Frozen 2 Box Office: $350 Million Opening Weekend Biggest Ever for Animated Movies

Queen Elsa & Co. is ruling the world. Frozen 2 brought in an estimated $ 350.2 million (approximately Rs 2,509 crore) in its opening weekend at the global box office, the biggest start to an animated film of all time in the process. In doing so, Frozen 2 defeated Disney's own offerings: The Lion King remake ($ 245.95 million) and Toy Story 4 ($ 244.52 million) from earlier this year. The worldwide opening weekend of Frozen 2 was helped by the fact that it opened in more territories, unlike Lion King and Toy Story 4, which had a staggered rollout. Additionally, Frozen 2 gave the biggest opening weekend for the Disney Animation title - and the second-best for Disney Animation and Pixar in India.

In the opening weekend of $ 350.2 million, Frozen 2 earned an estimated $ 127 million (approximately Rs 910 crore) in the US and Canada, with the remaining $ 373.2 million (approximately Rs 1,600 crore) coming from the 37 million markets.

China ($ 53 million) was the largest, followed by South Korea ($ 31.5 million), Japan ($ 18.2 million), Britain ($ 17.8 million), Germany ($ 14.9 million), France ($ 13.4 million), Mexico ( $ 9.3 million), Indonesia ($ 6.2 million), Philippines ($ 6.1 million), and Spain ($ 5.8 million). In India, Frozen brought in 2 rupees. 22.74 crores (about $ 3.2 million) over the weekend,

According to Deadline, it was the highest opening weekend ever for an animated title in France, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Indonesia, Malaysia, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia, UAE, and Ukraine; And 3-day opening weekends in Iceland and the UK. It was the third-largest industry opening ever in Korea and the third-highest opening weekend of all time for an animated title in China.

Frozen 2 gave the biggest opening weekend ever for a Disney Animation / Pixar film in China, Germany, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. In addition to India, it is also the most opening weekend for a Disney animation title in Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Hong Kong, Mexico, and Peru.

This week, it will release in Italy on Wednesday, followed by Australia, Chile, Greece, New Zealand, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Thursday in Ukraine and Lebanon on Friday.