Aladdin characters#Prince Achmed|Prince Achmed]], an arrogant prince whom Princess Jasmine rejects as a suitor.

== Production ==

=== Script and development ===
In 1988, lyricist [[Howard Ashman]] pitched the idea of an animated musical adaptation of [[Aladdin]]. Ashman had written a 40-page [[film treatment]] remaining faithful to the plot and characters of the original story, but envisioned as a campy 1930s-style musical with a [[Cab Calloway]]/[[Fats Waller]]-like Genie.<ref name="Rhodes">{{cite news | title=What Would Walt Say? : The credits read Disney, but 'Aladdin' is a brand-new 'toon, an irreverent high-stakes gamble that veers sharply from tradition | url=https://articles.latimes.com/1992-11-08/entertainment/ca-4_1_walt-disney-studios | last=Rhodes | first=Joe | newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=November 8, 1992 | access-date=July 11, 2015 | archive-date=July 12, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712195754/http://articles.latimes.com/1992-11-08/entertainment/ca-4_1_walt-disney-studios | url-status=live }}</ref> Along with partner [[Alan Menken]], Ashman conceived several songs and added Aladdin's friends named Babkak, Omar, and Kasim to the story.<ref name="Mouseunderglass">{{cite book |last=Koenig |first=David |title=Mouse Under Glass: Secrets of Disney Animation & Theme Parks |location=[[Irvine, California]] |publisher=Bonadventure Press |pages=216–26 |isbn=978-0964060517 |year=1997}}<!--|accessdate=July 11, 2015--></ref><ref name="time">{{cite news|url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,158290,00.html|work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|title=Aladdin's Magic|author=Richard Corliss|author2=Patrick E. Cole|author3=Martha Smilgis|author-link=Richard Corliss|date=November 9, 1992|access-date=March 16, 2007|quote=Chuck Jones' verdict is judicious: Aladdin is "the funniest feature ever made." It's a movie for adults – if they can keep up with its careering pace – and, yes, you can take the kids. It juggles a '90s impudence with the old Disney swank and heart.|archive-date=October 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025203702/http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,158290,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> However, the studio was dismissive of Ashman's treatment and removed the project from development. Ashman and Menken were later recruited to compose songs for ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]''.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1992-11-25/features/1992330079_1_alan-menken-ashman-howard | title=Ashman's words were music to his ears | last=Hunter | first=Stephen | newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]] | date=November 25, 1992 | access-date=July 11, 2015 | archive-date=August 1, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801234847/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1992-11-25/features/1992330079_1_alan-menken-ashman-howard | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Linda Woolverton]], who had also worked on ''Beauty and the Beast'', used their treatment and developed a draft with inspired elements from ''[[The Thief of Bagdad (1940 film)|The Thief of Bagdad]]'' such as a villain named Jaf'far, an aged sidekick retired human thief named Abu, and a human handmaiden for the princess.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://howardashman.com/blog/john-musker-question-countdown-number-9/ | title=John Musker Question Countdown – Number 9 | date=February 21, 2012 | access-date=July 11, 2015 | archive-date=April 6, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406212441/http://howardashman.com/blog/john-musker-question-countdown-number-9/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://animatedviews.com/2005/aladdin-crew-reunion/|first=Christian|last=Ziebarth|title=Aladdin: Crew Reunion|publisher=Animated Views|date=April 23, 2005|access-date=May 31, 2009|archive-date=November 19, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119185940/http://animatedviews.com/2005/aladdin-crew-reunion/|url-status=live}}</ref> Then, directors [[Ron Clements]] and [[John Musker]] joined the production, picking ''Aladdin'' out of three projects offered, which also included an adaptation of ''[[Swan Lake]]'' and ''King of the Jungle''—that eventually became ''[[The Lion King]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://animationpodcast.com/ronandjohn-part-three/|title=Show 009 – Ron and John, Part Three|publisher=The Animation Podcast|date=November 1, 2005|access-date=May 31, 2009|archive-date=March 9, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100309041355/http://animationpodcast.com/ronandjohn-part-three/|url-status=live}}</ref> Before Ashman's death in March 1991, Ashman and Menken had composed "Prince Ali" and his last song, "Humiliate the Boy".<ref>{{cite news | title=Lyricist's life ended on poignant note | url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1991-11-22/entertainment/1991326070_1_alan-menken-ashman-song-we-wrote | work=Los Angeles Daily News | publisher=Baltimore Sun | date=November 22, 1991 | access-date=July 11, 2015 | archive-date=November 7, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107233721/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1991-11-22/entertainment/1991326070_1_alan-menken-ashman-song-we-wrote | url-status=live }}</ref>

Musker and Clements wrote a draft of the screenplay, and then delivered a [[Storyboard#Animatics|story reel]] to studio chief [[Jeffrey Katzenberg]] in April 1991.<ref name="time"/> Katzenberg thought the script "didn't engage", and on a day known by the staff as "Black Friday," demanded that the entire story be rewritten without rescheduling the film's November 25, 1992 release date.<ref>{{cite video | people = John Musker, Ron Clements, Eric Goldberg, Amy Pell, Ed Gombert, Terry Rossio, Ted Elliot | title = Reflections On Black Friday | medium = DVD | publisher = Walt Disney Home Video |date = 2004}}</ref> Among the changes Katzenberg requested from Clements and Musker were to not be dependent on Ashman's vision,<ref name="Mouseunderglass"/> and the removal of Aladdin's mother, remarking, "[[86 (term)|Eighty-six]] the mother. The mom's a zero."<ref>{{cite news | title=Retread country | last=Steyn | first=Mark | newspaper=[[The Spectator]] | url=http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/18th-october-1997/76/cinema | date=October 17, 1997 | access-date=July 11, 2015 | archive-date=April 9, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409171334/http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/18th-october-1997/76/cinema | url-status=live }}</ref> Katzenberg also influenced in changing the plot element about Jasmine's marriage, which originally had her required by law to be married by sixteen, to remove the age—the Sultan only says "your next birthday"—and make it more specific that her suitor needed to be a prince, which would also set up the ending where the Sultan, inspired by Aladdin's altruism, changes the law to make Jasmine able to marry anyone she deems worthy.<ref name=making/> 

Screenwriting duo [[Ted Elliott (screenwriter)|Ted Elliott]] and [[Terry Rossio]] were brought in to rework the story,<ref name="time"/> and the changes they made included the removal of Aladdin's mother, the strengthening of the character of Princess Jasmine, and the deletion of several of the Ashman-Menken songs.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://ew.com/article/1992/12/04/unsung-aladdin-songs | title=Unsung ''Aladdin'' songs | last=Daly | first=Steve | magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] | date=December 4, 1992 | access-date=July 11, 2015 | archive-date=September 24, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924010322/http://www.ew.com/article/1992/12/04/unsung-aladdin-songs | url-status=live }}</ref> Aladdin's personality was rewritten to be "a little rougher, like a young [[Harrison Ford]],"<ref name="time"/><ref name="ultimate">{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdizzy.com/aladdin.html|title=Aladdin DVD review|publisher=DVDizzy.com|access-date=March 20, 2007|archive-date=June 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629191947/http://www.dvdizzy.com/aladdin.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and the parrot Iago, originally conceived as an uptight British archetype, was reworked into a comic role after the filmmakers saw Gilbert Gottfried in ''[[Beverly Hills Cop II]]'', who was then cast for the role.<ref>{{cite video | people = John Musker, Ron Clements | title = Aladdin: Platinum Edition (Disc 2) | medium = DVD | publisher = Walt Disney Home Video |date = 2004}}</ref> By October 1991, Katzenberg was satisfied with the new version of ''Aladdin''.<ref name="Rhodes"/> As with Woolverton's screenplay, several characters and plot elements were based on the 1940 version of ''The Thief of Bagdad'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fosteronfilm.com/fantasy/thiefbagdad.htm|title=Fantasy: The Thief of Bagdad|publisher=Foster On Film|access-date=May 31, 2009|archive-date=March 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302070727/http://fosteronfilm.com/fantasy/thiefbagdad.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Visions of the East|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q2_E_gl9BbYC|author=Bernstein, Matthew|author2=Studlar, Gaylyn|publisher=I.B.Tauris|year=1997|isbn=978-1-86064-305-7|access-date=September 21, 2016|archive-date=January 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111212045/http://books.google.com/books?id=q2_E_gl9BbYC|url-status=live}}</ref> though the location of the film was changed from Baghdad to the fictional Arabian city of Agrabah.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Johnson|first=Zach|title=Disney Myths Debunked by Ron Clements and John Musker, Directors of The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and Hercules|url=http://www.eonline.com/uk/news/706239/disney-myths-debunked-by-ron-clements-and-john-musker-directors-of-the-little-mermaid-aladdin-and-hercules|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=October 15, 2015|access-date=December 19, 2015|archive-date=February 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216221731/http://www.eonline.com/uk/news/706239/disney-myths-debunked-by-ron-clements-and-john-musker-directors-of-the-little-mermaid-aladdin-and-hercules|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Design and animation ===

The design for most characters was based on the work of caricaturist [[Al Hirschfeld]],<ref name="diamond"/> which production designer [[Richard Vander Wende]] also considered appropriate to the theme, due to similarities to the flowing and swooping lines found in [[Arabic calligraphy]].<ref name="making">{{cite book|title=Disney's Aladdin The Making of an Animated Film|last=Culhane|first=John|date=August 15, 1993|publisher=Disney Editions|isbn=978-1-56282-757-1}}</ref> Jafar's design was not based on Hirschfeld's work because Jafar's supervising animator, [[Andreas Deja]], wanted the character to be contrasting.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://tech.mit.edu/V112/N64/aladdin.64a.html|title=Aladdin animator used subtlety to design strong villain|date=November 20, 1992|newspaper=[[The Tech (newspaper)|The Tech]]|access-date=May 28, 2009|archive-date=October 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005013140/http://tech.mit.edu/V112/N64/aladdin.64a.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Each character was animated alone, with the animators consulting each other to make scenes with interrelating characters. Since Aladdin's animator [[Glen Keane]] was working in the California branch of [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney Feature Animation]], and Jasmine's animator [[Mark Henn]] was in the Florida one at [[Disney-MGM Studios]], they had to frequently phone, fax or send designs and discs to each other.<ref name=making/> The animators filmed monkeys at the [[San Francisco Zoo]] to study their movements for Abu's character.<ref name=popup/> Iago's supervising animator [[Will Finn]] tried to incorporate some aspects of Gottfried's appearance into Iago's design, especially his semi-closed eyes and the always-appearing teeth.<ref name=popup/> Some aspects of the Sultan were inspired by the [[Wizard of Oz (character)|Wizard of Oz]], to create a bumbling authority figure.<ref name=popup/> Andreas Deja, Jafar's supervising animator, tried to incorporate Jonathan Freeman's facial expressions and gesturing into the character.<ref name=diamond/> Animator [[Randy Cartwright]] described working on the Magic Carpet as challenging, since it is only a rectangular shape, that expresses itself through [[pantomime]]—"It's sort of like acting by [[origami]]".<ref name=making/> Cartwright kept folding a piece of cloth while animating to see how to position the Carpet.<ref name=making/> After the [[character animation]] was done, the carpet's surface design was applied digitally.<ref name=diamond/>

{{Quote box|width =33%|align=left|quote="In early screenings, we played with him being a little bit younger, and he had a mother in the story.&nbsp;[...]&nbsp;In design he became more athletic-looking, more filled out, more of a young leading man, more of a teen-hunk version than before."|source=–John Musker on Aladdin's early design<ref name="thomas">Thomas, Bob: "Chapter 9: A New Tradition", pages 133–135. ''Disney's Art of Animation: From Mickey Mouse to Hercules'', 1997</ref>}}
Designed by a team led by supervising animator [[Glen Keane]], Aladdin was initially going to be as young as thirteen, and was originally made to resemble actor [[Michael J. Fox]]. During production, it was decided that the design was too boyish and wasn't "appealing enough," so the character was made eighteen and redesigned to add elements derived from actor [[Tom Cruise]] and [[Calvin Klein]] models.<ref name="thomas"/><ref name="ew"/>

For the scenery design, various architectural elements seen in 19th-century orientalist paintings and photographs of the [[Arab world]] were used for guidance.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Emperor's Old Groove: Decolonizing Disney's Magic Kingdom|last=Ayres|first=Brenda|date=2003|publisher=P. Lang|isbn=9780820463636|pages=181|language=en}}</ref> Other inspirations for design were [[List of Disney theatrical animated features|Disney's animated films]] from the [[Golden age of American animation|1940s and '50s]] and the 1940 film ''[[The Thief of Bagdad (1940 film)|The Thief of Bagdad]]''.<ref name=making/> The coloring was done with the computerized [[Computer Animation Production System|CAPS]] process, and the color motifs were chosen according to the personality—the protagonists use light colors such as blue, the antagonists darker ones such as red and black, and Agrabah and its palace use the neutral color yellow.<ref name=popup/><ref name=diamond/> [[Computer animation]] was used for some elements of the film, such as the tiger entrance of the Cave of Wonders and the scene where Aladdin tries to escape the collapsing cave.<ref name="diamond">{{cite video|location=''Aladdin'' Platinum Edition, Disc 2|title=Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin|medium=DVD|publisher=Walt Disney Home Video|date=2004}}</ref> some of the software that was used was [[Pixar]]'s [[Pixar RenderMan|RenderMan]].

Musker and Clements created the Genie with Robin Williams in mind; even though Katzenberg suggested actors such as [[John Candy]], [[Steve Martin]], and [[Eddie Murphy]], Williams was approached and eventually accepted the role. Williams came for voice recording sessions during breaks in the shooting of two other films he was starring in at the time, ''[[Hook (film)|Hook]]'' and ''[[Toys (film)|Toys]]''. Unusually for an animated film, much of Williams's dialogue was [[Ad libitum|ad-libbed]]: for some scenes, Williams was given topics and dialogue suggestions, but allowed to improvise his lines.<ref name="diamond"/> It was estimated that Williams improvised 52 characters.<ref>{{cite video | people = James Lipton (host) |date = 2001 | title = Inside the Actors Studio: Robin Williams | medium = Documentary | publisher = Bravo}}</ref> [[Eric Goldberg (animator)|Eric Goldberg]], the supervising animator for the Genie, then reviewed Williams's recorded dialogue and selected the best gags and lines that his crew would create character animation to match.<ref name="diamond"/>

The producers added many [[in-joke]]s and references to Disney's previous works in the film, such as a "cameo appearance" from directors Clements and Musker and drawing some characters based on Disney workers.<ref name="comm1">[[Ron Clements]], [[John Musker]], Amy Pell.''Aladdin'' [[audio commentary]] – ''The Filmmaker's''</ref> [[Beast (Disney character)|Beast]], [[Sebastian (The Little Mermaid)|Sebastian]] from ''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'', and [[Pinocchio (1940 film)|Pinocchio]] make brief appearances,<ref name="popup">{{cite video|title=Pop Up Fun Facts|location=''Aladdin'' Platinum Edition Disc 1|medium=DVD|date=2004|publisher=Walt Disney Home Video}}</ref> and the wardrobe of the Genie at the end of the film—[[Goofy]] hat, Hawaiian shirt, and sandals—are a reference to [[The Magic of Disney Animation|a short film]] that Robin Williams did for the [[Disney-MGM Studios]] tour in the late 1980s.<ref name="comm1"/>

=== Robin Williams's conflicts with the studio ===
[[File:Robin Williams 1996.jpg|thumb|upright|Initially, [[Robin Williams]] voiced Genie under the condition that his voice not be used for excessive marketing or merchandising.]]
In gratitude for his success with [[Touchstone Pictures]]' ''[[Good Morning, Vietnam]]'', Robin Williams voiced the Genie for [[Screen Actors Guild|SAG]] scale pay—$75,000—instead of his asking fee of $8&nbsp;million, on condition that his name or image not be used for marketing, and his (supporting) character not take more than 25% of space on advertising artwork, since Williams's film ''[[Toys (film)|Toys]]'' was scheduled for release one month after ''Aladdin''{{'}}s debut. For financial reasons, the studio went back on the deal on both counts, especially in poster art by having the Genie in 25% of the image, but having other major and supporting characters portrayed considerably smaller. The [[Disney Publishing Worldwide|Disney Hyperion]] book ''Aladdin: The Making of an Animated Film'' listed both of Williams's characters "The Peddler" and "The Genie" ahead of main characters, but was forced to refer to him only as "the actor signed to play the Genie".<ref name="ew">{{cite news|url=https://ew.com/ew/article/0,,312562,00.html |title=Disney's Got A Brand-New Baghdad 1 |work=Entertainment Weekly |date=September 4, 1992 |access-date=March 16, 2007 |first=Steve |last=Daly |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806042954/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C312562%2C00.html |archive-date=August 6, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://ew.com/ew/article/0,,312562_2,00.html |title=Disney's Got A Brand-New Baghdad 2 |work=Entertainment Weekly |date=September 4, 1992 |access-date=March 16, 2007 |first=Steve |last=Daly |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025122146/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C312562_2%2C00.html |archive-date=October 25, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://ew.com/ew/article/0,,312562_3,00.html |title=Disney's Got A Brand-New Baghdad 3 |work=Entertainment Weekly |date=September 4, 1992 |access-date=March 16, 2007 |first=Steve |last=Daly |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025122132/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C312562_3%2C00.html |archive-date=October 25, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Disney, while not using Williams's name in commercials as per the contract, used his voice for the Genie in the commercials and used the Genie character to sell toys and fast food tie-ins, without having to pay Williams additional money; Williams unhappily quipped at the time, "The only reason [[Mickey Mouse]] has three fingers is because he can't pick up a check." Williams explained to ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'' magazine that his previous ''[[Mork & Mindy]]'' merchandising was different because, "the image is theirs. But the voice, that's me; I gave them myself. When it happened, I said, 'You know I don't do that.' And they [Disney] apologized; they said it was done by other people."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://articles.latimes.com/1993-11-25/entertainment/ca-60882_1_robin-williams|title=The Genie Has a Gripe With Disney|last=Welkos|first=Robert W.|date=1993|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2019-02-12|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035|archive-date=March 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190318071017/http://articles.latimes.com/1993-11-25/entertainment/ca-60882_1_robin-williams|url-status=live}}</ref> Disney attempted to assuage Williams by sending him a [[Pablo Picasso]] painting worth more than $1&nbsp;million at the time, but this move failed to repair the damaged relationship, as the painting was a self-portrait of the artist as Vincent van Gogh which apparently really "clashed" with the Williams's wilder home decor.<ref>{{cite web|last=Weisman|first=Aly|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/robin-williams-disney-feud-picasso-gift-2014-11|title=Robin Williams Once Got So Upset With Disney That The Company Sent Him A$1 Million Picasso Peace Offering|website=[[Business Insider]]|date=November 19, 2014|access-date=May 5, 2017|archive-date=March 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321133407/http://www.businessinsider.com/robin-williams-disney-feud-picasso-gift-2014-11|url-status=live}}</ref> Williams refused to sign on for the 1994 direct-to-video sequel ''[[The Return of Jafar]]'' so it was [[Dan Castellaneta]] that voiced the Genie. When [[Jeffrey Katzenberg]] was replaced by [[Joe Roth]] as Walt Disney Studios chairman, Roth organized a public apology to Williams.<ref>{{cite news|last=Welkos|first=Robert|url=https://articles.latimes.com/1994-10-24/entertainment/ca-54095_1_robin-williams|title=Abracadabra: Disney, Robin Williams Quit Feud|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=October 24, 1994|access-date=July 12, 2017|archive-date=June 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614154408/http://articles.latimes.com/1994-10-24/entertainment/ca-54095_1_robin-williams|url-status=live}}</ref> Williams would, in turn, reprise the role in the second sequel ''[[Aladdin and the King of Thieves]]'' in 1996.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://articles.latimes.com/1995-09-27/entertainment/ca-50412_1_robin-williams | title=Genie Grants Disney's Video Wish : Marketing: Robin Williams will reprise his 'Aladdin' role in 'King of Thieves,' continuing the emergence of direct-to-video projects as an industry gold mine. | last=Cerone | first=Daniel Howard | newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=September 27, 1995 | access-date=August 15, 2014 | archive-date=May 12, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512082228/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-09-27-ca-50412-story.html | url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Music ===
{{main|Aladdin (1992 soundtrack)}}
The third—after ''The Little Mermaid'' and ''Beauty and the Beast''—and final Disney film score the duo would work on, [[Alan Menken]] and [[Howard Ashman]] began writing the [[Academy Award]]-winning score together, with [[Tim Rice]] taking over as lyricist after Ashman died of AIDS-related complications part way through the production of ''Aladdin'' in early 1991.<ref>{{Cite video|location=''Aladdin'' Platinum Edition, Disc 2|title=Alan Menken: Musical Renaissance Man|medium=DVD|date=2004|publisher=Walt Disney Home Video}}</ref> Although fourteen songs were written for ''Aladdin'', only seven are featured in the movie, three by Ashman, and four by Rice.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ew.com/ew/article/0,,312563,00.html |title=Unsettled score |work=Entertainment Weekly |author=Daly, Steve |date=December 4, 1992 |access-date=June 12, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806042928/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C312563%2C00.html |archive-date=August 6, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Composer Alan Menken and songwriters Howard Ashman and Tim Rice were praised for creating a soundtrack that is "consistently good, rivaling the best of Disney's other animated musicals from the '90s."<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r110157|pure_url=yes}}|title=Aladdin soundtrack review|website=Allmusic|author=Phares, Heather|access-date=March 18, 2007}}</ref> The [[DVD-Video|DVD]] Special Edition released in 2004 includes four songs in early animation tests, and a music video of one, "Proud of Your Boy", performed by [[Clay Aiken]],<ref name="ign">{{cite web|url=http://dvd.ign.com/articles/549/549036p1.html|title=Aladdin: Ultimate DVD review|website=IGN|date=September 17, 2004|access-date=March 16, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312234759/http://dvd.ign.com/articles/549/549036p1.html|archive-date=March 12, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> which also appears on the album ''[[Disneymania 3]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://disneymusic.disney.go.com/albums/disneymania3.html |title=DisneyMania 3 |publisher=Disney |access-date=May 25, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519070127/http://disneymusic.disney.go.com/albums/disneymania3.html |archive-date=May 19, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The version of the song "[[A Whole New World]]" performed by [[Peabo Bryson]] and [[Regina Belle]], which plays over the end credits, is, {{as of|2019|lc=yes}}, the only Disney song to win a [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year]].

== Themes ==
{{Quote box|width =33%|quote="The original story was sort of a winning the lottery kind of thing&nbsp;...&nbsp;Like having anything you could wish for would be the greatest thing in the world and having it taken away from you is bad, but having it back is great. We didn't really want that to be the message of the movie."|source=–Ron Clements<ref name="making"/>}}
The filmmakers thought the moral message of the original tale was inappropriate, and decided to "put a spin on it" by making the [[Wish fulfillment|fulfillment of wishes]] seem like a great solution, but eventually becoming a problem.<ref name="making"/> Another major theme was avoiding an attempt to be what the person is not—both Aladdin and Jasmine get into trouble pretending to be different people,<ref name=popup/> and the Prince Ali persona fails to impress Jasmine, who only falls for Aladdin when she finds out who he truly is.<ref>{{cite book|title=[[Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia]]|author=Smith, Dave | author-link = Dave Smith (archivist) |publisher=Disney Editions|date=August 15, 1996|isbn=978-0-7868-6223-8}}</ref> Being "imprisoned" is also presented, a fate that occurs to most of the characters—Aladdin and Jasmine are limited by their lifestyles, Genie is attached to his lamp, and Jafar to the Sultan—and is represented visually by the prison-like walls and bars of the Agrabah palace, and the scene involving caged birds which Jasmine later frees.<ref name=popup/> Jasmine is also depicted as a different [[Disney Princess]], being rebellious against the royal life and the social structure.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AKd6mZSGsVUC&pg=PA276|title=The Arabian Nights reader|first=Ulrich|last=Marzolph|publisher=Wayne State University Press|year=2006|isbn=978-0-8143-3259-7|access-date=September 21, 2016|archive-date=May 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512082153/https://books.google.com/books?id=AKd6mZSGsVUC&pg=PA276|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Release ==
=== Box office ===
A large promotion campaign preceded ''Aladdin''{{'}}s debut in theaters, with the film's trailer being attached to most Disney VHS releases (including ''101 Dalmatians'' in April 1992 and ''Beauty and the Beast'' in October), and numerous tie-ins and licensees being released.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ew.com/ew/article/0,,305817,00.html |title=Arabian Sheikdown |author=Daly, Steve |author2=Ascher-Walsh, Rebecca |work=Entertainment Weekly |date=March 12, 1993 |access-date=August 30, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091218052528/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C305817%2C00.html |archive-date=December 18, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> After a limited release on November 13, 1992,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=1992&wknd=46&p=.htm|title=Weekend Box Office Results for November 13–15, 1992|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=May 26, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090603094552/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=1992&wknd=46&p=.htm| archive-date= June 3, 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref> ''Aladdin'' debuted in 1,131 theaters on November 25, 1992, grossing $19.2&nbsp;million in its opening weekend—number two at the box office, behind ''[[Home Alone 2: Lost in New York]]''.<ref name="Opening BOM">{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/1992/film/news/holiday-b-o-gobbles-up-big-bucks-101610/|title=Holiday B.O. gobbles up big bucks|work=Variety|date=November 30, 1992|last=Natale|first=Richard|access-date=June 12, 2009|archive-date=March 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306131958/http://variety.com/1992/film/news/holiday-b-o-gobbles-up-big-bucks-101610/|url-status=live}}</ref> It took eight weeks for the film to reach number one at the US box office, breaking the record for the week between Christmas and New Year's Eve with $32.2&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://articles.latimes.com/1993-01-26/entertainment/ca-2081_1_weekend-box-office|title='Aladdin' Finally Hits No. 1 and a Record in Sales Too|work=Los Angeles Times|last=Fox|first=David J.|date=January 26, 1993|access-date=June 12, 2009|archive-date=July 25, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090725182821/http://articles.latimes.com/1993-01-26/entertainment/ca-2081_1_weekend-box-office|url-status=live}}</ref> The film held the top spot five times during its 22-week run.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=aladdin.htm|title=Aladdin (1992) – Weekend Box Office Results|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=June 12, 2009|archive-date=July 26, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090726063040/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=aladdin.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Aladdin'' was the most successful film of 1992 grossing $217&nbsp;million in the United States and over $504&nbsp;million worldwide.<ref name="boxoffice"/> It was the biggest gross for an animated film until ''[[The Lion King]]'' two years later, and was the first full-length animated film to gross $200&nbsp;million in the United States and Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=lionking.htm|title=The Lion King (1994)|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=May 25, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090517125117/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=lionking.htm| archive-date= May 17, 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref>

Outside of the United States and Canada, the film grossed $200&nbsp;million in 1993,<ref>{{cite news |title=Aladdin' still dominates in Europe |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1994/01/03/Aladdin-still-dominates-in-Europe/2248757573200/ |access-date=22 June 2019 |work=[[United Press International]] |date=3 January 1994 |archive-date=June 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190623051348/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1994/01/03/Aladdin-still-dominates-in-Europe/2248757573200/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and $250&nbsp;million by January 1994.<ref>{{cite news |title=A Perfect World' tops 'Aladdin' in Europe |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1994/01/24/A-Perfect-World-tops-Aladdin-in-Europe/1483759387600/ |access-date=22 June 2019 |work=[[United Press International]] |date=24 January 1994 |archive-date=June 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190623051356/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1994/01/24/A-Perfect-World-tops-Aladdin-in-Europe/1483759387600/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It set an opening weekend record in South Africa.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Daily Variety]]|date=21 September 1993|title='Park' conquers Italy|page=18|last=Groves|first=Don}}</ref> By 2002, the film had grossed $287&nbsp;million overseas and $504&nbsp;million worldwide.<ref name="DisneyWW">{{cite magazine |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |title=Cartoon Coffers - Top-Grossing Disney Animated Features at the Worldwide B.O. |date=October 27, 2003 |page=6 |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Tooned+in%3A+Disney%27s+ani+classics+set+the+bar+and+lit+the+way+for...-a0110473946 |access-date=22 June 2019 |archive-date=November 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104215642/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Tooned+in%3a+Disney%27s+ani+classics+set+the+bar+and+lit+the+way+for...-a0110473946 |url-status=live }}</ref> Currently, it is the [[List of highest-grossing animated films|35th-highest-grossing animated film]] and the third-highest-grossing traditionally animated feature worldwide, behind ''[[The Lion King]]'' and ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=simpsons.htm|title=The Simpsons Movie (2007)|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=May 25, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090617051954/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=simpsons.htm| archive-date= June 17, 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref> It sold an estimated 52,442,300 tickets in the United States and Canada,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=aladdin.htm&adjust_yr=1&p=.htm|title=Aladdin (1992)|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=May 30, 2016|archive-date=August 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804115427/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=aladdin.htm&adjust_yr=1&p=.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> where its gross is equivalent to $477,749,800 adjusted for inflation in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Aladdin (1992) {{ndash}} Domestic Total Adj. Gross |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=aladdin.htm&adjust_yr=2018&p=.htm |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=March 13, 2019 |archive-date=February 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225161915/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=aladdin.htm&adjust_yr=2018&p=.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Home media ===
The film was first released in [[VHS]] on October 1, 1993, as part of the [[Walt Disney Classics]] line. In its first week of availability, ''Aladdin'' sold over 10.6&nbsp;million copies,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ew.com/ew/article/0,,308423,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425210651/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C308423%2C00.html |archive-date=April 25, 2009 |title=Arabian Might |work=Entertainment Weekly |date=October 15, 1993 |access-date=May 25, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> grossing about $265{{nbsp}}million in the United States.<ref>{{cite news|title=Aladdin' reports strong early video sales|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/10/04/Aladdin-reports-strong-early-video-sales/5892749707200/ph|access-date=May 27, 2018|work=[[United Press International]]|date=October 4, 1993|language=en|archive-date=May 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180528215358/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/10/04/Aladdin-reports-strong-early-video-sales/5892749707200/ph|url-status=live}}</ref> In less than three weeks, the VHS release of ''Aladdin'' sold over 16{{nbsp}}million units and grossed over $400{{nbsp}}million in the United States.<ref>{{cite news|title=Aladdin' home-video sales top 16 million|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/10/20/Aladdin-home-video-sales-top-16-million/1596751089600/|access-date=May 27, 2018|work=[[United Press International]]|date=October 20, 1993|archive-date=May 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529053824/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/10/20/Aladdin-home-video-sales-top-16-million/1596751089600/|url-status=live}}</ref> By December 1993, it had topped 21{{nbsp}}million sales and grossed about $500{{nbsp}}million in the United States.<ref>{{cite news|title=Aladdin' sales top 21 million|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/12/16/Aladdin-sales-top-21-million/3823756018000/|access-date=May 27, 2018|work=[[United Press International]]|date=December 16, 1993|archive-date=July 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725014734/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/12/16/Aladdin-sales-top-21-million/3823756018000/|url-status=live}}</ref> By 1994, it went on to sell over 25&nbsp;million units in total (a record only broken by the later release of ''The Lion King'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movieweb.com/disney-rubs-aladdins-lamp/|title=Disney Rubs Aladdin's Lamp|publisher=Movie Web|access-date=March 20, 2007|archive-date=July 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723154748/http://movieweb.com/disney-rubs-aladdins-lamp/|url-status=live}}</ref> This VHS edition entered [[moratorium (entertainment)|moratorium]] on April 30, 1994.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/20/arts/home-video-149802.html|title=Home Video|work=The New York Times|date=May 20, 1994|access-date=March 20, 2007|first=Peter M.|last=Nichols|archive-date=July 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710041313/https://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/20/arts/home-video-149802.html|url-status=live}}</ref> A [[THX]]-certified widescreen [[LaserDisc]] was issued on September 21, 1994,<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_TAgEAAAAMBAJ|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_TAgEAAAAMBAJ/page/n87 60]|quote=aladdin laserdisc 1994.|title=Billboard|last=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|date=1994-05-21|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/05799/1662-CS/Aladdin|title=LaserDisc Database - Aladdin [1662 CS]|website=LaserDisc Database|language=en-US|access-date=July 17, 2020|archive-date=July 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718011426/https://www.lddb.com/laserdisc/05799/1662-CS/Aladdin|url-status=live}}</ref>{{better source|date=July 2020}} and a Spanish-dubbed VHS for the American market was released on April 14, 1995.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/HISTORIC+SPANISH-LANGUAGE+DEBUT;+DISNEY'S+'SNOW+WHITE'+AND+'ALADDIN'...-a016806752|title=HISTORIC SPANISH-LANGUAGE DEBUT; DISNEY'S 'SNOW WHITE' AND 'ALADDIN' PLUS FIVE ADDITIONAL HITS COME TO HOME VIDEO BEGINNING APRIL 14 - Free Online Library|website=www.thefreelibrary.com|access-date=2017-02-14}}</ref> In Japan, 2.2{{nbsp}}million home video units were sold by 1995.<ref>{{cite news |title=「ブエナ・ビスタ 「アラジン」220万本 「白雪姫」は180万本」 |work=[[Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun]] |date=1995-01-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=進化するアニメ・ビジネス―世界に羽ばたく日本のアニメとキャラクター (Shinkasuru anime bijinesu: Sekai ni habataku Nihon no anime to kyarakutā) |date=2000 |publisher=[[Nikkei BP]] |isbn=4822225542 |page=42}}</ref>

On October 5, 2004, ''Aladdin'' was rereleased onto VHS and for the first time released onto DVD, as part of Disney's Platinum Edition line. The DVD release featured retouched and cleaned-up animation, prepared for ''Aladdin''{{'}}s planned but ultimately cancelled [[IMAX]] reissue in 2003,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2004/10/12/478.aspx|title= "Aladdin" Platinum Edition sets the gold standard for Disney DVD|author= Hill, Jim|date= October 12, 2004|access-date= April 5, 2007|archive-date= July 25, 2009|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090725154432/http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jim_hill/archive/2004/10/11/478.aspx|url-status= live}}</ref> and a second disc with bonus features. Accompanied by a $19&nbsp;million marketing campaign,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001011344 |title=Best sellers |first=Thomas K. |last=Arnold |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=August 9, 2005 |access-date=May 27, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602063539/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001011344 |archive-date=June 2, 2009 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}</ref> the DVD sold about 3&nbsp;million units in its first month.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.homemediamagazine.com/news/dvd-player-penetration-drives-october-sales-growth-6917|title=DVD Player Penetration Drives October Sales Growth|author=McCourt, Judith|date=December 2, 2004|access-date=September 19, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604013717/http://www.homemediamagazine.com/news/dvd-player-penetration-drives-october-sales-growth-6917|archive-date=June 4, 2009|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The film's soundtrack was available in its original Dolby 5.1 track or in a new Disney Enhanced Home Theater Mix.<ref name="ign"/> The DVD went into [[Disney Vault|moratorium]] in January 2008, along with its sequels.<ref>{{cite web| work=DVDizzy.com| title=Out of Print Disney DVDs| url=http://www.dvdizzy.com/disneyvault.html| access-date=September 24, 2006| archive-date=September 8, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908163433/http://www.dvdizzy.com/disneyvault.html| url-status=live}}</ref>

According to an insert in the ''Lady and the Tramp'' Diamond Edition release case, ''Aladdin'' was going to be released on [[Blu-ray]] Disc as a Diamond Edition in Spring 2013.{{cn|date=April 2021}} Instead, ''[[Peter Pan (1953 film)|Peter Pan]]'' was released on Blu-ray as a Diamond Edition on February 5, 2013 to celebrate its 60th anniversary.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.insidethemagic.net/2013/02/review-peter-pan-diamond-edition-blu-ray-soars-with-outstanding-nine-old-men-bonus-feature-gorgeous-digital-restoration/ |title=Review: "Peter Pan" Diamond Edition Blu-ray soars with outstanding "Nine Old Men" bonus feature, gorgeous digital restoration |quote=Celebrating its 60th anniversary, Disney has released the timeless classic animated film "Peter Pan" onto Blu-ray for the first time with an impressive trip to Neverland given "Diamond Edition" treatment. |access-date=November 3, 2013 |archive-date=September 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055301/http://www.insidethemagic.net/2013/02/review-peter-pan-diamond-edition-blu-ray-soars-with-outstanding-nine-old-men-bonus-feature-gorgeous-digital-restoration/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A non-Diamond Edition Blu-ray was released in a few select European countries in March 2013. The Belgian edition (released without advertisements, commercials or any kind of fanfare) comes as a single-disc version with its extras ported over from the Platinum Edition DVD. The same disc was released in the United Kingdom on April 14, 2013.{{cn|date=April 2021}} [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment]] released the film on a Diamond Edition Blu-ray on October 13, 2015. The film was released on Digital HD on September 29, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Disney's 'Aladdin' Never Looked Better Than in This 'Diamond Edition' Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)|url=http://news.moviefone.com/2015/02/05/disneys-aladdin-diamond-edition-blu-ray-digital/|access-date=February 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207064049/http://news.moviefone.com/2015/02/05/disneys-aladdin-diamond-edition-blu-ray-digital|archive-date=February 7, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Pre-Order Disney's ALADDIN Diamond Edition Blu-ray & DVD, Set To Be Released 10/13|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Pre-Order-Disneys-ALADDIN-Diamond-Edition-Blu-ray-DVD-Set-To-Be-Released-1013-20150608|access-date=June 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150612020831/http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Pre-Order-Disneys-ALADDIN-Diamond-Edition-Blu-ray-DVD-Set-To-Be-Released-1013-20150608|archive-date=June 12, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title='Aladdin' Trailer Offers Peek at New Robin Williams Outtakes as Genie|url=https://www.yahoo.com/movies/aladdin-trailer-offers-peek-at-new-robin-129290396592.html|access-date=September 29, 2015|archive-date=October 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001155101/https://www.yahoo.com/movies/aladdin-trailer-offers-peek-at-new-robin-129290396592.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Upon its first week of release on home media in the U.S., the film topped the Blu-ray Disc sales chart and debuted at number 2 at the Nielsen VideoScan First Alert chart, which tracks overall disc sales behind the disaster film ''[[San Andreas (film)|San Andreas]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/san-andreas-shakes-up-dvd-blu-ray-disc-sales-charts-1201623841/|title='San Andreas' Shakes Up DVD, Blu-ray Disc Sales Charts|author=Thomas K. Arnold|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=October 22, 2015|access-date=October 22, 2015|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304230403/http://variety.com/2015/film/news/san-andreas-shakes-up-dvd-blu-ray-disc-sales-charts-1201623841/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film's Blu-ray release in the United States sold 1.81{{nbsp}}million units and grossed $39&nbsp;million, {{as of|2017|lc=y|df=US}}.<ref name="jp-aladdin">{{cite web |title=Aladdin (1992) |url=http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=4791&view=31 |website=JP's Box Office |access-date=November 26, 2018 |archive-date=November 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127234408/http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=4791&view=31 |url-status=live }}</ref>

''Aladdin'' was re-released on HD and [[4K resolution|4K]] digital download on August 27, 2019, with a physical media re-release on Blu-ray and [[Ultra HD Blu-ray]] on September 10, 2019, as part of the ''Walt Disney Signature Collection''.

== Reception ==

=== Critical reception ===
The [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reported that 95% of critics gave the film a positive review based on a sample of 74 reviews, with an [[average rating]] of 8.15/10. The site's consensus reads, "A highly entertaining entry in Disney's renaissance era, ''Aladdin'' is beautifully drawn, with near-classic songs and a cast of scene-stealing characters."<ref name="RTfresh">{{cite web | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1042582_aladdin/ | title=Aladdin (1992) | website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]] | access-date=September 4, 2020 | archive-date=September 16, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916155448/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1042582_aladdin | url-status=live }}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a weighted average score of 86 out of 100 based on 25 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/aladdin |title=Aladdin Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=October 11, 2018 |archive-date=October 11, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011211145/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/aladdin |url-status=live }}</ref> Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a rare "A+" grade.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/why-cinemascore-matters-box-office-225563|title=Why CinemaScore Matters for Box Office|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en|access-date=2020-03-02|archive-date=April 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426043610/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/why-cinemascore-matters-box-office-225563|url-status=live}}</ref>

Most critics' praise went to Robin Williams's performance as Genie,<ref name="RTfresh"/> with [[Janet Maslin]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' declaring that children "needn't know precisely what Mr. Williams is evoking to understand how funny he is",<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E0CE7DC1138F932A25752C1A964958260|title=Disney Puts Its Magic Touch on 'Aladdin'|work=The New York Times|first=Janet|last=Maslin|author-link=Janet Maslin|date=November 11, 1992|access-date=June 12, 2009|archive-date=August 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813081351/http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E0CE7DC1138F932A25752C1A964958260|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Roger Ebert]] commenting that Williams and animation "were born for one another".<ref name="Ebert, Roger">{{cite news |author=Ebert, Roger |author-link=Roger Ebert |url=https://rogerebert.com/reviews/aladdin-1992 |title=Aladdin review |date=November 25, 1992 |access-date=March 17, 2007 |work=Chicago Sun-Times |archive-date=April 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412115500/http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/aladdin-1992 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Warner Bros. Cartoons]] director [[Chuck Jones]] even called the film "the funniest feature ever made."<ref name="time"/> Furthermore, English-Irish comedian [[Spike Milligan]] considered it to be the greatest film of all time.{{cn|date=April 2021}} [[James Berardinelli]] gave it 3.5 out of 4 stars, praising the "crisp visuals and wonderful song-and-dance numbers."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://preview.reelviews.net/movies/a/aladdin.html|title=Aladdin|author=Berardinelli, James|author-link=James Berardinelli|publisher=Reelviews|year=1992|access-date=May 26, 2009|archive-date=August 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831014747/http://preview.reelviews.net/movies/a/aladdin.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Peter Travers]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' said the comedy made the film accessible to both children and adults,<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/5947957/review/5947958/aladdin|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618163432/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/5947957/review/5947958/aladdin|archive-date=June 18, 2008|title=Aladdin|author=Travers, Peter | author-link = Peter Travers |journal=[[Rolling Stone]]|issue=644|date=November 1992|access-date=May 26, 2009 }}</ref> a vision shared with Desson Howe of ''[[The Washington Post]]'', who also said "kids are still going to be entranced by the magic and adventure."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/aladdinghowe_a0af3c.htm|title=Aladdin|first=Desson|last=Howe|work=The Washington Post|date=November 27, 1992|access-date=May 26, 2009|archive-date=December 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211220819/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/aladdinghowe_a0af3c.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Brian Lowry of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' praised the cast of characters, describing the expressive magic carpet as "its most remarkable accomplishment" and considered that "''Aladdin'' overcomes most story flaws thanks to sheer technical virtuosity."<ref>{{cite news
| url = https://variety.com/review/VE1117900071.html?categoryid=31&cs=1 |title=Aladdin|work=Variety |first=Brian|last=Lowry |date=November 4, 1992 |access-date=May 26, 2009 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090602052954/http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117900071.html?categoryid=31&cs=1| archive-date= June 2, 2009 | url-status=live}}</ref>

Some aspects of the film were widely criticized. Ed Gonzalez of ''[[Slant Magazine]]'' wrote a negative review, describing the film as racist, ridiculous, and a "narcissistic circus act" from Robin Williams.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://slantmagazine.com/film/review/aladdin | title=Aladdin | work=[[Slant Magazine]] | date=September 23, 2004 | access-date=June 16, 2015 | author=Gonzalez, Ed | archive-date=June 27, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627095413/http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/aladdin | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Roger Ebert]], who generally praised the film in his review, considered the music inferior to its predecessors ''The Little Mermaid'' and ''Beauty and the Beast'', and claimed Aladdin and Jasmine were "pale and routine." He criticized what he saw as the film's use of ethnic stereotypes, writing: "Most of the Arab characters have exaggerated facial characteristics—hooked noses, glowering brows, thick lips—but Aladdin and the princess look like white American teenagers."<ref name="Ebert, Roger"/>

=== Accolades ===
''Aladdin'' also received many award nominations, mostly for its music. It won two [[Academy Awards]], [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]] and [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] for "[[A Whole New World]]" and receiving nominations for Best Original Song ("[[Friend Like Me]]"), [[Academy Award for Best Sound Editing|Best Sound Editing]] ([[Mark A. Mangini]]), and [[Academy Award for Best Sound|Best Sound]] ([[Terry Porter (sound engineer)|Terry Porter]], [[Mel Metcalfe]], [[David J. Hudson]] and [[Doc Kane]]).<ref name="Oscars1993">{{Cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1993 |title=The 65th Academy Awards (1993) Nominees and Winners |access-date=October 22, 2011 |work=oscars.org |archive-date=January 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102081504/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1993 |url-status=live }}</ref> At the [[Golden Globe]]s, ''Aladdin'' won [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] ("A Whole New World") and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]], as well as a Special Achievement Award for Robin Williams, with a nomination for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy|Best Motion Picture&nbsp;– Musical or Comedy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/film/23558|title=SEARCH&nbsp;– Aladdin|publisher=[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]]|access-date=May 25, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100713032324/http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/film/23558|archive-date=July 13, 2010}}</ref> At the [[Grammy Award]]s, the film won for [[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media|Best Soundtrack Album]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children|Best Musical Album for Children]] for the soundtrack, and [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]], [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals|Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal]], and [[Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media|Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television]] for "A Whole New World",<ref>{{cite news|last=Pareles|first=Jon|date=March 2, 1994|title=Top Grammy to Houston; 5 for 'Aladdin'|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/02/movies/top-grammy-to-houston-5-for-aladdin.html|url-status=live|access-date=May 25, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602224016/http://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/02/movies/top-grammy-to-houston-5-for-aladdin.html|archive-date=June 2, 2009}}</ref> with "A Whole New World" being the first and only Disney song to win Song of the Year. It also received nominations for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television ("Friend Like Me") and [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]] ("A Whole New World"). Other awards included the [[Annie Award for Best Animated Feature]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://annieawards.org/21stwinners.html |title=Legacy: 21st Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (1993) |publisher=Annie Awards |access-date=May 25, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425215012/http://annieawards.org/21stwinners.html |archive-date=April 25, 2009 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref> a [[MTV Movie Award]] for Best Comedic Performance to Robin Williams,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/1993/|title=1993 MTV Movie Awards|publisher=MTV|access-date=May 25, 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080423094756/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/1993/| archive-date= April 23, 2008 | url-status=live}}</ref> [[Saturn Awards]] for [[Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film|Best Fantasy Film]], [[Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor|Performance by a Younger Actor]] to Scott Weinger and [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor|Supporting Actor]] to Robin Williams,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html |title=Past Saturn Award Winners |publisher=Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films |access-date=May 25, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511180136/http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html |archive-date=May 11, 2008 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref> and [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film|Best Animated Feature]] by the [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lafca.net/years/1992.html|title=18TH Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards|publisher=LAFCA|access-date=May 25, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316102754/http://www.lafca.net/years/1992.html|archive-date=March 16, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists:

2004: [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs]]:

* "Friend Like Me" – Nominated
* "A Whole New World" – Nominated

=== Controversies ===
One of the verses of the opening song "Arabian Nights" was altered following complaints from the [[American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee]] (ADC). The lyrics were changed in July 1993 from ''"Where they cut off your ear if they don't like your face"'' in the original release to ''"Where it's flat and immense and the heat is intense,"'' with the change first appearing on the 1993 video release.<ref name="adc">{{cite web|url=http://www.adc.org/index.php?id=283|title=Arab Stereotypes and American Educators|publisher=[[American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee]]|access-date=March 16, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070405005650/http://www.adc.org/index.php?id=283|archive-date=April 5, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> The original lyric was intact on the initial CD soundtrack release, but the re-releases use the edited lyric. The Broadway adaptation also uses the edited line.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://adamjacobs.net/aladdin-gets-big-changes-broadway-debut/|title=Aladdin gets big changes for Broadway debut|first=Gregory|last=Miller|newspaper=New York Post|date=2014-03-09|access-date=2016-05-08|archive-date=August 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816093003/http://adamjacobs.net/aladdin-gets-big-changes-broadway-debut/|url-status=live}}</ref> The rerecording has the original voice on all other lines and then a noticeably deeper voice says the edited line. The subsequent line however, "''It's barbaric, but hey, it's home,''" was left intact. ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' ranked ''Aladdin'' in a list of the most controversial films in history, due to this incident.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ew.com/ew/article/0,,1202224,00.html |title=The 25 Most Controversial Movies Ever |work=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=March 16, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070314000859/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C1202224%2C00.html |archive-date=March 14, 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> The number has been described in reviews as "simultaneously glamorizing and barbarizing the Arab world."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/69162/Soundtrack-Disney-Aladdin/|title=Soundtrack (Disney) - Aladdin (album review ) {{!}} Sputnikmusic|website=www.sputnikmusic.com|access-date=August 11, 2018|archive-date=May 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512082213/https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/69162/Soundtrack-Disney-Aladdin/|url-status=live}}</ref> The ADC also complained about the portrayal of the lead characters Aladdin and Jasmine. They criticized the characters' [[anglicize]]d features and Anglo-American accents, in contrast to the other characters in the film, which have foreign accents, grotesque facial features, and appear villainous or greedy.<ref name="adc"/>

Concerns were also raised to another scene. When Aladdin is threatened by the tiger Rajah on the palace balcony, Aladdin quietly says a line that some people reported hearing as ''"Good teenagers, take off your clothes,"''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snopes.com/disney/info/aladwsj.htm |archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20091001072715/http://www.snopes.com/disney/info/aladwsj.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 1, 2009 |title=Take Off Your Clothes! |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=October 25, 1995 |access-date=April 2, 2013 |publisher=[[Snopes]] }}</ref> which they considered a [[subliminal message|subliminal reference]] to [[promiscuity]]. However, according to the commentary track on the 2004 DVD, while Musker and Clements did admit Scott Weinger [[Ad libitum#Drama|ad-libbed]] during the scene, they claimed "we did not record that, we would not record that," and said the line was ''"Good tiger, take off and go..."'' and the word "tiger" is overlapped by Rajah's snarl.<ref>Ron Clements and John Musker, "Filmmaker's Commentary". ''Aladdin: Platinum Edition'' DVD, Disc 1, Bonus Features, Backstage Disney, Walt Disney Home Entertainment.</ref> After the word tiger, a second voice can be heard which has been suggested was accidentally grafted onto the soundtrack. Because of the controversy, Disney removed the line on the DVD release.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snopes.com/disney/films/aladdin.asp|title=Disney (Take Off Your Clothes!)|publisher=[[Snopes]]|access-date=March 24, 2007}}. The source compiles and cites four major newspaper references.</ref>

Animation enthusiasts have noticed similarities between ''Aladdin'' and [[Richard Williams (animator)|Richard Williams]]'s unfinished film ''[[The Thief and the Cobbler]]'' (also known as ''The Princess and the Cobbler'' under [[Allied Filmmakers]] and ''Arabian Knight'' under [[Miramax]] Films). These similarities include a similar plot, similar characters, scenes and background designs, and the antagonist Zig-Zag's resemblance in character design and mannerisms to Genie and Jafar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdsnapshot.com/January07Review/ThiefAndCobbler.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216141735/http://www.dvdsnapshot.com/January07Review/ThiefAndCobbler.html|archive-date=December 16, 2008|title=The Thief and the Cobbler review|publisher=DVD snapshot|author=Savino, Cris}}</ref><ref name="nytimes">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/26/movies/film-review-a-late-finisher-about-old-araby.html|title=A Late Finisher About Old Araby|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=August 26, 1995|first=Caryn|last=James|access-date=February 14, 2017|archive-date=July 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717100319/https://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/26/movies/film-review-a-late-finisher-about-old-araby.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Though ''Aladdin'' was released prior to ''The Thief and the Cobbler'', ''The Thief and the Cobbler'' initially began production much earlier in the 1960s, and was mired in difficulties including financial problems, copyright issues, story revisions and late production times caused by separate studios trying to finish the film after Richard Williams was fired from the project for lack of finished work.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://movies.tvguide.com/movie-news/Best-Animated-Movie-7953.aspx|title=The Best Animated Movie You've Never Heard Of|magazine=[[TV Guide]]|date=November 28, 2006|access-date=March 17, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615171326/http://movies.tvguide.com/movie-news/Best-Animated-Movie-7953.aspx|archive-date=June 15, 2012}}</ref> The late release, coupled with Miramax purchasing and re-editing the film, has sometimes resulted in ''The Thief and the Cobbler'' being labeled a rip-off of ''Aladdin''.<ref name="nytimes"/>

==Legacy==
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Alongside its role in the [[Disney Renaissance]], ''Aladdin'' is often credited as the catalyst in the rise of [[Voice acting in the United States#Rise in use of film actors for voice roles|casting film stars as voice actors]] in Hollywood animated films with the success of Robin Williams's Genie performance.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bevilacqua|first=Joe|title=Celebrity Voice Actors: The New Sound of Animation|url=https://www.awn.com/animationworld/celebrity-voice-actors-new-sound-animation|access-date=November 28, 2020|work=[[Animation World Network]]|publisher=AWN, Inc.|date=April 1, 1999|quote=One of the current trends in the American animation industry is to cast major movie stars to voice animated characters. From Robin Williams in ''Aladdin''...|archive-date=December 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207221523/https://www.awn.com/animationworld/celebrity-voice-actors-new-sound-animation|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Butler|first=Robert W.|title=Animated films need big names for marketing|url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/151985|access-date=November 28, 2020|work=[[Taiwan News]]|publisher=[[I-Mei Foods|I-Mei Foods Co., Ltd]]|date=August 11, 2006|archive-date=December 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206172638/https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/151985|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="TAMeslow">{{cite news|last=Meslow|first=Scott|title=How Celebrities Took Over Cartoon Voice Acting|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/10/how-celebrities-took-over-cartoon-voice-acting/247481/|access-date=November 28, 2020|work=[[The Atlantic]]|publisher=The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC|date=October 28, 2011|quote=As it turns out, the rise of the celebrity voice actor can be traced to a single film: Disney's 1992 breakout animated hit ''Aladdin''.|archive-date=July 31, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731120907/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/10/how-celebrities-took-over-cartoon-voice-acting/247481/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Stewart|first=Sara|title=Big-name stars are stealing voice actors' jobs|url=https://nypost.com/2018/06/07/big-name-stars-are-stealing-voice-actors-jobs/|access-date=November 28, 2020|work=[[New York Post]]|publisher=NYP Holdings, Inc.|date=June 7, 2018|archive-date=December 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206124726/https://nypost.com/2018/06/07/big-name-stars-are-stealing-voice-actors-jobs/|url-status=live}}</ref> Entertainment writer Scott Meslow wrote that compared with the character of Aladdin, "Williams's Genie is the character audiences responded to, and—more importantly to Disney—its most marketable character by far", which he concludes led to the "celebrification" of later animated films such as ''[[Shark Tale]]'' (2004) and ''[[Puss in Boots (2011 film)|Puss in Boots]]'' (2011).<ref name="TAMeslow"/>

== Live-action adaptations ==
=== Live-action prequel spin-off ===
On July 15, 2015, the studio announced the development of a live-action comedy adventure prequel called ''Genies''. The film was being written by [[Mark Swift and Damian Shannon]], while [[Tripp Vinson]] was on board to produce via his Vinson Films banner. It was intended to serve as a lead to the live-action ''Aladdin'' film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/aladdin-live-action-prequel-works-808895|title='Aladdin' Live-Action Prequel in the Works at Disney (Exclusive)|work=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Kit|first=Borys|date=July 15, 2015|access-date=December 11, 2019|archive-date=November 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191122135419/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/aladdin-live-action-prequel-works-808895|url-status=live}}</ref> On November 8, Disney revealed it had originally planned to use [[Robin Williams]]'s unused lines from the 1991–92 recording sessions for the film, but his will prohibited the studio from using his likeness for 25 years after his 2014 death.<ref>{{cite news|title=Robin Williams' will prevents use of outtakes for 'Aladdin' sequel|last=Putnam|first=Lindsay|url=https://nypost.com/2015/11/08/robin-williams-will-prevents-use-of-outtakes-for-aladdin-sequel/|newspaper=[[The New York Post]]|date=November 8, 2015|access-date=November 14, 2015|archive-date=November 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151114211509/http://nypost.com/2015/11/08/robin-williams-will-prevents-use-of-outtakes-for-aladdin-sequel/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Live-action film ===
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In October 2016, it was reported that Disney was developing a [[List of Disney live-action remakes of animated films|live-action adaptation]] of ''Aladdin'' with [[Guy Ritchie]] signed on to direct the film. [[John August]] is writing the script, which will reportedly retain the musical elements of the original film, while [[Dan Lin]] is attached as producer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/10/aladdin-guy-ritchie-disney-live-action-film-sherlock-holmes-1201834102/|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|title=Guy Ritchie To Direct Live Action 'Aladdin' For Disney|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=October 10, 2016|date=October 10, 2016|archive-date=October 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010194406/http://deadline.com/2016/10/aladdin-guy-ritchie-disney-live-action-film-sherlock-holmes-1201834102/|url-status=live}}</ref> Lin revealed that they were looking for a diverse cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/aladdin-live-action-movie-diverse-cast/|title=Disney's Live-Action 'Aladdin' Won't Be 'Prince of Persia', Says Producer; Promises Diverse Cast|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|access-date=February 8, 2017|date=February 8, 2017|archive-date=February 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208215611/http://collider.com/aladdin-live-action-movie-diverse-cast/|url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2017, [[Will Smith]] entered talks to play the Genie.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/04/will-smith-genie-role-aladdin-disney-1202072355/|title=Will Smith in Talks For Genie Role in Disney's Live-Action 'Aladdin'|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=April 19, 2017|date=April 19, 2017|archive-date=April 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421010613/http://deadline.com/2017/04/will-smith-genie-role-aladdin-disney-1202072355/|url-status=live}}</ref> The following month, [[Little Mix|Jade Thirlwall]] entered talks to portray the role of Jasmine.{{cn|date=April 2021}} [[Alan Menken]] said filming was slated to begin August 2017.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7825906/alan-menken-interview-songwriters-hall-of-fame|title=Alan Menken Talks Working With Guy Ritchie on Live-Action 'Aladdin,' Progress of 'Little Mermaid'|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=June 13, 2017|date=June 12, 2017|archive-date=June 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170613010201/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7825906/alan-menken-interview-songwriters-hall-of-fame|url-status=live}}</ref> Production had originally been scheduled to begin in July, but was delayed due to Disney having trouble finding the right people to play Aladdin and Jasmine. British actress [[Naomi Scott]] and Indian actress [[Tara Sutaria]] were being considered to play Jasmine. For the role of Aladdin, British actors [[Riz Ahmed]] and [[Dev Patel]] were initially considered, but it was later decided that a newcomer should be cast in the role.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/aladdin-movie-disney-struggles-find-stars-1019690|last1=Ford|first1=Rebecca|last2=Galuppo|first2=Mia|title='Aladdin': Disney Struggles to Find Stars for Its Live-Action Movie|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=July 11, 2017|date=July 11, 2017|archive-date=July 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711155829/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/aladdin-movie-disney-struggles-find-stars-1019690|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2017, it was announced that Egyptian-Canadian actor [[Mena Massoud]] had been cast as Aladdin, Scott as Jasmine, and Smith as the Genie.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/aladdin-will-smith-naomi-scott-jasmine-cast-mena-massoud-d23-1202496767/|title='Aladdin': Disney Casts Will Smith, Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott|website=Variety|access-date=December 10, 2017|archive-date=July 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170715232330/http://variety.com/2017/film/news/aladdin-will-smith-naomi-scott-jasmine-cast-mena-massoud-d23-1202496767/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.accesshollywood.com/articles/aladdin-disney-announces-live-action-cast-including-will-smith-as-genie-/|title='Aladdin': Disney Announces Live-Action Cast Including Will Smith As Genie|website=Access Hollywood|access-date=July 15, 2017|archive-date=July 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170717013528/http://www.accesshollywood.com/articles/aladdin-disney-announces-live-action-cast-including-will-smith-as-genie-/|url-status=live}}</ref> At the 2017 [[D23 Expo]], Menken announced that he would be co-writing new songs for the film with [[Academy Award]] winners [[Pasek and Paul]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-Pasek-Paul-to-Team-with-Menken-on-Live-Action-ALADDIN-Miranda-Confirmed-for-LITTLE-MERMAID-20170717|title=VIDEO: Pasek & Paul to Team with Menken on Live-Action ALADDIN; Miranda Confirmed for LITTLE MERMAID|website=Broadway World|access-date=July 17, 2017|archive-date=August 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822180708/https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-Pasek-Paul-to-Team-with-Menken-on-Live-Action-ALADDIN-Miranda-Confirmed-for-LITTLE-MERMAID-20170717|url-status=live}}</ref> while [[Vanessa Taylor]] would re-write the script.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/disney-live-action-aladdin-rewrite-game-of-thrones/|title=Disney's Live-Action Aladdin is Getting a Rewrite|website=screenrant|access-date=December 11, 2019|archive-date=September 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919095851/http://screenrant.com/disney-live-action-aladdin-rewrite-game-of-thrones/|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2017, [[Marwan Kenzari]], [[Nasim Pedrad]], and [[Numan Acar]] joined the cast as Jafar, Dalia, and Hakim, respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/disneys-live-action-aladdin-finds-jafar-1026545 |title=Disney's Live-Action 'Aladdin' Finds Its Jafar (Exclusive) |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=August 4, 2017 |access-date=August 5, 2017 |archive-date=August 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804210636/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/disneys-live-action-aladdin-finds-jafar-1026545 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=N'Duka|first1=Amanda|title=Numan Acar Cast in Disney's 'Aladdin' Remake|url=https://deadline.com/2017/08/numan-acar-disney-aladdin-remake-1202152768/|access-date=August 21, 2017|work=Deadline|date=August 21, 2017|archive-date=December 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230160155/https://deadline.com/2017/08/numan-acar-disney-aladdin-remake-1202152768/|url-status=live}}</ref> The following month, [[Billy Magnussen]] and [[Navid Negahban]] were cast as Prince Anders and the Sultan, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/disneys-live-action-aladdin-casts-billy-magnussen-as-new-character-1035329|title=Disney's Live-Action 'Aladdin' Casts Billy Magnussen as New Character (Exclusive)|website=Hollywoodreporter.com|access-date=June 24, 2019|archive-date=September 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906045349/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/disneys-live-action-aladdin-casts-billy-magnussen-as-new-character-1035329|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/09/navid-negahban-disney-aladdin-remake-1202162634/|title=Navid Negahban Cast As The Sultan in Disney's 'Aladdin' Remake|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=February 21, 2020|archive-date=September 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907031454/http://deadline.com/2017/09/navid-negahban-disney-aladdin-remake-1202162634/|url-status=live}}</ref> Filming began on September 6, 2017 at [[Longcross Studios]] and concluded on January 24, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://comingsoon.net/movies/news/885263-aladdin-filming#/slide/1|title=Aladdin Filming Begins as the First Set Photo is Revealed|website=Comingsoon.net|access-date=December 11, 2019|archive-date=August 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813105528/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/885263-aladdin-filming#/slide/1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://comingsoon.net/movies/news/916663-disneys-live-action-aladdin-has-wrapped-production|title=Disney's Live-Action Aladdin Has Wrapped Production|date=January 24, 2018|work=Comingsoon.net|access-date=April 21, 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=May 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503093922/http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/916663-disneys-live-action-aladdin-has-wrapped-production|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was released on May 24, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://comingsoon.net/movies/news/887043-walt-disney-studios-sets-release-dates-for-aladdin-artemis-fowl-and-more#/slide/1|title=Walt Disney Studios Sets Release Dates for Aladdin, Artemis Fowl, and More|author=Spencer Perry|website=Comingsoon.net|access-date=September 13, 2017|date=September 12, 2017|archive-date=September 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913002725/http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/887043-walt-disney-studios-sets-release-dates-for-aladdin-artemis-fowl-and-more#/slide/1|url-status=live}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[List of Disney animated films based on fairy tales]]
*[[List of Disney theatrical animated feature films]]
*[[Lists of animated feature films]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
{{wikiquote|Aladdin}}
* {{Official website|http://movies.disney.com/aladdin}}
* {{IMDb title|0103639|Aladdin}}
* {{Allmovie title|1338|Aladdin}}
* {{bcdb|4-Aladdin|Aladdin}}
* [http://toonopedia.com/aladdin.htm Aladdin] in folklore and popular culture, at [[Don Markstein's Toonopedia]]. [https://archive.today/20151222042238/http://toonopedia.com/aladdin.htm Archived] from the original on August 31, 2015.

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