'Incredibles 2' scores a massive $180 million opening, the biggest ever for an animated release

For every unmitigated disaster like Solo, there are multiple other box office hits for DisneyIncredibles 2 is the latest.

The 14-years-later sequel is on a pace to finish off its opening weekend with a $180 million box office haul in the United States. That's the highest opening to date for any animated release, and for any PG-rated release as well. It's also the eighth-largest domestic opening weekend ever, overall.

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Incredibles 2 soars past another Pixar sequel, Finding Dory, the previous top animated opener. The Finding Nemo sequel launched in 2016 on the same June weekend as Incredibles 2, but it only (only!) managed to pull in $135.1 million in its first three days. Read more...

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