Kristen Bell hasn’t revealed her payday for the upcoming Frozen sequel, but she denies recent reports that she is making $60 million to reprise her role as the voice of Frozen in Frozen 3 and Frozen 4. Bell’s co-stars Idina Menzel and Josh Gad also reportedly earned $60 million each for the two sequels, bringing the trio’s total salary to a staggering $180 million.
“I think there was a lot of misinformation about that ‘Frozen’ deal,” Bell told Entertainment Tonight at the acting awards ceremony. “No, no, no, no, somebody’s making that up. But with that said, am I happy in that job, and does it pay very well because it’s a successful franchise? Yes. And I’m very grateful for that. If they hire me, I’m going to stay in that job for the rest of my life.”
“When you read it, didn’t you think it was ridiculous?” Bell also asked about the pay report. “When I read this, I thought, ‘Wow, wow, what the heck!'”
Frozen is one of Disney’s most popular animated series. The original 2013 version was a $1.3 billion hit, and the characters Belle’s Anna, Menzel’s Elsa, Gad’s Olaf, and the original song “Let It Go” entered the cultural zeitgeist. “Frozen” won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song. 2019’s Frozen 2 was an even bigger box office hit with $1.45 billion, at one point the highest-grossing animated film of all time. Disney announced in 2024 that “Frozen 3” will be released in theaters on November 24, 2027. That same year, the studio revealed that Frozen 4 was also in development.
Frozen songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez will return to write new songs for two upcoming sequels. The first look concept art for Frozen 3 was released in August 2024 and featured Elsa riding a white horse and Anna riding a brown stag. Plot details have not yet been revealed.
