Disney continues to enjoy a stellar year at the box office, with the latest Pixar release Finding Dory overtaking Captain America: Civil War to become the highest-grossing domestic release of the year to date.
The Finding Nemo sequel fell to third at the box office this weekend, having topped the chart for the past four weeks, and has now amassed $422.6 million and counting from North America. The film is just starting to roll out internationally, where it has grossed a further $220.2 million to take its total haul to $642.8 million to date.
Disney has the three biggest worldwide releases of the year so far in Civil War ($1.150 billion), Zootopia ($1.021 billion) and The Jungle Book ($936 million), and it’s surely only a matter of time before Dory overtakes Deadpool ($781.6 million) and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice ($872.7 million) to claim fourth place. And, with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story due in December, it’s not inconceivable that Disney could end 2016 with the five biggest earners of the year – and possibly even four of those crossing the $1 billion mark.
Still, it hasn’t all been plain sailing, with Alice Through the Looking Glass and The BFG both disappointing.
SEE ALSO: Read our review of Finding Dory here
Disney•Pixar’s “Finding Dory” welcomes back to the big screen everyone’s favourite forgetful blue tang Dory (voice of Ellen DeGeneres), who’s living happily in the reef with Nemo (voice of Hayden Rolence) and Marlin (voice of Albert Brooks). When Dory suddenly remembers that she has a family out there who may be looking for her, the trio takes off on a life-changing adventure across the ocean to California’s prestigious Marine Life Institute, a rehabilitation center and aquarium. In an effort to find her mom (voice of Diane Keaton) and dad (voice of Eugene Levy), Dory enlists the help of three of the MLI’s most intriguing residents: Hank (voice of Ed O’Neill), a cantankerous octopus who frequently gives employees the slip; Bailey (voice of Ty Burrell), a beluga whale who is convinced his echolocation skills are on the fritz; and Destiny (voice of Kaitlin Olson), a nearsighted whale shark. Deftly navigating the complex innerworkings of the MLI, Dory and her friends discover the magic within their flaws, friendships and family.
Finding Dory opens on July 29th in the UK.
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Originally published July 10, 2016. Updated April 15, 2018.
