?Incredibles 2? continues to live up to its name.
Disney-Pixar?s superhero sequel hit the $1 billion mark globally on Monday, making it the seventh animated title and 36th film ever to reach that milestone. ?Incredibles 2? has generated $574 million in North America and $430 million internationally for a worldwide total of $1.005 billion.
?Incredibles 2? joins ?Black Panther,? ?Avengers: Infinity War,? and ?Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom? as the fourth release this year to cross $1 billion. It is Disney?s fifth animated movie to join the billion-dollar club, along with ?Frozen,? ?Toy Story 3,? ?Finding Dory,? and ?Zootopia.? In total, 18 Disney films have surpassed $1 billion.
The movie, written and directed by Brad Bird, set a record for biggest animated debut of all time in North America with $182.7 million. It is currently the ninth-highest grossing movie and the only animated pic to surpass the $500 million mark at the domestic box office.