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‘Moana 2’ Hits $1 Billion; ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ Is Franchise’s Highest Grosser

It’s official: Moana 2 is Disney Animation’s latest feature to surpass the billion-dollar mark. This weekend brought in an additional $7.9M from 52 overseas markets (-32%) for an international total of $567.1 million, added to domestic takings of $442.8M through Sunday for a worldwide cume of $1.01 billion so far, making good on its multi-record-setting opening in November.

Moana 2 is the second-highest grossing animated release of all time in Brazil and France, and the highest grossing Disney Animation release ever in France, Australia, Brazil and Mexico as well as across the Latin American region, Greece, Slovakia, South Africa, Turkey, U.A.E., New Zealand, Peru, Chile, Central America, Ecuador, Bolivia and Uruguay. To date, the sequel’s top earning overseas destinations are France ($61.2M), U.K. ($50.5M), Germany ($43.1M), Australia ($30.9M) and Japan ($30.7M).

Combined, Disney and Pixar studios boast seven of the Top 10 highest-grossing animated films of all time, all of which have made more than a billion bucks. Walt Disney Animation Studios’ highest ranked film on the list is Frozen II (2019) at No. 2 (No. 3 if counting the photoreal The Lion King remake of 2019) with $1.453B, while Pixar holds the top stop with last year’s smash hit Inside Out 2 ($1.698B).

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 [Paramount Pictures]
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 [Paramount Pictures/Sega of America]
With this weekend’s box office, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 has officially become the highest-grossing film in the Paramount Pictures/SEGA franchise, reaching $420M worldwide as of Sunday. Boosted by the addition of fan-favorite character Shadow the Hedgehog (voiced by Keanu Reeves), the third outing surpassed Sonic the Hedgehog 2‘s $405M.

Sonic 3 has screened in 64 overseas markets, racking up an international cume of $203.5M. This weekend brought in $15.2M (-36%) from offshore. The threequel notably had strong launches in Turkey and the Philippines. The top five markets to date are U.K. ($27.7M), Mexico ($20.2M), France ($17.3M), Brazil ($11.2M) and Australia ($15.5M).

Mufasa: The Lion King ©The Walt Disney Studios
Mufasa: The Lion King ©The Walt Disney Studios

Another strong holdover from the end of 2024, Mufasa: The Lion King (Disney) rakes in another $20.3M this frame from 52 overseas markets (-31%), bringing its international cume to $382.2M as of Sunday ($588M worldwide). Plus, Paddington in Peru (StudioCanal) expanded to 23 additional markets through Sony Pictures (34 total) and added $6.2M to its international total of $72.8M.

[Source: Deadline]

 

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