Big Hero 6 Becomes Highest Grossing Animated Film of 2014
Big Hero 6 Becomes Highest Grossing Animated Film of 2014
Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Academy Award winning Big Hero 6 became the #1 animated title of 2014 today with more than $620 million globally, edging just past Dreamworks’ How To Train Your Dragon 2. The film, which has earned $221 million domestically, surpasses $400 million at the international box office this weekend.
Big Hero 6 continues to perform strongly in China, where it opened Feb. 28 and has brought in over $51 million, surpassing Frozen to become the highest grossing animated release ever from Disney or Pixar. In Japan, it has earned more than $75 million and is the second highest grossing Disney animated release ever. It’s the second biggest Disney or Pixar animated movie ever released in Korea and Russia, and it’s the biggest animated release of all time in Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia.
Last weekend, Big Hero 6 surpassed Tangled to become the third biggest Walt Disney Animation Studios release ever globally, behind only Frozen and The Lion King. It is also Walt Disney Animation Studios’ third biggest domestic release of all time.
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