Box Office Frozen 2 Eclipses $700 Million, Knives Out Over-Delivers With $70 Million

Frozen 2 was once again the undisputed ruler of the global box office, earning $ 249.2 million (about Rs 1,787 crore) and it's worldwide gross over the weekend to $ 738.6 million (about Rs 5,297 crore). Of that, the Disney Animated sequel grossed $ 287.6 million (approximately Rs 2,062 crore) in the US and Canada in just 10 days, trailing Pixar's Incredibles 2 ($ 349.7 million) last year. The remaining estimated $ 451 million (approximately Rs 3,234 crore) came from all other markets in 12 days, with Frozen 2 already beating its predecessor in 11 regions, including India and China. At the current pace, Frozen 2 has become the sixth Disney film to cross $ 1 billion this year.

Over this weekend's $ 249.2 million, Frozen 2 brought in an estimated $ 85.2 million (approximately Rs 611 crore) over the weekend in the US and Canada. (If you calculate the five-day Thanksgiving period in the US, the figure rises to $ 123.7 million.) The remaining $ 164 million (about Rs 1,176 crore) came from the other 45 markets, with weekend earnings in Russia ($ 13.7. ) Was included. Million), Italy ($ 7.7 million), and Australia ($ 6.6 million). The Russia performance of Frozen 2 is the biggest opening for an animated film there. In terms of totals, the largest international markets are China ($ 90.5 million), followed by South Korea ($ 61.2 million), Japan ($ 38.3 million), and the UK ($ 35 million).

Gadgets 360 has reached out to Disney India for the box office collection of Frozen 2 in India, and we will update this piece when we hear back. Meanwhile, Frozen 2 has already become the highest-grossing animated film in Indonesia and the Philippines, grossing over $ 6 million in both countries. And in addition to India, China, Indonesia, and the Philippines, Frozen 2 has assumed frozen 2013 total deposits in the likes of Hong Kong, Malaysia, Peru, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. The Frozen sequel opens next weekend in South Africa, Paraguay and Uruguay, followed by Scandinavia over Christmas, and Argentina, Brazil and Chile on 2 January.

Elsewhere, Knives Out - Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, and Ana de Armas — Starr Murder Mystery from Star Wars: The Last Jedi Writer-Director Ryan Johnson - grossed an estimated $ 70 million (about 502 million worldwide) in its opening weekend. Rs)... Of that, it earned $ 41.7 million (about Rs 300 crore) in the US and Canada, with the rest of the world $ 28.3 million (about Rs 202 crore). Nearly half of the latter was China ($ 13.5 million), followed by the UK ($ 3.8 million), Russia ($ 2 million), Australia ($ 1.9 million), and France ($ 1.5 million). Gadget 360 has reached Lionsgate for the opening weekend performance of the film in India.

Knife releases continue in 14 markets this week, including Bulgaria, Denmark, Hong Kong, Italy, Mexico, Norway and South Korea, followed by Argentina and Peru. Some major markets in Germany and Japan will run in January 2020.