'Frozen 2' Created Global Blizzard In Its Box Office Debut | THR News - video Dailymotion

Disney's sequel to the 2013 animated blockbuster exceeded all expectations in its debut, including setting several new records at the box office.

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00:00I believe in you, Elsa, more than anyone or anything.

00:06Disney's Frozen 2 melted hearts around the world and plowed its way to shattering a

00:11number of records in its box office debut. The sequel to the beloved 2013 film about

00:15princesses and the power of sisterhood came in way ahead of expectations, grossing an

00:20estimated $130 million in North America and $228.2 million internationally for a

00:27worldwide haul of $358.2 million. Unlike other November franchise installments that got

00:34badly iced, take Charlie's Angels, Terminator Dark Fate and Doctor Sleep as examples,

00:39Frozen 2 created a global blizzard that was yet another victory for Disney. The sequel

00:44broke a number of records in its opening weekend including biggest global opening of

00:48all time for an animated film, top international opening of all time for an animated

00:52film, biggest domestic November opening for an animated film and biggest

00:57IMAX opening for an animated film just to name a few. The original Frozen earned $1.28

01:02billion globally to become the top grossing animated release of all time. The musical

01:07tale also won numerous awards including the Oscar for Best Animated Feature and Best

01:12Original Song for Let It Go. Follow-ups in a franchise are tough but Disney distribution

01:17chief Kathleen Taff wasn't worried about the power of this film saying,

01:20Six years is a pretty big gap but the length of time doesn't matter when people feel invested

01:25in the characters.

01:26Disney has been having a heck of a year so far, already skating past a record $10.8

01:31billion in global ticket sales at the 2019 box office. And get this, there's still more

01:35than five weeks left to go in the year, including the December premiere of Star Wars

01:40Rise of Skywalker, which we have a funny feeling will do pretty well.

01:43Alright for more box office news and updates head to THR.com and until next time for The

01:47Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Neha Joy.