Incredibles 2 becomes Disney's third title to reach $1 billion worldwide this year


It's been an incredible year so far for Disney — thanks in part to Incredibles 2.
The box office sensation on Tuesday crossed the $1 billion threshold globally, Entertainment Weekly reported. It only took the Incredibles sequel a month and a half to reach this milestone, making it the seventh animated film to do so. The film now joins a league of Disney favorites, including Frozen ($1.23 billion), Minions ($1.16 billion), Toy Story 3 ($1.07 billion), Despicable Me 3 ($1.03 billion), Finding Dory ($1.03 billion), and Zootopia ($1.02 billion), in crossing the triple-comma mark.
With the quick success of Incredibles 2, Disney has now had three titles hit the $1 billion mark in 2018. Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War ($2.04 billion) and Black Panther ($1.34 billion) hold the other two spots.
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Incredibles 2 has grossed $574 million domestically, The Hollywood Reporter says, and is now the ninth biggest release in U.S. history. The film is continuing its global rollout, with openings in Japan on Wednesday and Spain on Friday.
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