“Zootopia” hops over $1 billion global mark at box officeJune 6, 2016 - 10:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The bunnies of “Zootopia” just hopped over the $1 billion global mark at the box office, TheWrap reports. The Disney animated film — which is in its 17th week of release — has grossed $337.2 million domestically and $662.8 million internationally. It’s only the second movie of 2016 to cross the 10-figure threshold, the other being fellow Disney title “Captain America: Civil War.” The Mouse House now has 11 films in the elite $1 billion club, which boasts 26 members. “Zootopia” is only the fourth animated movie to hit that mark. The others include Disney juggernaut “Frozen” ($1.277 billion), Universal/Illumination’s “Minions” ($1.159 billion) and Pixar’s “Toy Story 3” ($1.063 billion), not accounting for inflation. “Zooptopia” is also a critical success, with a 98 percent “Certified Fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Disney may soon find another hit with Pixar’s “Finding Dory,” which opens June 17. Its predecessor, “Finding Nemo.” fell just short of the $1 billion mark, taking in a still-impressive $930 million. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29 Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said. Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said. Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. |