'Incredibles 2' Jumps $1B Mark at Worldwide Box Office | THR News
Disney and Pixar's ‘Incredibles 2’ has jumped the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office, becoming the seventh animated film to achieve the milestone.
Box-Office Milestone: 'Incredibles 2' Crosses $1B Globally
The Pixar sequel is the seventh animated film to join the billion-dollar club, not adjusted for inflation.
Siggraph Plans 'Wreck-It Ralph 2,' 'Missing Link' Sneak Peeks
The annual CG confab will also showcase the making of 'Avengers: Infinity War' and host a 25th anniversary screening of 'Jurassic Park.'
Box Office: 'Ant-Man and the Wasp' Buzzes to $76M in U.S., $161M Globally
Elsewhere, 'The First Purge' scares up $31 million, while the new Whitney Houston documentary sings with $1.3 million and 'Won't You Be My Neighbor?' becomes the top-grossing doc of the year so far.
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Searing temperatures in the Northeast and Midwest likely helped fuel the boom, along with Independence Day newcomer 'The First Purge.'
German Box Office Drops 17 Percent in First Half
Soccer and sunshine kept audiences out of theaters, with just $472 million in revenue from the first six months of 2018.
Weekend Box Office: 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' Dunks 'Uncle Drew,' 'Sicario: Day of the Soldado' With $60M
'Sicario: Day of the Soldado,' a gritty U.S.-Mexico border drama, opens to a better-than-expected $19 million, followed by 'Uncle Drew' with $15.5 million.
Weekend Box Office: 'Sicario 2' Beating 'Uncle Drew' With $19M-Plus Debut
However, the pair of films don't stand a chance of toppling 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' or 'Incredibles 2.'
Box Office: 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' Devours $150M in U.S., Crosses $700M Globally
The sequel easily wins the weekend, even while pacing well behind the debut of the first 'Jurassic World'; 'Gotti' bombs and 'Boundaries' struggles following a tweet feud between Peter Fonda and the Trumps.
Box-Office Preview: 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' Won’t Match Previous Film’s Opening
'Incredibles 2' will do big business in its second weekend; Sony Classics will still release 'Boundaries' at the specialty box office despite Peter Fonda's "abhorrent and reckless" tweet about Barron Trump.
