Disney CEO Bob Iger says get your (movie theater) popcorn ready.

On a Wednesday morning conference call with media analysts, Iger sung the praises of Disneys upcoming theatrical-release calendar.

I have a lot of confidence that are upcoming slate, Iger said. He then pretty much listed all of them out individually.

Iger said he has personally seen the live-action Lilo Stitch a few times and can endorse it wholeheartedly, adding: Tracking is enormous. Lilo Stitchis headed for a four-day domestic debut of $120 million, one of the best showings ever for Disneys live-action reimaginings, according to sources with access to data from the National Research Group. The firm also gives ranges in addition to a target number; in this case, it is $110-$130 million.

Other films Iger singled out for having his attention and endorsement are Pixars Elio (June) and The Fantastic Four: First Steps (July), as well as Tron: Ares, Zootopia 2, and Avatar 3: Fire and Ash coming later in 2025.

Thats quite a lineup, Iger said. But he wasnt done yet.

In 2026, Disney will put out a new Avengers film, its Mandalorian movie, another Toy Story and the live-action Moana. Its as strong as any slate that Ive seen in a long time, since well in 2019 I think was our best year the strongest Ive seen since then.

Remember, in 2019 Disney had six billion-dollar grossing movies, includingAvengers: Endgame($2.8 billion),The Lion King($1.66 billion), Frozen 2 ($1.45 billion),Captain Marvel($1.13 billion),Toy Story 4($1.07 billion) andAladdin($1.05 billion), for what at the time was thought to be Igers swan song as CEO. And now hes back.

This year, Iger is thrilled with Thunderbolts, which he touted as the first and best example of Marvels much-discussed refocus on quality over quantity.

We all know that in our zeal to flood our streaming platform with more content, that we turned to all of our creative engines, including Marvel, and had them produce a lot more, Iger said. Weve also learned over over time that quantity does not necessarily beget quality. And frankly, weve all admitted to ourselves that we lost a little focus by making too much, and by consolidating a bit and having Marvel focus much more on their films, we believe that will result in better quality. And I think the first and best example is Thunderbolts. I feel very good about that.

Find Disneys fiscal Q2 2025 earnings here.