‘Frozen’ Just Joined The 10 Highest-Grossing Movies Of All Time and the Highest-Grossing Animated Picture Ever

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‘Frozen’ Just Joined The 10 Highest-Grossing Movies Of All Time

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KIRSTEN ACUNA ENTERTAINMENT  MAR. 31, 2014, 10:16 PM

Sunday, Walt Disney announced “Frozen” is now the highest-grossing animated picture ever. 

Since its November release, the film has made $1.07 billion worldwide. Previously, Disney and Pixar’s “Toy Story 3” held the record with $1.06 billion at theaters.

That figure made Disney’s 53d animated picture one of the highest-grossing movies at the box office ever edging out “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest.”

Here’s a look at the highest-grossing movies ever at theaters via BoxOfficeMojo:

Movie Release Worldwide Studio
1. “Avatar”* 2009 $2.8 billion Fox
2. “Titanic”* 1997 $2.2 billion Paramount
3. “The Avengers” 2012 $1.5 billion Disney
4. “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II” 2011 $1.3 billion Warner Bros.
5. “Iron Man 3″ 2013 $1.2 billion Disney
6. “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” 2011 $1.123 billion Paramount
7. “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”* 2003 $1.12 billion Warner Bros.
8. “Skyfall” 2012 $1.11 billion Sony Pictures/MGM
9. “The Dark Knight Rises” 2012 $1.08 billion Warner Bros.
10. “Frozen” 2013 $1.07 billion Disney

*Indicates films that were re-released in theaters.

 

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