Frozen 2 becomes highest-grossing animated movie ever

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Frozen has been dethroned by its sequel.

Over the weekend, Frozen 2 became the highest-grossing animated film of all time, having brought in an estimated $1.325 billion. The movie was released in November, and has made $449.9 million in North America and $875.3 million overseas. Frozen earned $1.281 billion worldwide and Incredibles 2 raked in $1.243 billion.

Last month, Frozen 2 became Disney's sixth film released in 2019 to earn more than $1 billion worldwide.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US
Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.