‘Incredibles 2’ Box Office Tracking Suggests A New Record For Animated Films
Disney ended up being burned by some early box office predictions forSolo: A Star Wars Story, but I have a feeling the Mouse House isn’t going to encounter those same problems withIncredibles 2when the superhero sequel hits theaters later this week. NewIncredibles 2tracking indicates that the long-awaited movie could break the record for the highest-grossing domestic opening weekend of all time for an animated film. Keep reading to find out how much the new movie is expected to pull in this weekend.
Incredibles 2 Tracking Numbers
Deadlinereports that while some tracking services are bettingIncredibles 2will earn around $125 million at the domestic box office this weekend, rivals of Disney/Pixar are banking on it actually performing somewhere in the range of $135-150 million. If it hits that threshold, that would mean Pixar could tie or even break its own record.Finding Dory’s $135 million opening weekend is currently the highest of any animated film, Pixar or otherwise.
Box office predictions can often fluctuate as the experts attempt to factor in audiences' overall awareness of a movie, since studios traditionally spend more on TV ads leading up to the release date. The earliest predictions forIncredibles 2suggested a far lower $110 million opening weekend domestically, but at the end of last month, those predictionsticked all the way upto around $140 million. Not long after that, the film was on track to become thebiggest animated pre-seller of all time. So it’s not surprising that the film is shaping up to be a huge financial windfall for the studio, and it certainly looks like it’ll be a much-needed boost for writer/directorBrad Bird, who is returning to animation after stumbling a bit with 2015’sTomorrowland.
Everyone’s favorite family of superheroes is back in “Incredibles 2” – but this time Helen (voice ofHolly Hunter) is in the spotlight, leaving Bob (voice ofCraig T. Nelson) at home with Violet (voice ofSarah Vowell) and Dash (voice ofHuck Milner) to navigate the day-to-day heroics of “normal” life. It’s a tough transition for everyone, made tougher by the fact that the family is still unaware of baby Jack-Jack’s emerging superpowers. When a new villain hatches a brilliant and dangerous plot, the family and Frozone (voice ofSamuel L. Jackson) must find a way to work together again – which is easier said than done, even when they’re all Incredible.
