This weekend Disney-Pixar’s “Toy Story 3” will become The Walt Disney Studios’ second 3D movie of the year to surpass $1 billion in global box-office grosses, along with “Alice in Wonderland.”
Both benefited greatly from the premium ticket prices for 3D presentations of the movie, which represented well over half the admissions for “Toy Story 3.”
Disney is the first studio to have two $1 billion movies in the same year, and the achievement comes just four years after its first movie reached that milestone in 2006, “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest.”
“Toy Story 3” is the only animated film to reach the milestone and the seventh title in industry history.
“These box office triumphs prove that creative storytelling brought to life by imaginative, inspired and talented professionals is something audiences respond to the world over,” said Rich Ross, Chairman, The Walt Disney Studios.
“Toy Story 3” is the #7 biggest film globally in box office history and still climbing, while domestically it ranks #9 with $404.6 million.
But nearly 60% of the $1 billion has come from overseas, making it Disney’s largest international animated release. It’s also the biggest Latin American release for the studio with $138 million, and the most successful UK release in Disney history with $102.4 million, the fourth biggest movie ever in that region. In Japan, the film has grossed $111.2 million after five consecutive weeks as the #1 movie.
“Alice in Wonderland” tallied more than $690 million overseas of its total $1.0243 billion, which ranks 5th all-time globally.
— By Scott Hettrick