Disneyjust hit another huge box office milestone!
Frozen 2has officially passed the $1 billion mark in global ticket sales, multiple outlets includingForbesreport.This makes it the company’s sixth film just in 2019 to reach $1 billion, afterCaptain Marvel,Avengers: Endgame,Aladdin,Toy Story 4andThe Lion King.
Over the weekend alone,Frozen 2— which is the eighth-highest-grossing movie of the year thus far, according toVariety— raked in $19.2 million domestically and $55.7 million internationally, putting it at $1.033 billion total globally,Forbesreports.
Notably, the first film brought in a total of $1.28 billion during its time in theaters and became a worldwide phenomenon.Frozen 2is currently sittingat No. 8 on the list of the top-grossing animated films of all time, and five of the seven movies above it on the list are also Disney ones.
The anticipated sequel to the 2013 Oscar-winning Disney film has been a hit since the beginning, too. Over its opening weekend, it grossed an astounding $350.2 million — smashing records to become thelargest-opening animated film of all time, perDeadline. In the U.S. alone, the family musical initially made around $125 million over the course of three days.
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Evan Rachel Wood inFrozen 2.Disney
Since its release,Frozen 2hasinspired funny parodies, newlevels of Disneybounding, tons ofholiday-ready giftsincluding dollsand board gamesand more.
WATCH: Alfred Molina Thinks ‘Frozen 2’ Is Even Better Than the Original
Along with sister Anna, the latter’s engagement-ring-toting boyfriend Kristoff, theirtrusty snowman sidekick Olaf, and Kristoff’s reindeer Sven, the group trek toward an enchanted forest to see what they can discover about the voice — and why it’s calling to Elsa specifically.
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While the new film features some familiarfaces (plus newcomerslikeSterling K. BrownandEvan Rachel Wood) and catchy songs just like its predecessor, it can be argued that the similarities end there.
“We’re in Arendelle for 10 clock minutes, that’s what makes it different,”Kristen Bell, who voices Anna, previously told PEOPLE. “Whatever you thinkFrozenis, throw it in the trash because this movie is like an epic adventure where everything is seemingly good in Arendelle.”
She continued, “Elsa starts to hear a calling, [so]we decide to go find what it is. We go out into an enchanted forest with things, people, places we’ve never seen before and it is uncharted so everything is a surprise.”
Frozen 2is in theaters now.
source: people.com
