Disney's Divinity wrote:
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Released on March 16, Beauty and the Beast still owns the best opening of 2017 with $174.7M, and remains the highest grossing title of the year both stateside at $504M and worldwide at $1.26B. Not to mention, Beauty and the Beast is the highest grossing musical ever.
I didn't know that. I had just assumed it would be passed-over by something or other (GotG 2 or Thor 3).
I checked out the list at BoxOfficeMojo, and saw that
Wonder Woman was next in line. I'm glad two films with smart, strong female characters were at the top of the list of 2017--
particularly this year--with the current war on women in the U.S. A shame
Get Out didn't make the top 10.
It's also at the top of the worldwide list currently. Not sure if something else will pass it or not. Too bad Wonder Woman was leapfrogged by several films internationally. (I'm glad to see PotC:DMTNT has done well; I'd be fine if the series kept going.)
Yes, it's incredible that the year is almost over and
Beauty and the Beast is still at the top of both lists. When the film crossed the billion dollar mark, I remember we were discussing here whether any of the rest of the most anticipated films of the year would surpass it. I thought that maybe films like
Spider-Man: Homecoming or
Justice League would achieve that, but they haven't. Now, the only film that can take the top spot from
Beauty and the Beast is
The Last Jedi, and I also think it will, but the Disney film will still be the second highest-grossing film.