"Frozen 2" Destroys The Box Office During Opening Weekend

The cold spell at the box office has ended, ironically with Frozen 2. According to Variety, the sequel to Disney's extremely popular animated film Frozen debuted with a massive $127 million at the domestic box office, surpassing expectations. 

This successful box office lands it at the third-best start all-time for an animated film behind “Incredibles 2” ($182 million) and “Finding Dory” ($135 million). It also now owns the most successful start for a November animated release.

Internationally, the film fared just as well. It raked in $223 million abroad, bringing its worldwide total to $350 million. This is the largest day-and-date global animated debut in history.

For perspective, the original Frozen earned $93 million during its first five days in theaters. 

Critically, the movie is succeeding as well, having earned generally positive reviews. Rotten Tomatoes currently has it listed at 75%.

In other box office news, Sony’s A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood debuted this weekend as well. The Tom Hanks led biopic about the life of Mister Rogers earned $13.5 million from 3,235 theaters during its opening weekend. The film focuses on journalist Tom Junod who is tasked with profiling Fred Rogers. His assignment results in a real-life friendship between the two.

Check out the rest of the box office results here.