‘Belle’ Is Mamoru Hosoda’s Biggest-Ever Hit In The US
In other news: “Sing 2” is holding up well and “Encanto” has bombed in China.
Box Office Report
‘Sing 2’ Becomes First Animated Film In Over 2 Years To Gross $100M At U.S. Box Office
It’s the first time since “Frozen 2” that an animated film has cracked $100M domestically.
Japan Box Office: ‘Jujutsu Kaisen 0’ Earns More In 11 Days Than Any Live-Action Film Did In All Of 2021
The anime feature also had the second-biggest opening weekend in Japanese history, behind only “Demon Slayer.”
The 3 Top-Grossing Films In Japan In 2021 Are All Animated
We’ll take our good box office news where we can get it.
‘Encanto’ Scores Top Domestic Animation Launch Of 2021
If any animated film can crack $100 million at the domestic box office this year, it’s “Encanto.”
Box Office Report: ‘Ron’s Gone Wrong’ Holds On, ‘My Hero Academia’ Breaks Global Franchise Record
Meanwhile, “The Addams Family 2” has become the year’s second-highest-grossing animated film domestically.
Box Office Report: ‘Paw Patrol’ Opens Strongly In US, ‘Luca’ Limps In China
“Paw Patrol” and “Luca” had very different weekends at the box office.
Box Office Report: ‘Green Snake’ Debuts #1 In China, ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ Crashes In U.S.
In other global news, “Belle” has topped the Japanese box office for the second weekend running.
Box Office Report: ‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ Scores Top Covid-Era Debut For Family Film
The Warner Bros. sequel opened with $31.6 million domestically against a budget of $150 million.
‘The Boss Baby: Family Business’ Opens #2 In Theaters, Far Behind Original’s Opening
The Dreamworks sequel took a projected $17.3M in three days, far behind the original’s $50M in 2017.
‘Spirit Untamed’ On Pace To Become All-Time Lowest-Grossing Dreamworks Animation Film
The film is now on pace to become the lowest-earning Dreamworks animated feature in the 26-year history of the studio.
‘Spirit Untamed’ Has Lowest All-Time Dreamworks Box Office Opening
“Spirit Untamed” was tamed by the U.S. box office.
‘Demon Slayer’ Closes In On ‘Raya’ At U.S. Box Office
The anime title has grossed an estimated $36.6M to the Disney film’s $43.4M.
‘Demon Slayer’ Becomes First Anime In Decades To Hit No. 1 At U.S. Box Office
“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train” can now add one more accolade to its already record-shattering global box office run: the number one film in the United States.
‘Demon Slayer’ Tops ‘Raya And The Last Dragon’ As Biggest U.S. Animation Debut Of 2021
The Asian import is generating far more enthusiasm than Disney’s Southeast Asian-flavored film.
Final ‘Evangelion’ Film Takes $30.6M In First Week In Japan, Breaking Franchise Record
It still fell far short of the “Demon Slayer” opening last fall.
Disney’s ‘Raya And The Last Dragon’ Flops With $8.6M Domestically, 39% Lower Than ‘Tom & Jerry’
The film also opened on Disney+ for a premium fee of $30.
‘Tom & Jerry’ Opens To A Strong $13.7M Despite Also Launching On HBO Max
Warner Bros. is trumpeting the launch as “evidence that people are willing to go back to the movies when there is something they want to see.”
Box Office Report: ‘Soul’ Nears $100M Worldwide, Becomes Pixar’s All-Time #2 In China
Meanwhile, Studio Ghibli’s “Earwig and the Witch” took $132,768 in five days in North America, and “The Croods: A New Age” remains one of the top releases in the U.S.
‘Soul,’ ‘Wish Dragon,’ ‘Demon Slayer’ Lead Strong Weekend For Animation At Global Box Office
This weekend, animated films topped the box office in many major territories with a functioning theatrical sector.
