A Deep Dive Into The 10 Highest-Grossing Animated Features Of 2023 (So Far)
Five U.S. studio films and five films from Asia fill out this year’s list. Will the arrival of ‘Wish,’ ‘Migration,’ and ‘Trolls’ shake things up?
Five U.S. studio films and five films from Asia fill out this year’s list. Will the arrival of ‘Wish,’ ‘Migration,’ and ‘Trolls’ shake things up?
‘PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie’ continued it’s impressive box office run at home and abroad.
‘Mighty Movie’ has now passed the first ‘PAW Patrol’ film’s domestic take and is a lock to pass it’s global haul.
Paramount, Nickelodeon, and Spin Masters’ canine sequel also finished the weekend second at the global box office.
The latest Turtles flick is nearing $100M grossed globally with a number of major market debuts still to come.
Meanwhile, ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’ flopped with its Middle Kingdom debut, making less than $1M over the weekend.
After four weeks, ‘The Boy and the Heron’ is tracking slightly behind Miyazaki’s last film, ‘The Wind Rises.’
Pixar’s latest film continues to find admirers around the globe.
Paramount’s distribution chief says he’s “over the moon” with the movie’s fourth-place launch.
The latest Turtles flick looks to be on its way to a $40M+ opening five days.
This year’s box office has proved unpredictable, but animation is flourishing in the world’s biggest markets.
Defying box office norms, ‘Elemental’ has grossed a greater amount each weekend it has screened in Korea.
‘Chang’An’ is the first from the history-based New Culture series of films being developed at China’s Light Chaser Animation.
‘Ruby Gillman’ has entered the record books, but not for the right reason.
As the audience for animation grows larger than ever, it’s time to recognize that multiple animated films can succeed in theaters at the same time.
Warner Bros.’s cg-heavy superhero epic ‘The Flash’ had a dire opening weekend of its own.
Meanwhile, Hayao Miyazaki’s 1986 classic ‘Castle in the Sky’ has grossed $17.5 million from two weeks in Chinese theaters.
It’s the first $100 million-plus domestic launch for an animated Sony title.
Meanwhile, ‘The Super Mario Bros.’ is just days away from becoming the third-highest-grossing animated film of all time.
Makoto Shinkai’s ‘Suzume’ and Takehiko Inoue’s ‘The First Slam Dunk’ both passed major milestones over the weekend as well.