New Pixar movie 'Up' enjoys $68m opening weekend
The animated action comedy 'Up' is soaring in its first weekend at theatres in the US.
According to distributor Walt Disney, the film from Pixar Animation pulled in US$68.2m (€48.24m).
That’s the third-best opening weekend for a Pixar animated film, just behind the $70m (€49.5m) debuts for 'Finding Nemo' and 'The Incredibles'. 'Up' came in about $5m (€3.5m) ahead of Pixar’s 'WALL-E' last summer.
Factoring in higher admission prices, some other early Pixar movies such as 'Toy Story 2' and 'Monsters, Inc' also sold more tickets than 'Up' during their first weekends.
Critics gave glowing reviews to 'Up', the story of a lonely widower who ties helium balloons to his house and flies off on a South American adventure.
