Maleficent (2014) A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading army threatens the harmony of the land. Maleficent rises to be the land’s fiercest protector, but she ultimately suffers a ruthless betrayal – an act that begins to turn her pure heart to stone. Bent on revenge, Maleficent faces a battle with the invading king’s successor and, as a result, places a curse upon his newborn infant Aurora. As the child grows, Maleficent realizes that Aurora holds the key to peace in the kingdom – and perhaps to Maleficent’s true happiness as well. ??Walt Disney PicturesAwards: 12 wins & 43 nominations totalBudget: $180,000,000 (estimated)Worldwide Gross: $758,411,779Soundtrack: Once Upon a Dream (Melody composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky for the ballet “The Sleeping Beauty” (1890))
