Walt Disney’s “Frozen II”, opened to a record $127 million in the U.S. and a fiery $350 million worldwide launch.
“Frozen II” opened at No. 1 in 37 foreign markets, passing “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” to become the biggest international launch ever for an animated movie.
Disney has had five blockbusters this year: “Avengers: Endgame”, “The Lion King”, “Captain Marvel”, “Aladdin”, and “Toy Story 4” that have made more than $1 billion globally.
Meanwhile, “Ford v Ferrari” ‘s domestic total stands at $57.9 million, while it earned another $14.7 million overseas from 43 foreign markets. Those receipts take the racing drama past $100 million worldwide.
Third place went to Sony’s debuting “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” — starring Tom Hanks as the late Fred Rogers — which brought in $13.5 million. Fourth place went to the Chadwick Boseman actioner 21 Bridges, which opened with only $9.1 million. Internationally, it opened to $2.7 million from 20 markets for global start of $11.9 million
Here are the weekend’s Top 10 North American box office estimates:
1. Frozen II: NEW
$127,000,000 in 4,440 theaters; Cumulative: $127,000,000
2. Ford v Ferrari: Week 2; Last weekend #1
$16,000,000 in 3,528 theaters; Cumulative: $57,990,000
3. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: NEW
$13,500,000 in 3,235 theaters; Cumulative: $13,500,000
4. 21 Bridges: NEW
$9,300,000 in 2,665 theaters; Cumulative: $9,300,000
5. Midway: Week 3; Last weekend #2
$4,700,000 in 2,627 theaters; Cumulative: $43,108,000
6. Playing With Fire: Week 3; Last weekend #4
$4,615,000 in 2,760 theaters; Cumulative: $31,622,000
7. The Good Liar: Week 2; Last weekend #8
$3,375,000 in 2,454 theaters; Cumulative: $11,766,000
8. Charlie’s Angels: Week 2; Last weekend #3
$3,175,000 in 3,452 theaters; Cumulative: $31,622,000
9. Last Christmas: Week 3; Last weekend #5
$3,040,000 in 2,411 theaters; Cumulative: $27,792,000
10. Joker: Week 8; Last weekend #8
$2,820,000 in 1,410 theaters; Cumulative: $326,932,000
