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Disney and Pixar’s animated film “Incredibles 2” opened with an estimated 180 million U.S. dollars in its debut weekend in North America, smashing multiple box office records for an animated film.
The computer-animated superhero film scored the biggest debut in North America ever for an animated movie and the best ever opening in Pixar’s illustrious history. The previous record holder was Pixar’s “Finding Dory“, which bowed with 135 million dollars two years ago.
It’s also the biggest PG-rated film debut, surpassing Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast“, which earned 174.6 million dollars in 2017. The film is also the 8th all-time industry debut, the second biggest June opening ever and the third biggest debut of 2018 in North America, reports Xinhua news agency quoting studio figures collected by comScore.
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“Incredibles 2” is the sequel to 2004’s “The Incredibles“. It follows the Parr family who must find a way to work together again to combat a new villain who hatches a brilliant and dangerous plot. Directed by Brad Bird, the films features the voices of Holly Hunter, Craig T. Nelson, Isabella Rossellini, Jonathan Banks, Catherine Keener, John Ratzenberger.
The film earned 5 out of 5 stars and a tremendous 83 per cent “definite recommend” in comScore/Screen Engine’s PostTrak audience survey. It also earned a 94 per cent fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes currently.
“Incredibles 2” brought in 51.5 million dollars internationally this weekend, pushing its world cume to 231.5 million dollars through Sunday.