Recently it became known that Frozen 2 became the sixth Disney film to gross a billion dollars at the box office in 2019. Now the second Frozen film has been officially recognized as the highest-grossing animated film in history. This was reported by Deadline.
Box office receipts reached $1.325 billion, surpassing the first Frozen film with $1.281 billion and also The Incredibles 2 with $1.243 billion. Frozen 2's current box office take is $449.9 million in the US and $875.3 million in global release.
The film received 2 Golden Globe nominations in the categories Best Animated Feature Film and Best Original Song. Frozen 2 will compete with Toy Story 4 and The Lion King.
When Frozen 2 debuted in late November, the film exceeded all forecasts and expectations, becoming the best animated opening both in the US ($228.2 million) and worldwide ($358.2 million).