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“Frozen” Tops “Finding Nemo” To Become All-Time Highest-Grossing Original Animated Pic
Surpassing even the most generous box office predictions, Disney’s “Frozen” continues to shatter records.
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Big Openings for “Nut Job” and “Boonie Bears” Prove That Audiences Just Don’t Care
It was a great weekend for subpar family CG films starring animals. Peter Lepeniotis’ “The Nut Job,” the first animated film released by Open Road Films, a new distribution company launched by AMC Theatres and Regal Entertainment Group, opened in third place with a robust $20.6 million.
The Minions Invade China
“Despicable Me 2”, retitled “Super Thief Nanny 2,” had the biggest opening for an animated feature in China since 2012.
“Frozen” Is Hotter Than Ever: 1st Place In 6th Weekend
Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee’s “Frozen” has accomplished the rarest of box office accomplishments: moving back into first place at the American box office after a month-and-a-half of wide release.
“Frozen” Has An Amazing 5th Weekend, On Pace to Set Disney Records
Moving back up from third to second place, Disney’s Frozen grossed a spectacular $28.8 million (estimated), pushing the film’s domestic …
“Frozen” Still Strong, “Saving Mr. Banks” Mild, “Walking with Dinosaurs” A Dud
In its fourth weekend of wide release, Frozen landed in 3rd place with a stellar $19.2 million (estimated). The film eased just 15% from …
“Frozen” Jumps Into 1st Place During Its Second Weekend
“Frozen” heated up the box office this weekend, earning an estimated $31.6 million and claiming first place over “The Hunger Games.”
“Frozen” Smashes Disney Animation Opening Weekend Records
Disney’s “Frozen,” directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee, smashed every possible box office record for a Disney film this weekend, and earned an estimated $66.7 million over the 3-day, and $93M over the five-day holiday period.
“Free Birds” Debuts with $15.8 Million
“Free Birds,” the first animated feature from Reel FX, debuted in fourth place with an estimated $16.2 million at U.S. theaters.
“Gravity” Breaks October Box Office Record
The jury is still out on whether we should call Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity an animated film, but one thing we can call it with certainty …
Audiences Eat Up $34 Million Worth of “Meatballs”
Sony Pictures Animation’s Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 opened in the United States this weekend in first place with a gross of $34 …
Last Weekend, “Planes” Was America’s Most Watched Animated Film; “Smurfs 2” Tops Overseas
No new animated films opened last weekend, but there was plenty of animation in the theaters. Here are the estimated earnings of animated …
“Planes” Opening Outperforms “Turbo” and “Smurfs 2”
Disney’s Planes opened in the United States in third place with an estimated $22.5 million this weekend. The debut of the DisneyToon …
“Smurfs 2” Is Number One Globally Despite Soft U.S. Opening
In spite of a soft third-place opening in the United States, Sony’s Smurfs 2, directed by Raja Gosnell, managed to become the number one …
CG Animated Films Are Dominating the 2013 Global Box Office
The Wall Street Journal published a story last weekend about Hollywood’s struggle to recoup its costs on big-budget tentpole films, but …
“Turbo” Fails to Accelerate at Box Office
Turbo, the DreamWorks-produced and David Soren-directed animated feature about the snail that could, opened in a disappointing third place.
“Despicable Me 2” Beats Competition; Animation Rules American Theaters for 4 Straight Weeks
The audience pleasers Monsters University and Despicable Me 2 have now resulted in fully-animated features leading the U.S. box office …
“Despicable Me 2” Dominates the Global Box Office
For the third week in a row, an animated film has taken the crown at the U.S. box office. This week, the winner is Illumination …
“Monsters University” Top Box Office Again and “Despicable Me 2” Big Overseas
Pixar’s Monsters University, directed by Dan Scanlon, held first place at the U.S. box office with $45.6 million in its second weekend. …
“Monsters University” Scares Up Huge $82 Mil Opening Weekend
Pixar’s Monsters University opened with a powerful first-place finish in the United States. The Dan Scanlon-directed film nabbed $82.4 …
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