is showing no signs of slowing down as it heads into its second weekend. Among other record-setting feats, the Pixar film is passing up to become the top-grossing film of 2024 at the domestic with more than $283 million in ticket sales through Friday, only its eighth day in release. (The sequel topped out at $282.
1 million domestically.) Also on Friday, raced past the $500 million mark globally after finishing Thursday with a worldwide haul of $481.4 million.
In North America, the animated tentpole is expected to top the weekend with a domestic gross of $85 million to $90 million, a drop of less than 40 percent, and putting its domestic total at nearly $350 million through Sunday. It’s also a powerhouse overseas, where its total through Thursday was $226.7 million, meaning could finish its second weekend with $650 million to $700 million in the bank.
As of now, remains the top-grosser of the year at the worldwide box office with $711.8 million in ticket sales. Elsewhere, Sony’s , reteaming and , will have no trouble staying at No.
2 in its third weekend with $15 million to $16 million for an impressive domestic tally nearing $150 million. Among new offerings, Focus Features and New Regency’s looks to open in third place with $9 million to $10 million after earning $1.45 million in Thursday previews, in line with expectations.
Directed by Jeff Nichols, the movie follows the rise and fall of a motorcycle gang in the 1960s and stars , and Tom Hardy. (New Regency and Focus .
