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DISNEY’S “FROZEN” CROSSES $1 BILLION WORLDWIDE
Winner of Two Academy Awards® Is Now Second Highest Grossing Animated Film Ever
BURBANK, Calif. – March 3, 2014 – On the same day it won two Academy Awards®
including Best Animated Feature, “Frozen,” Walt Disney Animation
Studios’ 53rd feature film, crossed $1 billion at the worldwide box
office. The biggest non-sequel animated film ever released and the
second biggest animated film of all time globally, “Frozen” has earned
an estimated $388.8 million at the domestic box office and $611.5
million internationally for a global total of $1,000.3 million. It is
The Walt Disney Studios’ seventh release to reach the $1 billion mark,
joining “Marvel’s The Avengers” and “Iron Man 3,” Disney’s second and
fourth “Pirates of the Caribbean” films, Disney•Pixar’s “Toy Story 3,”
and Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland.”
“With
‘Frozen,’ we knew we had something truly special on our hands, and it
has connected with fans and filmgoers around the world in a way we only
dreamed was possible,” said Alan Horn, Chairman, The Walt Disney
Studios. “Animation is the cornerstone of our company, and thanks to the
vision, dedication, and talent of our tremendous cast and filmmaking
team, Disney Animation has come roaring back with a new classic for fans
of all ages.”
Universally embraced by audiences and critics alike, “Frozen” is the winner of two Academy Awards®, for Best Animated Feature and Original Song (“Let It Go”). This the first animated feature Oscar® win for Walt Disney Animation Studios in the category’s 13-year history. The film has also won Golden Globe®,
BAFTA, Critics’ Choice, and Producers Guild of America awards for best
animated film, five Annie Awards, and four Visual Effects Society
Awards, among many other honors. The film is directed by Chris Buck and
Jennifer Lee and produced by Peter Del Vecho.
“Frozen”
opened wide domestically on November 27, 2013, following a five-day
exclusive engagement at Disney’s El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles. In
its record-setting nationwide opening, “Frozen” became the #1 all-time
Thanksgiving debut with a $93.6M five-day gross and a $67.4M Friday-Sunday
gross over the holiday period. It was Walt Disney Animation Studios’
biggest opening ever. “Frozen” was the #1 movie in its second weekend of
wide release and, after posting stellar numbers throughout the holiday
season, returned to the top spot four weeks later in its sixth weekend.
Due to popular demand, a special sing-along version of the film opened
in theaters nationwide January 31,
its 10th weekend of wide release. “Frozen” has remained in the top 10
films at the domestic box office for all 14 weeks of its wide release,
the longest run by any film in four years.
Internationally,
“Frozen” is the biggest animated film released by The Walt Disney
Studios in more than 25 territories, including Russia, China, and
Brazil, and Walt Disney Animation Studios’ biggest release in over 50
territories, including UK/Ireland, Australia, Mexico, and Argentina, as
well as the Latin America region as a whole. In Korea, “Frozen” was #1
for the first five weeks of release and is now the biggest animated
film, the second biggest non-local film, and Disney’s biggest release of
all time. It’s also the highest-grossing animated film of all time in
Denmark and Venezuela, and the biggest non-sequel animated film in the
U.K./Ireland. “Frozen” debuts in one remaining international territory,
Japan, on March 14.
The Platinum-certified “Frozen” soundtrack, featuring songs by Tony Award®
winner Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez and a score by
Christophe Beck, returned to the #1 spot on the Billboard 200 album
chart last week for a fifth time, the first soundtrack to do so since
1998. It entered the chart’s top five in early January and has been #1
or #2 for eight consecutive weeks. It also hit #1 on iTunes’ Overall
Album Chart in 31 countries including the U.S. The Oscar®-winning
song “Let It Go,” performed by Tony Award winner Idina Menzel, who
voices Elsa in the film, is also certified Platinum and last week
reached #18 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart.
“Frozen”
is still available in theaters in 2D, 3D and Sing-A-Long and is now
available on Digital HD & 3D. It arrives on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD
& On Demand on March 18.
About Disney’s “Frozen”
Walt
Disney Animation Studios, the studio behind “Tangled” and “Wreck-It
Ralph,” presents “Frozen,” a stunning big-screen comedy adventure.
Fearless optimist Anna (voice of Kristen Bell) sets off on an epic
journey—teaming up with rugged mountain man Kristoff (voice of Jonathan
Groff) and his loyal reindeer Sven—to find her sister Elsa (voice of
Idina Menzel), whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in
eternal winter. Encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls
and a hilarious snowman named Olaf (voice of Josh Gad), Anna and
Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom. The film is
directed by Chris Buck (“Tarzan,” “Surf’s Up”) and Jennifer Lee
(screenwriter, “Wreck-It Ralph”), who also wrote the screenplay. It is
produced by Peter Del Vecho (“Winnie the Pooh,” “The Princess and the
Frog”). Featuring original songs from Kristen Anderson-Lopez (“In
Transit,” “Winnie the Pooh”) and Tony® winner Robert Lopez (“The Book of
Mormon,” “Avenue Q”), and an original score by Christophe Beck (“The
Muppets,” Oscar®-winning short “Paperman”), “Frozen” opened in theaters
nationwide on Nov. 27, 2013. Accompanying “Frozen” is Walt Disney
Animation Studios’ “Get A Horse!” With Walt Disney himself as the voice
of Mickey Mouse, the all-new short features Mickey, his favorite gal pal
Minnie Mouse and their friends Horace Horsecollar and Clarabelle Cow as
they delight in a musical haywagon ride. For more information, check
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