Disney simply cannot be stopped at the box office. WhileFinding Doryhas been off everyone’s radar for a little bit, it just crossed a major milestone with this weekend’s take.Finding Doryhas just crossed the $1 billion dollar mark at the worldwide box office, which is good enough to make it the fifth highest-grossing animated movie all time.
According toBox Office Mojo, as of October 9, the movie has made just over $1 billion, making it the What is perhaps even more impressive is thatFinding Doryis only the second Pixar movie to ever accomplish that feat. The only other Disney/Pixar movie to do the same wasToy Story 3, which also made over $1 billion back in 2010.
Finding Doryhas surpassed its predecessorFinding Nemo, but not by a whole lot.Finding Nemogrossed a total of $940 million at the box office when it was released in 2003, but when adjusted for inflationFinding Dorywould still trail by a little bit.Finding Doryis now the highest grossing movie domestically of 2016, but it sits a third worldwide for the year. However, the two movies currently sitting aboveFinding Doryfor the year are also Disney movies.
Disney is having a year of unprecedented success in terms of box office.Finding Doryis the third movie that the studio released this year to cross the $1 billion mark. The other two beingZootopiaandCaptain America: Civil War.Zootopiais currently the second highest-grossing movie of 2016 with an overall take of $1.023 billion.Captain America: Civil Warhas the honor of being the number one movie of the year worldwide with a very impressive $1.15 billion total haul. Disney also owns the number four spot for the year with their live-action take onThe Jungle Book, which also came close to the $1 billion mark, pulling in $966 million.
The common thread for all of these movies is that they were very well received by both fans and critics.Finding Dorycurrently has a 94 percent approval rating from critics onRotten Tomatoesand an 87 percent audience score. Disney still has a few huge movies coming down the pipe in 2016, which should help add to their insanely impressive take for the year.Doctor Strangeis set for release on November 4, with their animated featureMoanaset to follow a few weeks later. Perhaps most importantly,Rogue One: A Star Wars Storywill hit theaters on December 14. With their upcoming slate, the studio is showing no signs of slowing down.Finding Doryvery likely won’t be the last movie to set a record for Disney in 2016.
