'Frozen 2' Has a Huge Opening Weekend
by EG
Frozen 2 was expected to have a big opening weekend, but its debut ticket sales were much bigger than expected. That makes it the rare movie this fall season to not disappoint. Guess it's not necessarily sequels that moviegoers don't want to see. They just don't want to see ho-hum sequels to very old movies. Read on for details.
Princess Anna and Queen Elsa — and the power of sisterhood — thawed hearts around the globe in their triumphant return to the big screen over the weekend.
Walt Disney Animation Studios' music-infused Frozen 2 opened to a record $127 million in the U.S. and a fiery $223.3 million overseas from 37 markets for a massive worldwide start of $350.2 million, the No. 1 global debut ever for an animated title, not adjusted for inflation (many family films have a staggered rollout offshore). The pic opened well ahead of expectations, particularly overseas.
Olaf is why too cute to handle! until he doesn't even know who Samantha is..#Frozen2 #Olaf #Samantha pic.twitter.com/GGBJvYEHPd
— Sabahan Kinabalu (@SabahanKinabalu) November 25, 2019
Furthering Disney's domination, Frozen 2 went a long way in reviving the November box office, where ticket sales had tumbled 27 percent year-over-year after recent misses Terminator: Dark Fate and Doctor Sleep, among other titles that disappointed.
Can we talk about Anna’s outfit at the beginning? Literally so perfect. #Frozen2 #Anna pic.twitter.com/XXb6LkIjuf
— kenzie (@kenziesobsessed) November 25, 2019
Frozen 2, along with other new offerings bowing over the weekend, is positioned to take advantage of the lucrative Thanksgiving corridor.
The female-skewing movie set a new benchmark for an animated film opening in November — in addition to scoring the third-best domestic start of all time for any animated pic behind 2018's Incredibles 2 ($182.7 million) and 2016's Finding Dory ($135.1 million), not adjusted for inflation. It's the first time an animated title launching outside of summer crossed the $100 million mark in its start. Femmes made up nearly 60 percent of the U.S. audience; families made up 70 percent of Friday's ticket buyers, but by Saturday the audience broadened out.
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