The movie stars the titular Aladdin, who is an urban street rat in the fictional middle eastern city of Agrabah. However, since the movie came out 30 years ago, does it still hold up by today’s standards? Based on Arabic folklore, Aladdin was released to major box office profit, and many families soon owned a VHS tape of the movie in their homes. In late November of 1992, Disney created an animated film that was a booming success.