Finding Dory shatters records during opening weekend
Finding Dory had a huge weekend, raking in $136.2 million in North American theaters and breaking the previous record for highest-grossing animated film debut.
The Finding Nemo sequel also had the second-largest June opening of all time, after Jurassic World. It was expected to bring in around $100 million; the previous record-holder, 2007's Shrek the Third, had a $121.6 million debut. "The thought was, 'Could this be the movie to eclipse Toy Story 3's opening?' not, 'Could it become the biggest animated opening of all time?'" Paul Dergarabedian, comScore's senior media analyst, told The Associated Press. "That's the power of the Pixar brand." Toy Story 3 was Pixar's previous biggest opening, with $110.3 million.
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