LOS ANGELES: Pixar’s “Finding Dory” made the biggest splash in the North American box office in its debut weekend, taking in an estimated $136.2 million, industry data showed Sunday.
“Dory,” voiced by Ellen DeGeneres, follows a very forgetful fish on a quest to find her parents, much as she did as a supporting character in the 2003 animated hit “Finding Nemo.”
The Pixar sequel far surpassed its already ocean-sized expectations to take in $136.2 million in North American theaters, making it the highest-grossing animated debut of all time, not adjusting for inflation, according to comScore estimates Sunday. The 2007 film “Shrek the Third” was the previous record-holder, with a $121.6 million debut.
The sequel blew away her competition, including “Central Intelligence,” a comedy with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Kevin Hart that also was new in theaters this weekend.
About a spy who recruits a high school buddy for an action-packed caper, it made a respectable $34.5 million at the box office.
Last week’s top earner, “The Conjuring 2,” dropped to third place with a $15.5 million take its second week in theaters. The supernatural fright fest stars Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as a paranormal-investigating couple.
“Now You See Me 2,” starring Jesse Eisenberg and Woody Harrelson as illusionists, dropped a notch to fourth after making an estimated $9.6 million over the weekend, the crime caper flic’s second in theaters.
“Dory,” voiced by Ellen DeGeneres, follows a very forgetful fish on a quest to find her parents, much as she did as a supporting character in the 2003 animated hit “Finding Nemo.”
The Pixar sequel far surpassed its already ocean-sized expectations to take in $136.2 million in North American theaters, making it the highest-grossing animated debut of all time, not adjusting for inflation, according to comScore estimates Sunday. The 2007 film “Shrek the Third” was the previous record-holder, with a $121.6 million debut.
The sequel blew away her competition, including “Central Intelligence,” a comedy with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Kevin Hart that also was new in theaters this weekend.
About a spy who recruits a high school buddy for an action-packed caper, it made a respectable $34.5 million at the box office.
Last week’s top earner, “The Conjuring 2,” dropped to third place with a $15.5 million take its second week in theaters. The supernatural fright fest stars Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as a paranormal-investigating couple.
“Now You See Me 2,” starring Jesse Eisenberg and Woody Harrelson as illusionists, dropped a notch to fourth after making an estimated $9.6 million over the weekend, the crime caper flic’s second in theaters.
