‘Incredibles 2’ Smashes Record, a Balm for Disney After ‘Solo’
- Disney sequel takes in $183 million on Father’s Day weekend
- Best-ever open for an animated film follows stellar reviews
Incredibles 2
Source: Walt Disney Co. Pixar Animation
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Walt Disney Co. reclaimed its box-office superpowers with the arrival of “Incredibles 2,” posting the best-ever opening for an animated film and easing the sting from its less well-received recent addition to the “Star Wars” canon.
Disney’s Pixar Animation far exceeded early expectations, with “Incredibles 2” collecting $182.7 million to blow past the $135 million animated-film record set by Pixar’s own “Finding Dory” in 2016, ComScore Inc. said Monday. Industry estimates had swelled rapidly as stellar reviews -- 94 percent positive according to Rottentomatoes.com -- flowed in, drawing excited fans over the Father’s Day weekend.