Frozen 2 Starts Strong with $8.5M in Thursday Evening Previews

by joshed 11/22/2019 11:24:00 AM 0 comments

Frozen 2 stars strong with $8.5M in Thursday evening previews

Heading into its domestic debut, Frozen 2 has posted an exceptional $8.5 million in Thursday evening previews. The strong start compares well to recent summer previews of Disney/Pixar animation and live-action releases, including Aladdin at $7 million, Finding Dory at $9 million, and Toy Story 4 at $12 million.

Internationally, the movie began its rollout on Wednesday and has already brought in $18.6 million from 26 markets.

Frozen 2 will see the return of stars Kristen Bell (The Good Place), Idina Menzel and Josh Gad (Murder on the Orient Express), as well as the additions of Sterling K. Brown (This is Us) and Evan Rachel Wood (Westworld).

Why was Elsa born with magical powers? The answer is calling her and threatening her kingdom. Together with Anna, Kristoff, Olaf, and Sven, she’ll set out on a dangerous but remarkable journey. In Frozen, Elsa feared her powers were too much for the world. In Frozen 2, she must hope they are enough.

The film is helm by Academy Award-winning team—directors Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck with Peter Del Vecho serving as a producer. It also features music from Oscar-winning songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez. Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Frozen 2 opens in U.S. theaters on November 22.

The first film was the smash hit of 2013, landing as the highest-grossing animated film of all-time and the highest-grossing film of the year with over $1.2 billion grossed worldwide. Frozen received rave reviews from critics and audiences, winning Oscars for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song for “Let It Go,” which also reached the top five on the Billboard 100.