from box office theory:
34.7M, 44 overseas markets▪︎ top animated launch day ever in 11 markets including Germany, Spain, Argentina, Central America and Austria
MEXICO, 5.9M▪︎ the biggest debut for a Universal title ever and the second biggest animation opening day of all time, behind Toy Story 4
UNITED KINGDOM, 4.8M▪︎ the best animated opening day ever, biggest overall of 2023 and Universal’s top Wednesday of all time, ahead of both Fast 8 and No Time to Die
CHINA, 5.4M (Thursday number is not reflected in the 34.7M Wednesday number)▪︎ 4.7M Wednesday, 5.4M by Thursday▪︎ biggest opening day for a Hollywood animation since the start of the pandemic in 2020 as well as the second-biggest opening day for a studio title in 2023▪︎ 9.4 score on Maoyan is the best for an animated Hollywood title across the past five yea
GERMANY, 2.8M▪︎ Uni’s best opening day of all time and hit the same milestone for an animated title▪︎ best opening day since 2019’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in the market and the second-biggest April opening day behind only Avengers: Endgame
SPAIN, 2.2M▪︎ the biggest animation opening day ever▪︎ in terms of admissions, the result overtakes Avatar: The Way of Water and Doctor Strange 2 to become the biggest opening day since the start of the pandemic, as well as the biggest April opening day ever (No. 2 in box office behind Avengers: Endgame)
FRANCE, 2.1M▪︎ biggest opening day of 2023, the second-best animation April opening behind Ice Age 2 and the best for Illumination — and without any school holidays▪︎ is playing into the start of school breaks which are spread across three regions for six weeks
ITALY, 1.4M▪︎ taking 70% of the market and dominating the competition▪︎ biggest opening day for an animated movie in spring, and for a video game adaptation
CENTRAL AMERICA, 1.3M▪︎ the second-biggest opening day ever behind Endgame and more than double Minions and the Despicable Me movies
TAIWAN, 1.1M▪︎ top animation opening day ever for both Illumination and Universal, as well as the biggest opening of a video game adaptation and biggest April animation
AUSTRALIA, 1.1M▪︎ best opening day of 2023, biggest ever for Illumination and top April debut ever