‘Finding Dory’ blows animation record out of the water

The hilarious comedy has been raking in cash in America.


The forgetful blue fish of “Finding Dory” is box office gold. The Pixar sequel far surpassed its already Ocean-sized expectations to take in $136.2 million (R2 billion) in North American theatres, making it the highest-grossing animated debut of all time, according to comScore estimates on Sunday. The 2007 film “Shrek the Third” was the previous record holder with a $121.6 million debut.

“Finding Dory,” which comes 13 years after “Finding Nemo” hit theatres, is also now the second-largest June opening of all time. The well-reviewed film features the voices of Ellen DeGeneres and Albert Brooks and played particularly well with audiences, who gave the film an A CinemaScore.

The Kevin Hart and Dwayne Johnson buddy comedy “Central Intelligence” also had a relatively muscular weekend, with a better-than-expected $34.5 million, putting it in second place.

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