Disney profits soar thanks to streaming services and box office success

Disney Cruise Line’s newest ship, The Treasure, has added to the firm’s profits. Picture: Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/AP

Disney’s profits have beaten Wall Street’s expectations, bolstered by strong results from its streaming service and box office success with Inside Out 2 and Deadpool & Wolverine.

Disney earned $460m (£363m) for the quarter which ended on September 28. A year earlier the California-based company earned $264m (£208m).