variety show reports Brain Teasers 2 Now “the international box office has exceeded 1 billion US dollars”, becoming the first animated film in history to exceed 1 billion US dollars.
As of this writing, the sequel is said to have grossed $1.649 billion worldwide, “including $1.002 billion overseas and $646.3 million domestically.” Just a few weeks ago, Brain Teasers 2 transcend Frozen 2 The highest-grossing animated film of all time, Jon Favreau’s “realistically animated” but still somehow a live-action remake lion king Starting in 2019, Pixar’s latest title will need to earn an additional $7 million to officially take the title and satisfy everyone.
Outside the United States, the film performed best in Mexico with $102.2 million, followed by Brazil with $80 million, the United Kingdom with $72.7 million, France with $62.6 million, and South Korea with $60.8 million. As previously reported, this is the second billion-dollar movie this year after Disney dead Pool& Wolverinewhich also created history as the highest-grossing “R”-rated movie of all time.
So, yes: 1) Disney is definitely cleaning up, and 2) people around the world seem to be very receptive to the concept of personifying things like anxiety, jealousy, embarrassment, and burnout. It was popular among the ancient Greeks and medieval Europeans, and remains so today.
That said, readers are strongly encouraged to pursue Wikipedia’s annual list of the top-grossing animated films, which led me down the rabbit hole. 1985 Nelvana Care Bears Movie More box office than Disney Black potwhich seems unimaginable today. The highest-grossing animated film of 1974 was not charlotte’s web or belladonna of sorrowbut made in Sweden A ball of thunder! Disney may be doing great right now, but the pendulum of time will always swing the other way. How many more sequels and remakes can the company pump out before the public loses interest and dark horses like Nelvana pick up emerging IP?
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