Box Office Report: Disney’s ‘Frozen’ Crosses $500 Million Worldwide
Starring the voices of Kristen Bell, Josh Gad, Idina Menzel and Jonathan Groff, Frozen is Disney's fourth film to reach the milestone, joining Marvel features Iron Man 3 and Thor: The Dark World and Pixar's animated prequel Monsters University. Domestically, it is the studio's most successful animated film after The Lion King ($422.8 million).
In North America, the film grossed $28.8 million in its fifth weekend in wide release, almost matching the $29 million earned by the three-week-old number one movie, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. On Monday, Frozen overtook the top spot at the box office with $7.9 million, while the Hobbit sequel made $6.5 million.
The Golden Globe-nominated film opened wide in North America on November 27 to earn $93.6 million for the five-day holiday debut, setting a new record for the largest Thanksgiving debut in history. It was also the largest opening ever for a Walt Disney Animation Studios film.
Internationally, Frozen became the biggest Walt Disney Animation Studios release of all time in the U.K./Ireland Monday. The film has yet to be released in several territories including China, Brazil, Argentina, Korea and Japan.