On the eve of possibly two Oscar victories, musical smash-hit Frozen has just become the second animated film ever to cross the billion dollar mark! This latest landmark makes Frozen Walt Disney Animation Studios' highest-grossing animated film of all time, having passed The Lion King's $987 million gross. It's a magnificent apex to Disney Animation's phoenix-like resurgence since 2006.
The Broadway-esque musical joins Pixar's Toy Story 3 in the pantheon of billion dollar animations; with a total gross of $1,000,236,000 (via Box Office Mojo) and a Japanese release still to come, it's conceivable it could even topple TS3's $1.063 billion. It's also the second highest-grossing film of 2013 and the 18th highest-grossing film of all time. Not too shabby for a studio that hasn't seen these sort of numbers since 1994!
Congratulations, once again, to all of the talented team at Disney! And good luck at tonight's Oscars!
and on the same day, Frozen won 2 oscars for best song and best animated film.
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