The new Pixar hit the charts this weekend across the Atlantic, and also in the rest of the world, where it completely beat the historic record of Frozen 2!
Joy ! American cinemas were full of emotions all weekend, while Vice-Versa 2 exploded even the most optimistic scores, expectations and forecasts. The Pixar sequel (which will be released in theaters in France next Wednesday) collected $155 million during its first weekend of American release.
This is, by far, the best start of the year across the Atlantic. The leaders so far were Dune: Part 2 (with $82.5 million) and Godzilla x Kong ($80 million). If we go further into the figures, we see that Vice-Versa 2 achieved the best launch since barbie last July ($162 million).
Helped by good reviews and general adoration for the first part, Vice-Versa 2 becomes the second largest launch in Pixar history, behind The Incredibles 2 ($182 million in 2018) but ahead Finding Dory ($135 million in 2016) or Toy Story 4 ($120 million in 2019). Obviously, it’s also much more than the opening of the first part, which brought in $90.5 million in 2015. Vice versa had then finished his career at 858.8 million dollars. Vice-Versa 2 is already on the billion highway…
Because it’s not just in the United States that the film is a hit. Vice-Versa 2 reigns internationally and even beats its historical record: with 140 million dollars worldwide, the film doubles Frozen 2 ($135 million in 2019) to become the biggest overseas start of all time for an animated film. Thus, on a global scale, Vice-Versa 2 has already earned $295 million in four days!
A huge victory for Pixar and its strategy of sequels in theaters. A sigh of relief also for American cinemas, which have not been celebrating lately and which are finally seeing a ray of sunshine as summer begins.
Especially since already, in recent days, Bad Boys: Ride or Die had given rise to a stirring of recovery. The fourth part of the saga with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence remains in great shape, in second place at the US box office, with an impressive $33 million in its second weekend. Bad Boys 4 has already grossed $112 million in North America and $214.6 million worldwide.
Finally, Planet of the Apes: The New Kingdom holds on firmly to third on the podium for its sixth week. The fourth chapter of the franchise grossed $157.8 million domestically and $374.5 million worldwide.
