The Top Two Global Films Last Weekend Were Both Animated
Animated features remain the top story at this year’s theatrical box office.
Animated features remain the top story at this year’s theatrical box office.
The film’s strong performance with Latino audiences both in the U.S. and abroad is an important part of the film’s success.
The film also surpassed ‘Dune: Part Two’ to become the top-grossing global release of 2024 to date.
The film’s performance proved that, once again, animation is one of the strongest sectors in the theatrical marketplace.
The film managed only $14 million in its second weekend, but at the depressed U.S. box office, that’s good enough for first place.
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The four films in the ‘Kung Fu Panda’ franchise have collectively grossed over $2.3 billion.
Animation is heating up the box office all over the globe.
China became the biggest market for Hayao Miyazaki’s new film after just 5 days of release.
‘King Fu Panda’ is now the third Dreamworks franchise to pass $2 billion at the global box office, joining ‘Madagascar’ and ‘Shrek.’
The last animated film to top the U.S. box office in back-to-back weekends was ‘Mario,’ also distributed by Universal.
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‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – To the Hashira Training’ launched in second place as anime is becoming a constant presence on the U.S. box office charts.
Powered by historical epics and the ‘Boonie Bears’ franchise, animated features made up nearly 10% of China’s total box office last year.
Domestically, ‘Migration’ finished in the top five again in its ninth week in cinemas.
The box office total of every single film in the United States last weekend was less than the amount that ‘Boonie Bears’ grossed in China.
Japanese box office numbers rose from 2022 to 2023, although there is still a long way to go before the country hits its pre-pandemic figures.
Crowds were more interested in catching 2023 holdovers like ‘Migration,’ ‘Trolls,’ and ‘The Boy and the Heron.’
‘Miraculous’ was the most successful French film abroad in 2023, selling 7.15 million admissions and grossing $34.6 million.