{"id":47929,"date":"2016-06-19T13:09:58","date_gmt":"2016-06-19T20:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/?p=47929"},"modified":"2016-06-19T13:09:58","modified_gmt":"2016-06-19T20:09:58","slug":"box-office-finding-dory-has-the-best-animated-opening-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2016\/06\/box-office-finding-dory-has-the-best-animated-opening-ever.html","title":{"rendered":"Box office: Finding Dory<\/i> has the best animated opening ever"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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Disney films hit a couple of significant milestones this week<\/a>.<\/p>\n

First, Finding Dory<\/b><\/i> had the biggest debut in the history of animated films<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The film, a sequel to Pixar\u2019s classic Finding Nemo<\/a><\/i>, earned an estimated $136.2 million this weekend, beating the $121.6 million that Shrek the Third<\/i> opened to in 2007.<\/p>\n

The last time a Disney-Pixar film held this record was when Finding Nemo<\/i> opened to $70.3 million in 2003. That record was broken by Shrek 2<\/i>, which opened to $108 million in 2004, and then Shrek the Third<\/i> broke that<\/i> film\u2019s record in 2007.1<\/sup><\/p>\n

The previous best opening for a Pixar film<\/a> was the $110.3 million that Toy Story 3<\/a><\/i> opened to in 2010. Finding Dory<\/i> has also made more money in one weekend than the last Pixar film, The Good Dinosaur<\/a><\/i>, made in its entire theatrical run.<\/p>\n

The other big Disney news this week is that Captain America: Civil War<\/b><\/i> became the first film this year to gross over $400 million in North America.<\/p>\n

The film \u2014 which ranked tenth in its seventh week \u2014 has earned $401.3 million so far in North America and another $743.6 million overseas, for a global total of $1,144.9 million, which makes it the 12th-highest-grossing film of all time worldwide<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The other major wide release this week was Central Intelligence<\/b><\/i>, an action comedy starring Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart. It grossed an estimated $34.5 million.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the tenth-best opening for a film with Dwayne Johnson<\/a>, but it\u2019s the fourth-best opening for a Dwayne Johnson film that wasn\u2019t a sequel, and it\u2019s the second-best opening for a non-sequel in which he had a lead role, behind San Andreas<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Central Intelligence<\/i> also has the fifth-best opening for a film with Kevin Hart<\/a>, and it\u2019s his best opening overall outside of the Scary Movie<\/i> and Ride Along<\/i> franchises.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, in other box-office news\u2026<\/p>\n

The Conjuring 2<\/i><\/b> earned $15.6 million and ranked third in its second week, thereby raising its domestic cume to $71.7 million. The film has earned another $116.2 million overseas for a global total of $187.9 million.<\/p>\n

Now You See Me 2<\/b><\/i> earned $9.7 million and ranked fourth in its second week, thereby raising its domestic cume to $41.4 million. The film has earned another $49.7 million overseas for a global total of $91.1 million.<\/p>\n

Warcraft<\/b><\/i> earned $6.5 million and ranked fifth in its second week, thereby raising its domestic cume to $37.7 million. The film has earned another $339.9 million overseas for a global total of $377.6 million.<\/p>\n

X-Men: Apocalypse<\/b><\/i> earned $5.21 million and ranked sixth in its fourth week, thereby raising its domestic cume to $146.1 million. The film has earned another $364.1 million overseas for a global total of $510.1 million.<\/p>\n

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows<\/b><\/i> earned $5.2 million and ranked seventh in its third week, thereby raising its domestic cume to $71.9 million. The film has earned another $70.8 million overseas for a global total of $142.7 million.<\/p>\n

Me Before You<\/b><\/i> earned $4.2 million and ranked eighth in its third week, thereby raising its domestic cume to $46.4 million. The film has earned another $36 million overseas for a global total of $82.4 million.<\/p>\n

Finally, Alice through the Looking Glass<\/b><\/i> earned $3.6 million and ranked ninth in its fourth week, thereby raising its domestic cume to $69.3 million. The film has earned another $166.7 million overseas for a global total of $236 million.<\/p>\n

Now for a bit of extra data on Zootopia<\/b><\/i>\u2019s ranking among animated films<\/a>:<\/p>\n

In North America, the film still ranks eighth:<\/p>\n