{"id":2631,"date":"2009-07-05T21:30:28","date_gmt":"2009-07-05T21:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pixarplanet.com\/blog\/box-office-buzz-becoming-pixars-2nd-highest-grossing-movie-is-simply-keeping-up"},"modified":"2009-07-05T21:30:28","modified_gmt":"2009-07-05T21:30:28","slug":"box-office-buzz-becoming-pixars-2nd-highest-grossing-movie-is-simply-keeping-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pixarplanet.com\/blog\/box-office-buzz-becoming-pixars-2nd-highest-grossing-movie-is-simply-keeping-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Box Office Buzz: Becoming Pixar's 2nd Highest Grossing Movie is Simply Keeping Up! [UPDATE]"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m going to start off this edition of Box Office Buzz <\/strong>with Up<\/a>‘s latest huge accomplishment. <\/p>\n

The movie about and old man who pursued his final dream has now become the second highest grossing Pixar movie<\/a> surpassing The Incredibles<\/a>! Those who may not know much about Pixar’s box office history might be thinking: so what if it’s second, why not first? Well, Pixar’s top grosser is Finding Nemo<\/a> (2003) with $339 million, that would be the fifteenth highest grossing movie ever<\/em> and the second highest grossing animated movie ever<\/em>. Otherwise known as a near impossible goal to reach.<\/p>\n

So maybe Up is just second, but with over $264 million dollars<\/a> (Pixar’s 10th blockbuster in a row) one could say that’s more than enough! That’s not to say I want Pixar’s 10th film to stall, the studio’s movies are known for having "legs" and long ones too. After passing The Incredibles and becoming the #6 animated movie<\/a>\/#5 CGI<\/span> movie<\/a> Up still has one more feasible goal to reach, beating Shrek’s $267 million at the U.S. box office. That would make Up the second highest grossing non-sequel animated movie ever!<\/p>\n

Anyways, this is how the Independence Day Weekend<\/a> played out. Friday raked in $2.7 million<\/strong>, the Fourth of July brought in $1.8 million<\/strong> and finally on Sunday $2.0 million<\/strong> was earned<\/a>. That gets Up’s estimated domestic gross up<\/em> to $264,873,000<\/strong>! Considering Ice Age 3 and Transformers 2 (both with huge potential to break into Up’s market) are present and strong this weekend, it’s impressive how well Pete Docter’s second film is holding on. <\/p>\n

Speaking of big summer films, Transformers has taken over the ranks of #1 film of the year leaving Up at #2. But I think Pixar would rather have a $264 million film with the best reviews of the year<\/a> than a confusing explosion of a movie… I wonder what those analysts think about that? Sorry, I had to. <\/p>\n

Update:<\/strong> Actuals are in! Up totalled in at $264,816,694<\/strong> for the Fourth of July weekend. See a breakdown of the days here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

(via Box Office Mojo<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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